Maya Maxym, M.D.Assistant ProfessorDivision / Specialty: Pediatric Hospitalist
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Medical School: Yale University
Internship/Residency: University of Washington
Hobbies: Hiking, reading, going to the beach, vegetarian cooking, baking bread, dreaming about being able to travel again
Clinical Interest: Her interests include social justice, anti-racism in medicine, medical education, and narrative medicine.
Community Involvement: Dr. Maxym collaborates with Dr. Anna Lueker to direct the Global Health Curriculum for the Pediatric Residency Program, including the senior elective at LBJ Tropical Medical Center in American Samoa. She also collaborates with faculty from other departments to enhance Global Health education for medical students and residents, including by representing the Dept of Pediatrics on the UH interdisciplinary Global Health and Social Justice Work Group. Dr. Maxym and Dr. Lueker also co-direct Peds ECHO Hawaiʻi, a free online tele-education project for community pediatricians and allied health providers that focuses on topics relevant to pediatric healthcare in Hawaii and throughout the Pacific. In addition, Dr. Maxym co-leads the Department of Pediatrics Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work Group with Dr. Marissa Fakaosita and joins her in representing the Dept of Pediatrics on the JABSOM C-CODE committee. Dr. Maxym serves as a medical student and resident advisor and has presented various lectures and small group teaching sessions to JABSOM medical students during the clinical and pre-clinical years. She represents the division on the Revenue Cycle Committee and is also responsible for the division’s guideline and order set for hyperbilirubinemia.
Publications / Scholarly: 1. Maxym M, Yamada S, Uyehara-Lock J. We All Have Big Stake in Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines to the World. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 13, 2021.
2. Maxym M. Racism is an Urgent Public Health Crisis in Hawaii. Here’s What We Can Do. Honolulu Civ
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