Lee Buenconsejo-Lum
Lee Buenconsejo-Lum | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Stanford University University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Family medicine, community health |
| Institutions | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
Lee Buenconsejo-Lum is an American general practitioner and academic administrator serving as the interim dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 2023. She is the Satoru Izutsu Endowed Professor of family medicine and community health.
Life
[edit]Buenconsejo-Lum attended Leilehua High School.[1] She earned a B.S. in biological sciences from Stanford University.[2] She received a M.D. from the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She completed a family medicine residency and a faculty development fellowship at JABSOM.[2]
Buenconsejo-Lum is a general practitioner specialized in the prevention of cervical cancer and reducing health disparities.[3] She is board certified in family medicine.[3] She joined JABSOM in 1994 as a clinical teaching assistant in the department of family medicine and community health.[4] She joined the Kapiolani Medical Center and Pali Momi Medical Center in 2005 and 2015 respectively. Buenconsejo-Lum is a fellow American Academy of Family Physicians.[3] She is the Satoru Izutsu Endowed Professor in the department of family medicine and community health.[2]
Buenconsejo-Lum is the JABSOM associate dean for academic affairs and director of graduate medical education.[2] She succeeded Jerris Hedges as the acting dean of JABSOM from January 1 to February 28, 2023. She became the interim dean on March 1, 2023.[4] She is the first woman of Filipino descent to serve in the role.[1] As of January 2024, she is one of three finalists to permanently assume the role of dean.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cruz, Catherine (2023-03-07). "Dr. Buenconsejo-Lum steps into new role as interim dean of Hawaiʻi's medical school". Hawai'i Public Radio. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ a b c d "Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, MD – Family Medicine". Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ a b c "Physician". www.hawaiipacifichealth.org. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ a b "Buenconsejo-Lum named acting/interim dean at JABSOM". University of Hawaiʻi System News. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ Wu, Nina (2024-01-17). "University of Hawaii narrows down 3 candidates for medical school dean". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- Living people
- Stanford University alumni
- John A. Burns School of Medicine alumni
- John A. Burns School of Medicine faculty
- American Academy of Family Physicians members
- 21st-century American women physicians
- 21st-century American physicians
- Physicians from Hawaii
- Physician-scientists
- Hawaii people of Filipino descent
- American university and college faculty deans
- Women deans (academic)
- American medical researchers
- American women medical researchers