STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1361-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 226

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 226 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TO PROVIDE ADMISSION PREFERENCE TO STUDENTS THAT MIRRORS THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF RURAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS OF THE STATE TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS ON OUR NEIGHBOR ISLANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to address the shortage of physicians on our neighbor islands by requesting the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine to provide admission preference to students that mirrors the demographics of rural health professional shortage areas of the State.

     The Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii supports this concurrent resolution. The University of Hawaii and the Hawaii Medical Association support the intent of this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 226 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

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

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair