The John A. Burns School of Medicine is a public, co-educational institution of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and is one of the leading medical education institutions in the United States. In 1992, Harvard University identified the John A. Burns School of Medicine as one of ten "leaders in the reform and improvement of medical education," for its innovative problem-based learning curriculum. Named after Governor of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns, it is the only US-LCME accredited medical school in the Pacific.
The John A. Burns School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association. Residency programs are affiliated with accredited teaching hospitals: Queen's Medical Center, Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Kuakini Medical Center, and Tripler Army Medical Center.
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