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Committee defers bill to create a medical-education liaison at JABSOM after school opposes position
Summary
Senate Bill 1107, which would establish a medical education liaison at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, was deferred after the medical school testified it does not support creating the position and recommended using existing programs and partners instead.
Senate Bill 1107, a measure to establish a medical education liaison position at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), was deferred by the Senate Committee on Higher Education after JABSOM testified in opposition.
Sam Shoemaker, dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine, testified that the school submitted written comments and does not support the bill because it does not address the problem in an effective way. He said the school already assists many existing education programs (such as ECHO clinics run by the Hawaii State Rural Health Association) and recommended the bill’s proponents work through those existing networks and private nonprofit hubs rather than creating a dedicated liaison position in statute. "We don't think there is a problem that can be fixed in this way," the dean told the committee.
The committee deferred the measure to allow further discussion and potential coordination with stakeholders rather than moving forward with statutory creation of the post.
Ending: The committee deferred SB 1107 and asked proponents to pursue coordination with existing networks and to confer with the school on alternative approaches.
