Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

University Family Medicine at Pali Momi Medical Center
98-1005 Moanalua Road, Suite 3030
Aiea, HI 96707
Tel: (808) 627-3232
Fax: (808) 835-6451
Web: familymedicine.jabsom.hawaii.edu/

Faculty

A. L. Hixon, MD (Chair)—family medicine and community health
S. Braga, MD, FAAFP—family medicine and community health
L.E. Buenconsejo-Lum, MD, FAAFP—family medicine and community health
R. Carlisle, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
B. Collins, MD, FAAFP—family medicine and community health
S. A. Hankins, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
K. Kaleka, MD, PhD—family medicine and community health
L. Kanagusuku, MD—family medicine and community health
C. Kim, LCSW—family medicine and community health
D. F. Lee, MD—family medicine and community health
K. Maeji, DO—family medicine and community health
C. Masuda, PharmD—UH Hilo College of Pharmacy
A. W. Nichols, MD—family medicine, sports medicine
C. Ohata, MD, FAAFP—family medicine and community health
J. S. Omori, MD—family medicine and community health
N. A. Palafox, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health
T. Quattlebaum, MD, FAAFP—family medicine and community health
T. Schiff-Elfalan, MD—family medicine and community health
K. Soin, MD, MPH, FAAFP—family medicine and community health
P. Tran, DO—family medicine and community health
S. Yamada, MD, MPH—family medicine and community health

* Graduate Faculty

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 underserved communities in Hawaiʻi 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.