University Clinical Education & Research Associates

TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND OTHER HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII; FUND THE UNIVERSITY'S HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SCHOLARLY DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND DEVELOP QUALIFIED HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY AT THE UNIVERSITY; PROVIDE CLINICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO THE UNIVERSITY'S HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS; AND PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE POOR AND OTHER UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS OF HAWAII AND THE PACIFIC REGION.

CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 1) PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE POOR AND OTHER UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS OF HAWAII AND THE PACIFIC REGION. 2) SPECIALTY CLINICS - MULTI-SPECIALTY FACULTY PRACTICE AT CLINICS LOCATED AT VARIOUS SITES INCLUDING: 677 ALA MOANA BLVD, HONOLULU, HI 96813; 1319 PUNAHOU STREET, SUITE 640, 801, 904, 990; QUEEN'S OUTPATIENT CENTER; PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE BUILDINGS AT QUEEN'S; LEAHI HOSPITAL; MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL; PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER; AND SURGICAL CONSULTANTS OF HAWAII LOCATED AT KUAKINI HOSPITAL AND HILO CLINIC AT 82 PUUHONU PLACE, SUITE 205, HILO. PROVIDE PHYSICIANS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FACULTY WITH A BASE OF OB/GYN, ENDOCRINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, GERIATRIC, SURGICAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS FROM WHICH THEY CAN EDUCATE MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS. 3) QUEEN'S HOSPITAL AND HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH/KAPIOLANI HOSPITAL - PROVIDE FACULTY MEMBERS TO TREAT PATIENTS AND TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY CLINICAL SERVICES TO HOSPITALS. 4) VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION SPECIALTY CLINICS - PROVIDE SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS TO TREAT PATIENTS AT THE VA MEDICAL & REGIONAL OUTPATIENT CLINIC. THIS POPULATION TENDS TO BE INDIGENT AND UNDERSERVED. THE VA CLINIC IS ALSO A TEACHING SITE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PROVIDES A BASE OF TEACHING PATIENTS.

MEDICAL SCHOOL AND FACULTY SUPPORT - IN GENERAL, PROVIDES FUNDING TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND ITS DEPARTMENTS AND THOSE OF THE OTHER HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOOLS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND DEVELOP QUALIFIED FACULTY AT JABSOM AND THE OTHER UH HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOOLS.

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT - 1) IN GENERAL, PROVIDE EDUCATION AND CLINICAL TRAINING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOOLS' STUDENTS. 2) INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM (INL) - PROVIDE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WITH U.S. TRAINING EXPERIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. 3) OFFICE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION (OME-ME) - PROVIDE SIMULATED PATIENTS FOR CLINICAL SKILLS TRAINING AND EXAMINATIONS FOR SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS.

RESEARCH SUPPORT: 1) UH FOUNDATION GRANT TO CONDUCT CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CONSULTING. 2) COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH WORK TO PREVENT AIDS (CHOW PROJECT) WITH US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY, AVAILABILITY, AND ORGANIZATION OF HIV HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES. 3) NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (NIRH) CONTRACT TO ADDRESSING SYSTEMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO LARC IN HAWAII. 4) VARIOUS SOCIETY OF FAMILY PLANNING RESEARCH FUNDS TO STUDY A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING DILATION AND EVACUATION OUTCOMES WITH AND WITHOUT OXYTOCIN USE, LARC AND DUAL-USE IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG WOMEN, INTRANASAL FENTANYL FOR PAIN CONTROL DURING FIRST-TRIMESTER UTERINE ASPIRATION: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. UCERA IS IN A POSITION TO ACCOMMODATE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE HIPAA COMPLIANT HANDLING OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION (PHI). EDUCATION SUPPORT - UCERA SUPPORTS THE HAWAI'I JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH, WHICH IS A PEER-REVIEWED MEDICAL JOURNAL WHICH PROVIDES NEW SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IN A SCHOLARLY FORMAT WITH A FOCUS ON THE UNIQUE, MULTI-CULTURE AND ENVIROMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND PACIFIC RIM REGIONS.