Hawai’i has long been blessed with a cadre of individuals who have made long-term commitments to the marginalized people of the region stretching back to Father Damien of Molokai and beyond. Dr. Drew Kovach is one such individual who shares that commitment. He devoted himself to HIV care in Hawaii, as well as in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island Jurisdictions when the first cases of HIV were diagnosed in Hawaii. [Read more…] about Pacific AETC Local Partner, Hawai`i AETC: University of Hawai`i, Manoa Honolulu, HI
Pacific AETC Local Partner, Hawai`i AETC: University of Hawai`i, Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Dr. Timothy S. Duerler, a Family Medicine physician, had spent time working internationally before he moved to Hawai’i. When he expressed an interest in HIV care provision, an area he had not practiced before, several clinicians encouraged him to contact Dr. Cyril Goshima of the HAETC for mentorship. Dr. Goshima’s HIV care provision and instruction dated back to the 1980s, and his commitment to HIV care in the state was well known and regarded. [Read more…] about Pacific AETC Local Partner, Hawai`i AETC: University of Hawai`i, Manoa, Honolulu, HI