Thank you for visiting the Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence (NHCOE) website. As part of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), NHCOE seeks to improve the health of all Native Hawaiians through education, research, and community partnerships that strengthen the capacity of Native Hawaiian students and faculty to succeed in medicine.
To promote the physical and mental health of all Native Hawaiians through education, research, and community partnerships.
To strengthen the national capacity to produce a quality health care workforce with racial and ethnic diversity to improve the quality and delivery of health care through collaborations and strategic partnerships.
To serve as innovative, education resource centers to recruit, train, and retain Underrepresented Minorities (URMs) students and faculty at health professions schools.
To improve clinical education and cultural competence for minority health issues and social determinants of health.