The Physician Center at Mililani
95-390 Kuahelani Avenue
Mililani, HI 96789
Tel: (808) 627-3232
Fax: (808) 627-3266
Web: familymedicine.jabsom.hawaii.edu/

Faculty

A. L. Hixon, MD (Chair)—family medicine and community health
T. Bowen, MPH—AIDS education
L.E. Buenconsejo-Lum, MD, FAAFP—family medicine and community health
R. Carlisle, MD—family medicine and community health
C. Goshima, MD—general internal medicine
S. A. Hankins, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
D. F. Lee, MD—family medicine and community health
C. Masuda, PharmD—UH Hilo College of Pharmacy
A. W. Nichols, MD—family medicine, sports medicine
J. S. Omori, MD—family medicine and community health
N. A. Palafox, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
T. Quattlebaum, MD—family medicine and community health
K. Soin, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
C. W. Tseng, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
S. Yamada, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health

Degree Offered: MD

The Academic Program

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) is focused on community-based collaborations to improve patient outcomes across the lifecycle through direct clinical care, primary care workforce development, and research. The department has a particular focus on caring for cross-cultural, rural, and under-served communities in Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific. The department, in conjunction with our partner hospitals, sponsors a three-year ACGME accredited Family Medicine Residency Program and a one-year ACGME accredited Sports Medicine Fellowship.

Teaching goals for students, residents, and fellows are based on a philosophy of contextualized care that understands health and illness in relation to the individual, family, and community, and responds not only to episodes of illness, but also attempts to understand and address the broader social determinants of health. Medical student instruction focuses on basic conceptual tools and clinical strategies in real world settings through community based preceptorships.