STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2868

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, and 266, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

Medical Education Council

G.M. No. 259

SHERREL L. HAMMAR, MD,

for a term to expire 06-30-07;

G.M. No. 260

CHRISTI L. KELIIPIO,

for a term to expire 06-30-05;

G.M. No. 261

LESLIE J. KRENK, RPh, CDE,

for a term to expire 06-30-05;

G.M. No. 262

SUSAN REHBERG MERRILL,

for a term to expire 06-30-05;

G.M. No. 263

LAWRENCE O'BRIEN,

for a term to expire 06-30-07;

G.M. No. 264

ARTHUR USHIJIMA,

for a term to expire 06-30-07;

G.M. No. 265

JOSEPH G. WEBB, JR.,

for a term to expire 06-30-07; and

G.M. No. 266

MARY EVELYN WORRALL,

for a term to expire 06-30-05,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, résumés, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds the nominees to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the position of nomination.

Your Committee received testimony in support of SHERREL L. HAMMAR, MD, from the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, Chairman of Pediatrics at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Medical Association, and Kapiolani Medical Specialists. Dr. Hammar has devoted his professional life to medical education with a particular focus on pediatric medicine. He has extensive experience in developing undergraduate and postgraduate educational curriculum in medicine and in the national certification process for pediatrics. He served as interim Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine from 1996 – 1999 and is currently an Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at the school after retiring in 2001 after 30 years of service at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Your Committee received testimony in support of CHRISTI L. KELIIPIO from the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Nurses Association, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Hawaii Pacific University, and four nurses. Mrs. Keliipio arrived in Hawaii in 1988 as a travelling nurse and remained to build her career here, first as a nurse at St. Francis Medical Center, followed by ten years as a Health Care Administrator at Halawa Correctional Facility, during which time she completed her Bachelor and Master of Nursing degrees. For several years she was a faculty member at Hawaii Pacific University and the University of Phoenix, and served a year as the executive director of the Hawaii Nurses Association. After these positions, she felt a strong desire to return to direct service, with Pali Momi Medical Center.

Your Committee received testimony in support of LESLIE J. KRENK, RPh, CDE, from the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. Upon graduating from the University of Nebraska School of Pharmacy in 1970, Ms. Krenk moved to Hawaii to work in the profession. By 1980, she purchased a physician's dispensing practice and started a pharmacy on the North shore of Oahu. She has owned several pharmacies since then and still owns the Maui Clinic Pharmacy. In addition to her entrepreneurial pursuits, she is active in educating pharmacists through Pacific Seminars, which she founded, and The Maui Center for Health Care Education, which she co-founded, a 501(c) nonprofit organization that teaches pharmacists to help senior citizens manage their medication needs. She currently serves at the President of the Hawaii Pharmacists Association.

Your Committee received testimony in support of SUSAN REHBERG MERRILL from the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, and Kaiser Permanente. Ms. Rehberg, who has a Masters in Business Administration from Dallas University, has been involved in hospital administration for the past twenty years in Hawaii and on the Mainland. In her current position she managed the library, educational program and learning resources for graduate medical education of over 200 residents and interns at Kaiser Permanente's Moanalua Medical Center, as well as continuing education for community physicians and providers.

Your Committee received testimony in support of LAWRENCE O'BRIEN from the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, and Good Beginnings Alliance. A health care leader for twenty years, Mr. O'Brien is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children and Pali Momi. He serves on a variety of important health care and youth related boards locally.

Your Committee received testimony in support of ARTHUR USHIJIMA from the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. Mr. Ushijama has been a hospital administrator for over thirty years in a variety of organizational settings – governmental, religious-sponsored and community not-for-profit. He has also worked for over twenty years in undergraduate and graduate medical education, his role largely in support of teaching programs. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of The Queen's Medical Center, positions he has held since 1993.

Your Committee received testimony in support of JOSEPH G. WEBB, JR. from the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, and the Commanding General of the United States Army, Pacific. Major General Webb has dedicated nearly thirty-three years to serving military families in a variety of health care roles. Currently, he is Commander of Tripler Army Medical Center and Department of Defense Lead Agent for the Pacific Region. Tripler Army Medical Center operates ten graduate medical education programs and two dental graduate programs, and has local agreements with more than eighteen organizations for resident participation in eleven medical specialties.

Your Committee received testimony in support of MARY EVELYN WORRALL from the Deputy Director of Health, the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, and Children's Alliance. A realtor nominated to represent the general public, Ms. Worrall is nevertheless already active in health care by her service on numerous boards in the field. Her active involvement in the community through these positions and other means has been reflected in numerous awards she has received for community service.

Your Committee further finds that the nominees have been appointed based upon their credentials, integrity, and a desire to make Hawaii better by improving health care and medical education through their participation on the Medical Education Board.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair