Family Medicine Residency

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:

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.

ALLEN HIXON, MD, MA
Department Chair

Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapi驶olani Medical Center for Women and Children 

THOMAS QUATTLEBAUM, MD
Program Director

Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapi驶olani Medical Center for Women and Children 

LEIMOMI KANAGUSUKU, MD
Associate Program Director, Director of Inpatient Medicine 

Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapi驶olani Medical Center for Women and Children 

ROBERT CARLISLE, MD
Clinic Medical Director

Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapi驶olani Medical Center for Women and Children 

KATYELLE MARTINICHIO, MBA
Program Administrator

Pali Momi Outpatient Center

KOMAL SOIN, MD, MPH
Director of Maternal Child Health & Women鈥檚 Health

Pali Momi Outpatient Center, Kapi驶olani Medical Center for Women and Children

PATTY TRAN, DO
Core Residency Faculty

 Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapi驶olani Medical Center for Women and Children 

CYNTHIA KIM, LCSW
Director of Behavioral Health

Pali Momi Outpatient Center

KANA MAEJI, DO
Musculoskeletal Medicine Lead Faculty

Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapi驶olani Medical Center for Women and Children

SEIJI YAMADA, MD, MPH
Clinical Faculty, Medical Student Sub-Internship Director

Pali Momi Outpatient Center 

NEAL A. PALAFOX, MD, MPH
Founding Program Director

Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at University of Hawai驶i Cancer Center

Pali Momi Outpatient Center 

STEVEN HANKINS, MD, MPH, MTS
Inpatient Clinical Faculty

Pali Momi Medical Center 

CAMLYN MASUDA, PHARMD
Clinical Pharmacy Lead

Pali Momi Outpatient Center 

TERESA SCHIFF, MD
Medical Director of Hawai驶i HOME Project

Pali Momi Outpatient Center, Office of Medical Education 

LEE BUENCONSEJO-LUM, MD
Interim Dean of JABSOM

Pali Momi Outpatient Center 

CHIEN-WEN TSENG, MD, MS, MPH
Director of Research

Residency: University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Program

DAMON LEE, MD
JABSOM Family Medicine Clerkship Director

Pali Momi Outpatient Center, Office of Medical Education 

ASHLEY WOOD
Training Coordinator

Pali Momi Outpatient Center

Christine Ohme
Rotation Coordinator

Pali Momi Outpatient Center

DESIREE NAVARRO
Clinic Operations Manager

Hawaii Pacific Health | University Family Medicine at Pali Momi Medical Center 

Program Details

Curriculum

Family Medicine Residency

PGY-1 

  1. Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 10 weeks 
  1. Medical Intensive Care Unit: 4 weeks 
  1. OB1 Labor & Delivery: 4 weeks 
  1. General Surgery: 4 weeks 
  1. Emergency Medicine (Wahiawa): 4 weeks 
  1. Newborn Nursery: 4 weeks 
  1. Family and Community Medicine: 2 weeks 
  1. Introduction to Behavioral Health: 2 weeks 
  1. Ambulatory Pediatrics: 4 weeks 
  1. Sports Medicine: 2 weeks 
  1. Surgical Subspecialties: 2 weeks 
  1. Ambulatory Medical Selective: 2 weeks 
  1. Night Float: 1 week 
  1. Elective: 2 weeks 
  1. Vacation: 3 weeks 

PGY-2 

  1. Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 8 weeks 
  1. Night Float: 3 weeks 
  1. Family Medicine and Behavioral Health: 4 weeks 
  1. Pediatrics Wards: 4 weeks 
  1. Pediatrics Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks 
  1. Geriatrics: 4 weeks 
  1. Veterans Health: 4 weeks 
  1. Outpatient Gynecology: 4 weeks 
  1. Obstetrics 2 Family Planning: 4 weeks 
  1. Inpatient Cardiology: 2 weeks 
  1. Ambulatory Medical Selective: 2 weeks 
  1. Elective: 6 weeks 
  1. Vacation: 3 weeks 

PGY-3

  1. Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 6 weeks 
  1. Night Float: 4 weeks 
  1. Family and Community Medicine: 4 weeks 
  1. Pali Momi Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks 
  1. Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine: 4 weeks 
  1. Selective – Rural and Public Health (Kaua驶i or O驶ahu): 4 weeks 
  1. Community and Developmental Pediatrics: 4 weeks 
  1. Sports Medicine and Orthopedics: 4 weeks 
  1. Outpatient Cardiology: 2 weeks 
  1. Palliative Medicine: 2 weeks 
  1. Elective: 11 weeks 
  1. 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

  1. Candidates for residency may apply through the  
  1. 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

  1. Completed ERAS application by November 1 
  1. Official transcripts demonstrating passing scores for:
    • USMLE Steps 1 and 2 and/or 
    • COMLEX Level 1 and 2 
  1. At least three Letters of Recommendation with at least one from a family physician. 
  1. Graduated from medical school in 2020 or later. 
  1. Personal Statement illustrating: 
    • Who you are 
    • Why Family Medicine 
    • Why the University of Hawai’i Family Medicine Residency Program 

Additional requirements: 

  1. Must be fluent in English (both oral and written) 
  1. Matched applicants who do not have a social security number will need to arrive in Hawaii 30 days prior to the start date 
  1. International Medical School graduates will be required to be ECFMG certified 
  1. J1 VISA sponsorship is the only visa sponsorship available 

Interview Info

  1. Interviews will be offered through ERAS email on a rolling basis 
  1. All interview sessions will be conducted virtually on one (1) day via ZOOM 
  1. 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

Sathwik Booreddy, MD
Home Town: Foster City, CA
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Carter Buuck, MD
Home Town: Hillsboro, OR
Medical School: Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

Melissa Gozun, MD
Home Town: Mililani, HI
Medical School: University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine

Akiko Kawai, MD
Home Town: Okinawa, Japan
Medical School: Nagoya University School of Medicine

Nataliya Panova, MD
Home Town: Siberia, Russia
Medical School: University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine

Peter Tamura, MD
Home Town: California
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Maria Weisgerber, DO Home Town: Cincinnati, OH
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Class of 2026

Samuel Andrade, MD
Home Town: Ko’olaupoko, O’ahu
Medical School: University of Hawai鈥檌 John A. Burns School of Medicine

Alyssandra Baniqued, MD
Home Town: Waipahu, HI
Medical School: University of Hawai鈥檌 John A. Burns School of Medicine

Eun Ah Cho, DO
Home Town: Oahu, HI
Medical School: A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (SOMA)

Kyle DeBoy, DO
Home Town: Salamanca, NY
School: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jaimie Fong, DO
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Francisco Sapigao, MD
Home Town: Waipahu, HI
School: University of Hawai鈥檌 John A. Burns School of Medicine

Marguerite Susich, MD
Home Town: Berkeley, California
Medical School: Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

Class of 2025

Julie Lee, DO
Home Town: South Korea
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Agnes Serranilla-Sonido, MD
Home Town: Philippines
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

David Siemann, DO
Home Town: Kaneohe, HI
Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Christopher Paul McDonald Carbullido, DO
Home Town:  Guam
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Anthony Kwon, MD
Home Town: Kaneohe, HI
Medical School: John A. Burns School of Medicine

Karolyn Lam, DO
Home Town: Mililani, HI
Medical School: A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Larissa Wong, DO
Home Town: Born in Malaysia, raised in San Diego, CA
Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, California

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

summary of salary & benefits

Contact

Family Medicine Residency Program
98-1005 Moanalua Rd, Ste. 3030
Aiea, Hawai’i 96701
fmrpaa@hawaii.edu  
P:  (808) 649-1782