About the Koko'okolu Program

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KCPFP Highlights

• KCPFP will support three visiting professors this academic year:
  • Barry Kosofsky, MD, PhD - Professor of Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical Center (Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2007)
  • Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH - Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington
    (Nov. 13 -16, 2007)
  • Philip Fisher, PhD - Research scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center and a senior scientist at the Center for Research to Practice, both in Eugene, Oregon (March 3 - 29, 2008)
  • Barry Lester, PhD - "Development of the Early Intervention Drug Court in Rhode Island" (March 26 - 29, 2008)
    
    
• In 2006, KCPFP was one of eight programs in the U.S. to participate in the Ambulatory Pediatric Association's Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship Accreditation and Consultation Project.

• "Participatory Research Manual for Community Partners" (Editors: Alice Tse, Donna-Marie Palakiko) - manual will be used for a certification program for community health workers as a contract in collaboration within the NIH.

• KCPFP faculty recently submitted collaborative project with Kokua Kalihi Valley HC and Parents and Children Together (PACT) through the Health through Action Community Partnership Grant, a four-year grant funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

• KCPFP faculty will be key investigators in the Hawai'i site of the NIH-funded National Children's Study.

Koko'okolu Community Pediatrics Fellowship Program

The University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine (UH-JABSOM) Department of Pediatrics, is accepting applications for two (2) fellowship positions beginning July 2009.

The goals of the fellowship are to train academically-orientated child health leaders who have the skills and motivation to conduct research in a participatory manner with leadership skills needed to be effective community practitioners and medical educators. During the 3-year program, fellows acquire a master's level degree in clinical research.

• To develop leaders (emphasizing underrepresented minorities) in the conduct of community-based participatory research, who are additionally effective community practitioners and medical educators.

• Fellowship time
  • 60% of their time in formal course work and research activities.
  • 40% is spent working and teaching in federally-qualified health centers.

• Receive advanced instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, participatory research methods, study design, qualitative and quantitative measurement, cultural competency, medical education, and issues facing underserved populations.

• Fellows work with faculty mentors to develop their research skills and to complete a participatory research project on a health issue affecting underserved children.

Fellowship Role within University of Hawai'i Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine and the Community

• Infrastructure for interested faculty and residents to present research ideas, obtain feedback, and receive technical assistance.

• Provides research support for fellows in HRSA-funded Developmental Pediatrics Fellowship Program and Department of Native Hawaiian Health.

• Complimentary program with NIH-funded University of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine - Masters in Clinical Research Program, and increasingly integrated with University of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine - Clinical Research Center.

Distance Learning

Distance instructional activities occur through a combination of:

The latter provides opportunities for faculty supervision and support of the fellows' clinical activities and allows for access to pediatric subspecialty services for children living in rural areas. We Utilize the University of Hawaii's VTC bridge system to connect with rural VTC unites to provide those training activities requiring visual interactive capability.

For more information about Video Teleconferencing, or to submit forms requesting Video Teleconferencing services, please see our Video Teleconferencing web page.

Research Site

Fellowship instructional acclivities and senior faculty offices are based at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa campus, the University of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and the Research Center for the Minority Institutions Clinical Research Center (CRC). Both of the latter organizations are located at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children (KMCWC), the only civilian tertiary care pediatric hospital in the Pacific Basin. Clinical fellowship activities may take place in community health centers such as, Waimanalo Health Center (WHC), Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC), Kaua'i Family Guidance Center, and Leeward Health Center - Central O'ahu Family Guidance Center.

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