HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The John A. Burns School of Medicine is celebrating 60 years of healing Hawaii.

Since 1965, JABSOM has trained more than three thousand doctors.

There is a good chance that your doctor went there.

Half of all Hawaii doctors either graduated from or teach at JABSOM. Saturday night, over 500 people packed the Royal Hawaiian to celebrate, with music from Jake Shimabukuro.

The school also honored two distinguished alumni.

Dr. Neal Palafox for his cancer and nuclear testing work, and Dr. Reni Soon for her advocacy for women’s health and reproductive rights.

JABSOM is the only medical school in the state and continues to expand across all islands, with new residency programs being established on Kauai.

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