Posted at 12:50 a.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Med school receives help from tobacco fund
Advertiser Staff
A new bill that was signed into law yesterday by Governor Linda Lingle will allow funds from the Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund to pay for the John A Burns School of Medicine's operating expenses in addition to paying debt service for the new Kakaako facility over the next four years."We are grateful to Governor Lingle for her willingness to listen to our concerns about the importance of this measure to JABSOM's success and sustainability," Dr. Gary K. Ostrander, Interim Dean of the Medical School said in a released statement. "We appreciate the state legislators' and governors' long-term vision in recognizing JABSOM's significant role in the state economy as well as its contribution to the health and well being of the people of Hawaii."
