Resolution urges Maui Health to establish a full-time medical residency program on Maui.

The resolution urges Maui Health to collaborate with stakeholders to establish a full-time medical residency program on Maui. It highlights the need for such a program due to the island's significant physician shortage, exacerbated by the 2023 wildfires. The resolution emphasizes leveraging the Hawaii Rural Health Transformation Plan for funding and other resources. It requests Maui Health to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by 2027.

Resolution urges Maui Health to establish a full-time medical residency program on Maui.

The resolution urges Maui Health to collaborate with stakeholders to establish a full-time medical residency program on Maui. It highlights the need for such a program due to the island's significant physician shortage, exacerbated by the 2023 wildfires. The resolution emphasizes leveraging the Hawaii Rural Health Transformation Plan for funding and other resources. It requests Maui Health to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by 2027.