University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补 (JABSOM) physician-scientist Dominic Chow has been selected for the 2026 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Forum at the National Academy of Medicine.
The invitation-only program brings together emerging leaders in health care, research and policy from across the country.
“It’s a real honor,” Chow said. “To be able to interact with members of the National Academy of Medicine and contribute to discussions that help guide health policy is something I don’t take lightly.”
Chow’s career spans global public health, including training at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and work in Guyana, where he helped lead a yellow fever outbreak investigation.
At JABSOM, he has advanced HIV research through the Hawaiʻi Center for AIDS and serves as program director of Ola HAWAII, an NIH-funded initiative expanding clinical research access in underserved communities and supporting studies including Long COVID.
“I think bringing clinical trials to various populations across Hawaiʻi helps create more equity,” Chow said.
The forum connects participants to address major health challenges and inform national policy. Chow said he hopes to ensure Hawaiʻi’s health needs are represented.
“We have a responsibility to address health disparities here in Hawaiʻi and beyond,” he said.
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