The Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program held its annual banquet on Saturday, May 20 at Natsunoya Tea House. The event celebrated the conclusion of the program's 2022-2023 year, recognized the recipients of the Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Awards, honored graduating residents, and thanked faculty. See below for a video recap.
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Award Recipients
Intern of the Year
Kellen Bean, MD
PGY-1
This award is faculty-selected and recognizes an intern for outstanding attitude, behavior, and professional growth during their internship.
Program Director's Spirit Award
Ethan Chun, MD
PGY-3
This award is Program Director-selected and recognizes a graduating resident who has embodied the attributes that the Program Director looks for in an aspirational resident – hard work, humility and a sense of service.
Upper Level Resident of the Year
Helena Holmgren, MD
PGY-3
This award is faculty-selected and recognizes an upper level resident whose combination of clinical promise, dedication to patient care, leadership, and professionalism distinguished them from their peers.
Excellence in Research
Helena Holmgren, MD
PGY-3
This award is Program-selected and recognizes a resident for scholarly excellence.
Inpatient Medicine Faculty of the Year
Raquel Tello, MD
Hospital Medicine
This award is resident-selected and presented to the inpatient medicine faculty member who has served as a teacher, role-model, and inspiration to the Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residents.
Subspecialty Faculty of the Year
Ali Merchant, MD
Cardiology
This award is resident-selected and presented to the subspecialty faculty member who has served as a teacher, role-model, and inspiration to the Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residents.
Ambulatory Medicine Faculty of the Year
Mitch Motooka, MD
Internal Medicine
This award is resident-selected and presented to the ambulatory medicine faculty member who has served as a teacher, role-model, and inspiration to the Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Residents.
Dr. Geoffrey Sewell Award
Marcus Iwane, MD (Internal Medicine), and Maile Tauali'i, PhD, MPH (Assistant Clinical Investigator)
This award is Program-selected and recognizes the Residency Department Faculty Lead for excellence in education leadership.
PGY-3 Internal Medicine Resident Graduates
Kiana Choo Loy, MD, will begin a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at the University of Hawaii.
Ethan Chun, MD, will serve as Co-Chief Resident for Ambulatory Medicine for the KP Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Helena Holmgren, MD, will serve as Co-Chief Resident of Inpatient Medicine for the KP Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Jordan Jensen, MD, will join HPMG’s Hospital Medicine Department at Moanalua Medical Center.
Mahalo to all of our KP Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program leadership, faculty, preceptors, and administrative staff for their incredible guidance and support during the 2022-2023 program year!