Fellows mentioned in this story: Diane Paloma

From University of Hawai‘i News:

An inaugural event at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) kicks off an initiative that aims to increase opportunities for youth to learn about a potential career in medicine while also helping to address the doctor shortage in the state.

The Huakaʻi (Voyage) Symposium was held on March 3, at JABSOM with more than 100 academic advisors and career counselors from middle and high schools across Hawaiʻi in attendance. The event included keynote addresses by Gov. Josh Green, UH President David Lassner, UH Regent Diane Paloma and JABSOM Interim Dean Lee Buenconsejo-Lum. Hawaiʻi Department of Education Superintendent Keith Hayashi led a plenary session that included representatives from several health academies and current medical students.

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