Family Medicine Residency

About

Aloha and e komo mai (welcome) to the University of Hawaiʻi Family Medicine Residency Program! We are a community-based 7-7-7 program sponsored by the UH John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). Our hospital sponsor is Pali Momi Medical Center, a community hospital that serves central and leeward Oʻahu, an ideal environment to care for and learn from patients with a wide range of cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Training experiences for our residents are as diverse as the communities we serve and include maternal-child health, geriatric care, addictions training, community outreach, and care of the unhoused among many others. We are a RHEDI program and seek to promote reproductive health equity and justice. Our continuity clinic provides team-based care including clinical pharmacy, behavioral health, and community health navigation and serves as the home base for our ʻohana of students, residents, faculty, and staff.

Our program was established in 1994 in Wahiawā where the program served the community for over 20 years before moving to Pali Momi in 2017. A few years later in 2020, our continuity clinic site also moved to a newly renovated facility at the Pali Momi Outpatient Center in ʻAiea. Since our founding, we have trained over 170 residents and are proud that over 80% continue to serve in Hawaiʻi and the broader Pacific. Diversity, equity, inclusivity, and social justice are part of the founding DNA of our program and we continue to promote this in our work in the present day.

To prepare family physicians to be compassionate, resilient, and effective leaders in improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Basin.

We believe that the foundation of a health system is built upon a strong base of primary care and we seek to achieve this through:

To create a healthier Hawaiʻi by improving care delivery, building community, and reducing healthcare disparities through excellence in Family Medicine.

Core Faculty

The core faculty are those that work within the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. They are responsible for the bulk of the teaching, precepting, and curriculum development for the residency, Medical Student Teaching and Sports Medicine fellowship programs.

The other faculty have clinical appointments with our department and all volunteer their time to work with our residents and medical students. The clinical faculty responsible for residency teaching includes over 100 community physicians, many of whom are active medical staff members at Pali Momi Medicial Center and preceptors/supervisors at the various rotation sites (Tripler Army Medical Center, Hilo Medical Center, and private offices). Faculty responsible for medical student teaching include a wide variety of talented family physicians throughout Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.

ALLEN HIXON, MD, MA
Department Chair

Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children 

THOMAS QUATTLEBAUM, MD
Program Director

Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children 

LEIMOMI KANAGUSUKU, MD
Associate Program Director, Director of Inpatient Medicine 

Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children 

ROBERT CARLISLE, MD
Associate Program Director, Clinic Medical Director

 Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children 

KATYELLE MARTINICHIO, MBA
Program Administrator

Pali Momi Outpatient Center

KOMAL SOIN, MD, MPH
Director of Maternal Child Health & Women’s Health

Pali Momi Outpatient Center, Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children

PATTY TRAN, DO
Core Residency Faculty

 Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children 

CYNTHIA KIM, LCSW
Director of Behavioral Health

Pali Momi Outpatient Center

KANA MAEJI, DO
Musculoskeletal Medicine Lead Faculty

Pali Momi Medical Center, Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children

SEIJI YAMADA, MD, MPH
Clinical Faculty, Medical Student Sub-Internship Director

Pali Momi Outpatient Center 

NEAL A. PALAFOX, MD, MPH
Founding Program Director

Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center

Pali Momi Outpatient Center 

STEVEN HANKINS, MD, MPH, MTS
Inpatient Clinical Faculty

Pali Momi Medical Center 

CAMLYN MASUDA, PHARMD
Clinical Pharmacy Lead

Pali Momi Outpatient Center 

TERESA SCHIFF, MD
Medical Director of Hawaiʻi HOME Project

Pali Momi Outpatient Center, Office of Medical Education 

LEE BUENCONSEJO-LUM, MD
Interim Dean of JABSOM

Pali Momi Outpatient Center 

CHIEN-WEN TSENG, MD, MS, MPH
Director of Research

Residency: University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Program

DAMON LEE, MD
JABSOM Family Medicine Clerkship Director

Pali Momi Outpatient Center, Office of Medical Education 

ASHLEY WOOD
Training Coordinator

Pali Momi Outpatient Center

ALAINA ALBAIZ
Rotation Coordinator

Pali Momi Outpatient Center

DESIREE NAVARRO
Clinic Operations Manager

Hawaii Pacific Health | University Family Medicine at Pali Momi Medical Center 

Program Details

Curriculum

Family Medicine Residency

PGY-1 

  1. Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 10 weeks 
  1. Medical Intensive Care Unit: 4 weeks 
  1. OB1 Labor & Delivery: 4 weeks 
  1. General Surgery: 4 weeks 
  1. Emergency Medicine (Wahiawa): 4 weeks 
  1. Newborn Nursery: 4 weeks 
  1. Family and Community Medicine: 2 weeks 
  1. Introduction to Behavioral Health: 2 weeks 
  1. Ambulatory Pediatrics: 4 weeks 
  1. Sports Medicine: 2 weeks 
  1. Surgical Subspecialties: 2 weeks 
  1. Ambulatory Medical Selective: 2 weeks 
  1. Night Float: 1 week 
  1. Elective: 2 weeks 
  1. Vacation: 3 weeks 

PGY-2 

  1. Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 8 weeks 
  1. Night Float: 3 weeks 
  1. Family Medicine and Behavioral Health: 4 weeks 
  1. Pediatrics Wards: 4 weeks 
  1. Pediatrics Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks 
  1. Geriatrics: 4 weeks 
  1. Veterans Health: 4 weeks 
  1. Outpatient Gynecology: 4 weeks 
  1. Obstetrics 2 Family Planning: 4 weeks 
  1. Inpatient Cardiology: 2 weeks 
  1. Ambulatory Medical Selective: 2 weeks 
  1. Elective: 6 weeks 
  1. Vacation: 3 weeks 

PGY-3

  1. Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 6 weeks 
  1. Night Float: 4 weeks 
  1. Family and Community Medicine: 4 weeks 
  1. Pali Momi Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks 
  1. Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine: 4 weeks 
  1. Selective – Rural and Public Health (Kauaʻi or Oʻahu): 4 weeks 
  1. Community and Developmental Pediatrics: 4 weeks 
  1. Sports Medicine and Orthopedics: 4 weeks 
  1. Outpatient Cardiology: 2 weeks 
  1. Palliative Medicine: 2 weeks 
  1. Elective: 11 weeks 
  1. Vacation: 3 weeks 

Conferences
Weekly didactics are held on Wednesday afternoons and serve as protected time for resident learning. These conferences cover a 24 month curriculum and use a variety of formats to promote engagement and active learning including interactive lectures, small group breakouts, skills-based workshops, and POCUS practice.

Rotation Schedule

Schedule

Pali Momi Outpatient Center
University Family Medicine at Pali Momi located in ʻAiea, HI is the continuity clinic for our residents and serves as one of the foundations for service learning in our program. We provide comprehensive care to a demographically diverse and medically complex patient population using a team-based approach with integrated behavioral health, clinical pharmacy, and a community outreach worker on site. As residents progress in training, their time in clinic and continuity panel will correspondingly increase. For more information about our clinic, please see the following website: University Family Medicine at Pali Momi

Pali Momi Medical Center
Pali Momi Medical Center, also located in ʻAiea, is the primary hospital site where our residents train and serves as the other main foundation of our residency program. We are the only residency program based at this hospital and maintain our own Family Medicine Inpatient Service staffed by our residents and faculty. Pali Momi serves as a healthcare leader for Central and West Oahu and is recognized annually for outstanding quality and patient experience. For more information, please see the following website: Pali Momi Medical Center – About Us 

Application

How to Apply

  1. Candidates for residency may apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) 
  1. Applications are reviewed holistically by faculty and the program director with attention to applicants’ life experiences, attributes, clinical competency, and academic metrics. As a program, we value applicants who demonstrate strong teamwork and communication skills, a commitment to serving our population in Hawaiʻi and/or the Pacific, resiliency, and an enthusiastic approach to feedback and lifelong learning.

How to Apply

  1. Completed ERAS application by November 1 
  1. Official transcripts demonstrating passing scores for:
    • USMLE Steps 1 and 2 and/or 
    • COMLEX Level 1 and 2 
  1. At least three Letters of Recommendation with at least one from a family physician. 
  1. Graduated from medical school in 2020 or later. 
  1. Personal Statement illustrating: 
    • Who you are 
    • Why Family Medicine 
    • Why the University of Hawai’i Family Medicine Residency Program 

Additional requirements: 

  1. Must be fluent in English (both oral and written) 
  1. Matched applicants who do not have a social security number will need to arrive in Hawaii 30 days prior to the start date 
  1. International Medical School graduates will be required to be ECFMG certified 
  1. J1 VISA sponsorship is the only visa sponsorship available 

Interview Info

  1. Interviews will be offered through ERAS email on a rolling basis 
  1. All interview sessions will be conducted virtually on one (1) day via ZOOM 
  1. A typical interview day includes: 
    • Interview Registration 
    • Morning Report 
    • Orientation with the Program Director 
    • Interviews with 2 Faculty, 2 Residents, and the Program Director 
    • Orientation with the Program Administrator 

Hawaii Residency Programs, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you need accommodations at any time, please contact HRP Human Resources at 808-586-2891.

Prospective Applicants and Students
Learn more about us and help us get to know you by joining us for a Sub-I rotation experience! We accept visiting students throughout the year for a 2-4 week inpatient and outpatient experience where you will have the opportunity to contribute to our team. For more information or to apply, please contact Lira Quitevis at liraq@hawaii.edu.

Residents

Class of 2026

Samuel Andrade, MD
Home Town: Ko`olaupoko, O`ahu
School: University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine

Alyssandra Baniqued, MD
Home Town: Waipahu, HI
School: University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine

Eun Ah Cho, DO
Home Town: Oahu, HI
School: A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (SOMA)

Kyle DeBoy, DO
Home Town: Salamanca, NY
School: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jaimie Fong, DO
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Francisco Sapigao, MD
Home Town: Waipahu, HI
School: University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine

Marguerite Susich, MD
Home Town: Berkeley, California
School: Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

Class of 2025

Christopher Paul McDonald Carbullido, DO
Home Town:  Guam
School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Anthony Kwon, MD
Home Town: Kaneohe, HI
School: John A. Burns School of Medicine

Karolyn Lam, DO
Home Town: Mililani, HI
School: A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Julie Lee, DO
Home Town: South Korea
School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Agnes Serranilla-Sonido, MD
Home Town: Philippines
School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

David Siemann, DO
Home Town: Kaneohe, HI
School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Larissa Wong, DO
Home Town: Born in Malaysia, raised in San Diego, CA
School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, California

Class of 2024

Baylee Birkmeyer, MD
Home Town: Kansas City (on the Kansas side)
School: University of Kansas School of Medicine

Edy Kalei Gomes, MD
Home Town: Maunawili, O’ahu
School: John A. Burns School of Medicine

Trace Kaimana Kalei, MD
Home Town: Hilo, HI
School: John A. Burns School of Medicine

Cherisse Kawamura, MD
Home Town: O’ahu
School: John A. Burns School of Medicine

Rui Morimoto, MD
Home Town: Born in Osaka, Japan moved to Hawaii at age 4.
School: John A. Burns School of Medicine

Daniella Orias, MD
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
School: John A. Burns School of Medicine

Kellie Wo, MD
Home Town: Nuuanu, Oahu
School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Benefits & Salary

Summary of Salary and Benefits

Resident & Fellow Salary Information

The terms and conditions of residents’/fellows’ training and employment are specified in the Appointment Agreement and its exhibits which include benefit provisions, medical malpractice coverage, mandatory arbitration agreement and the right to rescind.

Annual salaries are effective as of the beginning of each Fiscal Year.

Resident & Fellow Benefits Information

Vacation: Hawaii Residency Programs provides paid vacation to be taken during the term of the employment agreement. There is no payment in lieu of vacation.

Leaves of Absence: HRP provides certain leaves of absence (both paid and unpaid) in compliance with applicable laws, including death in the family, temporary military duty, educational leaves, family leave, or generally compelling, urgent or unusual circumstances leave.

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Hawaii Family Leave Act (HFLA): The resident/fellow may be entitled to additional unpaid leave, in accordance with certain Federal and State laws. All available paid vacation, sick, or other leave is used prior to the leave becoming unpaid leave under FMLA or HFLA.

Sick Leave: A total of 12 days of paid sick leave is provided under the annual terms of the Appointment Agreement.

Professional Liability: HRP provides residents/fellows with medical malpractice coverage during their training. Check with specific programs for more detailed information.

Medical and Dental Insurance: Health (including drug and vision) and dental care coverage is provided for the resident/fellow. Family coverage for civil union partners, spouses and children is also available at a nominal charge to the resident/fellow.

Temporary Disability Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, Workers’ Compensation: HRP pays the entire premium to protect against any temporary or long term loss of earnings due to accidental illness or injury, including pregnancy. HRP also pays premium costs for Workers’ Compensation insurance to provide health care and loss of earnings benefits for work-related injuries or illnesses.

Life Insurance: HRP pays the entire premium for group term life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for the resident/fellow. Coverage amounts to one (1) times the annual salary (rounded to the nearest $1K) to a maximum of $50,000. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are also available at the resident’s/fellow’s expense.

Hospital Meals: Residents/fellows assigned to in-house on-call receive meal and/or snack tickets from their assigned hospital in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.

Sleep Room: The program provides a “sleep room” for the assigned in-house on-call resident/fellow.

Living Quarters and Laundry Services: Not provided.

Download a Summary of Benefits (pdf)

Drug Testing

Each incoming resident/fellow is required to undergo drug and alcohol testing at one of the programs’ participating hospitals and to comply with pre-employment procedures PRIOR TO the resident’s/fellow’s first day of employment. Positive results for alcohol or inappropriate drug use or failure to comply with stated procedures, may result in residency/fellowship employment termination. A background check will be conducted prior to commencing employment. Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 must be provided before commencing employment except for approved disability and religious exemptions required by law.

Contact

Family Medicine Residency Program
98-1005 Moanalua Rd, Ste. 3030
Aiea, Hawai’i 96701
fmrpaa@hawaii.edu  
P:  (808) 627-3254
F:  (808) 627-3265