John A. Burns School of Medicine

The John A. Burns School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, on the island of O‘ahu, Hawaii. The medical school is approximately three miles west of the university's Mānoa campus. The school was named after former governor of Hawaii John A. Burns in 1965.^[1]

John A. Burns School of Medicine

Type	Public medical school
Established	1965; 60 years ago (1965)
Parent institution	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Dean	Lee Buenconsejo-Lum (interim)
Academic staff	184
Students	289
Postgraduates	226
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii , Hawaii , United States 21°17′48.47797″N 157°51′48.17979″W
Campus	Urban
Website	jabsom.hawaii.edu

Jerris Hedges was the dean for 15 years until his retirement in 2023.^[2]

In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 16th "Best Medical School" in the U.S.^[3]