About
Aloha and e komo mai (welcome) to the University of Hawai驶i Family Medicine Residency Program! We are a community-based 7-7-7 program sponsored by the UH John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). Our hospital sponsor is Pali Momi Medical Center, a community hospital that serves central and leeward O驶ahu, an ideal environment to care for and learn from patients with a wide range of cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Training experiences for our residents are as diverse as the communities we serve and include maternal-child health, geriatric care, addictions training, community outreach, and care of the unhoused among many others. We are a and seek to promote reproductive health equity and justice. Our continuity clinic provides team-based care including clinical pharmacy, behavioral health, and community health navigation and serves as the home base for our 驶ohana of students, residents, faculty, and staff.
Our program was established in 1994 in Wahiaw膩 where the program served the community for over 20 years before moving to Pali Momi in 2017. A few years later in 2020, our continuity clinic site also moved to a newly renovated facility at the Pali Momi Outpatient Center in 驶Aiea. Since our founding, we have trained over 170 residents and are proud that over 80% continue to serve in Hawai驶i and the broader Pacific. Diversity, equity, inclusivity, and social justice are part of the founding DNA of our program and we continue to promote this in our work in the present day.
To prepare family physicians to be compassionate, resilient, and effective leaders in improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities of Hawai驶i and the Pacific Basin.
We believe that the foundation of a health system is built upon a strong base of primary care and we seek to achieve this through:
- Providing broad training for a diversity of career paths
- Promoting health equity and trauma-responsive care
- Fostering clinician well-being and resilience
- Cultivating efficacy in community and population-based health
- Advancing education and scholarship in Family Medicine
To create a healthier Hawai驶i by improving care delivery, building community, and reducing healthcare disparities through excellence in Family Medicine.
Core Faculty
The core faculty are those that work within the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. They are responsible for the bulk of the teaching, precepting, and curriculum development for the residency, Medical Student Teaching and Sports Medicine fellowship programs.
The other faculty have clinical appointments with our department and all volunteer their time to work with our residents and medical students. The clinical faculty responsible for residency teaching includes over 100 community physicians, many of whom are active medical staff members at Pali Momi Medicial Center and preceptors/supervisors at the various rotation sites (Tripler Army Medical Center, Hilo Medical Center, and private offices). Faculty responsible for medical student teaching include a wide variety of talented family physicians throughout Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
Program Details
Curriculum
Family Medicine Residency
PGY-1
- Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 10 weeks
- Medical Intensive Care Unit: 4 weeks
- OB1 Labor & Delivery: 4 weeks
- General Surgery: 4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine (Wahiawa): 4 weeks
- Newborn Nursery: 4 weeks
- Family and Community Medicine: 2 weeks
- Introduction to Behavioral Health: 2 weeks
- Ambulatory Pediatrics: 4 weeks
- Sports Medicine: 2 weeks
- Surgical Subspecialties: 2 weeks
- Ambulatory Medical Selective: 2 weeks
- Night Float: 1 week
- Elective: 2 weeks
- Vacation: 3 weeks
PGY-2
- Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 8 weeks
- Night Float: 3 weeks
- Family Medicine and Behavioral Health: 4 weeks
- Pediatrics Wards: 4 weeks
- Pediatrics Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks
- Geriatrics: 4 weeks
- Veterans Health: 4 weeks
- Outpatient Gynecology: 4 weeks
- Obstetrics 2 Family Planning: 4 weeks
- Inpatient Cardiology: 2 weeks
- Ambulatory Medical Selective: 2 weeks
- Elective: 6 weeks
- Vacation: 3 weeks
PGY-3
- Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 6 weeks
- Night Float: 4 weeks
- Family and Community Medicine: 4 weeks
- Pali Momi Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks
- Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine: 4 weeks
- Selective – Rural and Public Health (Kaua驶i or O驶ahu): 4 weeks
- Community and Developmental Pediatrics: 4 weeks
- Sports Medicine and Orthopedics: 4 weeks
- Outpatient Cardiology: 2 weeks
- Palliative Medicine: 2 weeks
- Elective: 11 weeks
- Vacation: 3 weeks
Conferences
Weekly didactics are held on Wednesday afternoons and serve as protected time for resident learning. These conferences cover a 24 month curriculum and use a variety of formats to promote engagement and active learning including interactive lectures, small group breakouts, skills-based workshops, and POCUS practice.
Rotation Sites
Schedule
Kapiolani
Queen Kapiolani founded the Kapiolani Maternity Home in 1890 to improve maternal and child health in Hawaii, a mission that has evolved into the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children (KMCWC), a leading provider of exceptional care for Hawaii鈥檚 families for over 130 years. Located in Honolulu, KMCWC hosts Family Medicine residents’ obstetrics and gynecology rotations, where they deliver obstetric continuity patients and provide newborn nursery care. It also supports inpatient and community pediatric rotations as well as the pediatric emergency medicine rotation. Family medicine residents work alongside OB/GYN and pediatric residents, enhancing the learning environment through interdisciplinary collaboration and comprehensive care training.
Pali Momi Outpatient Center
University Family Medicine at Pali Momi located in 驶Aiea, HI is the continuity clinic for our residents and serves as one of the foundations for service learning in our program. We provide comprehensive care to a demographically diverse and medically complex patient population using a team-based approach with integrated behavioral health, clinical pharmacy, and a community outreach worker on site. As residents progress in training, their time in clinic and continuity panel will correspondingly increase. For more information about our clinic, please see the following website:
Pali Momi Medical Center
Pali Momi Medical Center, also located in 驶Aiea, is the primary hospital site where our residents train and serves as the other main foundation of our residency program. We are the only residency program based at this hospital and maintain our own Family Medicine Inpatient Service staffed by our residents and faculty. Pali Momi serves as a healthcare leader for Central and West Oahu and is recognized annually for outstanding quality and patient experience. For more information, please see the following website:
Queen’s Punchbowl
Founded in 1859 by Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to address health care needs during epidemics, The Queen’s Hospital has evolved into The Queen鈥檚 Health System, now a leading provider of comprehensive health care services in Hawai鈥榠 and the Pacific Basin. Located in the heart of Honolulu, the Punchbowl location hosts Family Medicine residents for their Medical ICU rotations, where they work alongside Internal Medicine residents under the guidance of skilled critical care attending physicians. Additionally, Family Medicine residents collaborate with OB/GYN residents and attending physicians during their gynecology rotation, fostering a well-rounded educational environment.
Queen’s Wahiawa
Wahiawa General Hospital (WGH), a nonprofit opened in 1957, serves over 150,000 residents in Wahiaw膩, Central O鈥榓hu, and the North Shore. Now The Queen鈥檚 Medical Center 鈥 Wahiawa, it was the original site of the Family Medicine Residency Program from 1994 to 2020. It currently hosts the Adult Emergency Medicine rotation, where family medicine residents work with emergency medicine attending physicians to address the urgent needs of the surrounding rural communities.
Applying to our Program
How to Apply
- Candidates for residency may apply through the
- Applications are reviewed holistically by faculty and the program director with attention to applicants鈥 life experiences, attributes, clinical competency, and academic metrics. As a program, we value applicants who demonstrate strong teamwork and communication skills, a commitment to serving our population in Hawai驶i and/or the Pacific, resiliency, and an enthusiastic approach to feedback and lifelong learning.
How to Apply
- Completed ERAS application by November 1
- Official transcripts demonstrating passing scores for:
- USMLE Steps 1 and 2 and/or
- COMLEX Level 1 and 2
- At least three Letters of Recommendation with at least one from a family physician.
- Graduated from medical school in 2020 or later.
- Personal Statement illustrating:
- Who you are
- Why Family Medicine
- Why the University of Hawai’i Family Medicine Residency Program
Additional requirements:
- Must be fluent in English (both oral and written)
- Matched applicants who do not have a social security number will need to arrive in Hawaii 30 days prior to the start date
- International Medical School graduates will be required to be ECFMG certified
- J1 VISA sponsorship is the only visa sponsorship available
Interview Info
- Interviews will be offered through ERAS email on a rolling basis
- All interview sessions will be conducted virtually on one (1) day via ZOOM
- A typical interview day includes:
- Interview Registration
- Morning Report
- Orientation with the Program Director
- Interviews with 2 Faculty, 2 Residents, and the Program Director
- Orientation with the Program Administrator
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Visiting Students
Prospective Applicants and Students
Learn more about us and help us get to know you by joining us for a Sub-I rotation experience! We accept visiting students throughout the year for a 2-4 week inpatient and outpatient experience where you will have the opportunity to contribute to our team. For more information or to apply, please contact Lira Quitevis at liraq@hawaii.edu.
Residents
Class of 2027
Class of 2026
Class of 2025
Community Engagement
Youth Diabetes Coaching Project at 鈥楢iea High School
Service Learning with Native Hawaiian community organizations focused on restoring identity and 鈥榓ina (land)
Sports Physicals at local schools
Parents and Children Together Out of School Program for At Risk Youth
Salary & Benefits
Contact
Family Medicine Residency Program
98-1005 Moanalua Rd, Ste. 3030
Aiea, Hawai’i 96701
fmrpaa@hawaii.edu
P: (808) 649-1782