Medical School Hotline: Medical School Affects the Career Location of Pediatric Resident Graduates

According to the Hawai‘i Physician Workforce Assessment Project, Hawai‘i currently has a physician shortage of 600, with an impending shortage of up to 1,600 physicians by the year 2020. A way to offset this growing situation is by supporting University of Hawai‘i residency programs to train future physicians. To better understand the contributions that these residency programs make to the community the history, alumni data, and program highlights of the University of Hawai‘i Pediatric Residency Program (UHPRP) are explored.