Aloha!

The NHPI Committee has invited Dr. Martina Kamaka to talk about cultural competency, the importance of culturally-relevant and sensitive care in NHPI communities, and her amazing national efforts in DEI as the AAFP DEI-FM commissioner.

Please join us on Zoom on Sunday, February 26 at 4 pm EST.

Zoom registration link: https://atsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEoc-upqj4qGtDcrdEI3vniOioOKfFF6knX

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Dr. Martina Leialoha Kamaka is a board certified Native Hawaiian Family Physician and Associate Professor in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine.  She is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools, the University of Notre Dame and the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). She completed her Family Medicine residency in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kamaka was in private practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Kailua, Hawaii before joining the medical school faculty in 1999.   Her passion for understanding the role of culture in medical care and wellness began during her residency training but it was as a faculty member at JABSOM that she was able to pursue that passion fully and help to formalize cultural competency training for medical students.  Her passion for indigenous health has led her to current leadership positions.  She is a Vice Chair of NCAPIP (the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians), commissioner for the AAFP DEI-FM commission as well as founder, past President/Chair and board member of both the ʻAhahui o nā Kauka (Association of Native Hawaiian Physicians) and the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC).

We hope to see you there!