Aloha JABSOM Class of 2020, During your medical school education, you have seen, experienced and learned much. Your journey into residency training will build upon these valuable lessons in understanding the life sciences, human behavior and the human condition. Indeed, you will continue to apply these fundamentals as you progressively acquire new knowledge, skills and responsibilities. Those of us who have helped you on this journey know you will be great physicians. Some of you will achieve national recognition and hold important posts in your discipline and beyond. All of you will make major differences in the lives of your patients and their families. Although you may see yourselves as inconvenienced by COVID-19 as you finished your education, this is but one of many illnesses which you will help humankind manage. We cannot eliminate all disease or suffering from the world, but we can help all those afflicted by such disease. While we should always seek to keep ourselves healthy through reasonable preventive measures when available, we must also remember our larger duty to society. There is always a balance in society, the environment, and life. As you gain additional life experience to complement your knowledge, you will develop wisdom. Although you may be wise beyond your years now, you will be even wiser with several decades of practice under your belt.
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-Dean's Address.................................1 -Departments................................2-13 -Class of 2023.............................14-21 -Class of 2022.............................22-29 -Class of 2021.............................30-37 Those of us who managed epidemics of Legionnaires’ disease, viral hepatitis, -Class of 2020.............................38-56 HIV/AIDS, Zika and SARS and who dealt with the aftermath of generations -JABSOM Keiki...............................57 -Weddings & Engagements......58-59 of measles, syphilis, and polio outbreaks have a much different perspective -Match Day.................................60-63 on the current COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of this illness on our population’s health (especially our kupuna), economy, and social practices is -AOA/GHHS...................................64 -COVID-19 Dedication............65-69 both dramatic and frightening. Yet, manmade illness caused by war, -Baby Photos...............................70-71 substance abuse, climate change and inequities in access to care have -JABSOM Pacemakers....................72 hastened much more death and destruction during the lifetime of your -Kihei Ceremony.............................73 -Convocation..............................74-75 seasoned faculty members than will likely be seen from the COVID-19. -Throwbacks................................76-78 You have the skills and knowledge to continue on your journey to make the -Yearbook Staff................................79 -Donors.............................................79 world a better place. Make us proud. Hawaii and the world need your help. -Autographs......................................80 Jerris R. Hedges, MD, MS, MMM Professor & Dean Barry & Virginia Weinman - Endowed Chair John A. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawaii - Manoa
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Within that wisdom, you will understand that the world is far from safe and far from fair. As physicians your job will never be complete as the world keeps changing and life keeps evolving. Thus, throughout your careers you will face many “COVID-19 like” situations. Although not what anyone sought, you should be thankful that you are part of the new generation of physicians who will develop and test immunizations, new public health approaches, practice approaches which will further reduce person to person disease transfer; such innovations will help the world address and more rapidly respond to future infectious disease outbreaks.
Jerris R. Hedges, MD, MS, MMM Professor & Dean
