About

Who are we?

JABSOM Artists & Musicians (JAM) is a student interest group at the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine that unites individuals in medicine with talents in art and music.

Founded in 2015, JAM was created after noticing the struggle of finding student performers for JABSOM-related events such as the Senior Lu'au and Willed Body Ceremony. There was certainly no lack of talent, rather the lack of a network to recognize and bring together those with creative talents, which is easily forgotten in the midst of endless exams and long hours on the wards.

Thus, medical students Christina Wu, Caroline Ritson, and Leimomi Kanagusuku worked together to create a group that would help rekindle the passion for "right-brain" activities that are fun, therapeutic, and inspiring, but also bring together those with diverse talents and great potential to impact the community beyond the practice of medicine.

What do we do?

JAM welcomes artists and musicians of all styles and abilities. We provide a wide variety of experiences from casual improv hangouts to formal performances that can be enjoyed by everyone, no matter what your creative talent is:

Performances school-related events (e.g. Willed Body Ceremony, JABSOM Gala)
Community service (e.g. Christmas music at Next Step Shelter, nursing homes)
JAM sessions: casual hangout and improv sessions
Social gatherings

Current Leadership Team

Michaela Kop ('27) and Liana Owen ('27) - President

Joseph Li ('26) - Music Coordinator

Shin Chang ('25) - Visual Arts Coordinator

Elvelyn Fernandez ('27) - Media Manager

Susan Hasegawa ('27) - MS2 Representative

Justin Abe ('26) - MS3 Representative

Dee-Ann Carpenter, MD - Faculty Advisor

Past Leadership

President - Eileen Chen ('23), Shin Chang ('25), Joseph Li ('26)

Vice President - Kelsey Kwong ('22), Julia Ruggieri ('22), Joseph Li ('26), Michaela Kop ('27), Liana Owen ('27)

Dance Coordinator - Asia Ayabe ('20), Anthony Lim ('22), Nanea Cavaco ('22)

Music Program Coordinator - Vladimir Bernstein ('20), Stephen Mascaspac ('22), Eileen Chen ('23)

Cinema Arts Coordinator - Blake Pinell ('19), Sidra Jabbar ('20), Amandalin Rock ('22)

Media Manager - Caroline Ritson ('18)

Funding Coordinator - Daniella Orias ('21), Kevin Martinez ('22), Amandalin Rock ('22)

Faculty Advisor- Malia Lee, MD

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