The Queen's Medical Center is Chosen by ENACCT to Boost Clinical Trials

The Queen's Medical Center is one of six community-based cancer organizations selected for the first-ever nationwide collaborative to increase participation in cancer clinical trials.

"An option for treatment is clinical trials," says Karen Ng, RN, OCN, organization team coordinator. "The hope is to have a good amount of clinical trials available to cancer patients so they have the option of staying in Hawaii." Clinical trials can focus on new treatments, symptom management, quality-of-life, and improved diagnostics, all of which benefit patient care.

Queen's is one of six organizations nationwide to be awarded a grant from The Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT) and participate in the National Cancer Clinical Trials Pilot Breakthrough Collaborative. The six organizations were selected from a nationwide pool of applicants. The other five organizations are Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, Sioux Falls, Indiana; Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, Delaware; Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia; Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Georgia; and The West Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee.

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Begins Second Year at The Queen's Medical Center

Last year, The Queen's Medical Center launched a cardiovascular fellowship program in partnership with the University of Hawaii at Manoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). After its first successful year, the fellowship has accepted two additional fellows. According to program director Robert Hong, MD, Medical Director of Queen's Heart Physician Practice and Chief of the Division of Cardiology for JABSOM, the cardiovascular fellowship program and the academic model promotes excellence in the Queen's cardiac care program and therefore improves cardiac care for the people of Hawaii.

JABSOM serves as the sponsor of the fellowship program and provides faculty support. Queen's also provides faculty and serves as the training site. Officially called the University of Hawaii Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program, the three-year, accredited program will train cardiologists in Hawaii and expand cardiovascular medical research in the State. It is Hawai‘i's first Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved cardiovascular fellowship training program.