Fresh fish, choice waves, and a short drive to Auntie’s house are just a few of the perks of practicing in Hawaiʻi. Whether you’re coming back home or making Hawaiʻi your new home, there is a lot to love. People here have a great sense of responsibility to the land and their community, collaborating with one another to preserve what they love about their home. Kokua, or care, permeates throughout many workplaces; even being shown between competitors. Once you’re off of work, go surfing, try that new restaurant, or just stop off for some poke for the family on your way home.
To ensure this way of life for future generations, we need YOU. The region faces profound health and educational disparities. We are experiencing an unprecedented shortage of over 1000 physicians. Hawaiʻi has a small and isolated health workforce with minimal resources to make significant changes.
The Hawaiʻi/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center (HPB AHEC) program is dedicated to improving the health of inhabitants of Hawaiʻi and the US Associated Pacific Islands (USAPI) by:
In order to accomplish this, HPB AHEC is making a concerted effort to recruit “well-trained and culturally competent” physicians to, and especially BACK to Hawaiʻi’s shores.