Kai Akimoto

University of Minnesota Medical School '26 // Healthcare Policy, NHPI health research, CHamoru Culture and History// My views are my own

[Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, MPH @KekoaMDPhD]

🆕 @JAMAInternalMed
Honored to write w/ Dr @jeremyfaust & Native Hawaiian leader @KauanoeBatangan

🔥Lāhainā=deadly
🌳Aloha ʻĀina connects Hawaiian health to our lands
🎨Hula/mele=culturally tailored interventions
🌿Revitalizing land/water stewardship=key

https://t.co/5S1YaxuhXI

[University of Minnesota Medical School @umnmedschool]

Medical students Johannes Weiblen, Jose Valentin Lopez, Kai Akimoto, and Hailey Frye have been selected to participate in the free virtual AMA Research Challenge poster symposium and semifinals Nov. 7-9.

Register to view their poster and help them get one step closer to winning the grand prize of $10,000! ➡️:  https://t.co/7juhKnLeOx.

@AmerMedicalAssn | #UMNmed

[Ryan Hiroshi Keli'i Shontell @ShontellKelii]

Twenty years in the making. SB1035 removes the GE tax applied to medical care and services that are reimbursed through Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE.

This bill will increase accessibility to Healthcare for our rural communities.

[Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, MPH @KekoaMDPhD]

🆕 @JAMANetworkOpen

👀 I've seen YOUNG Hawaiians DIE too soon w/ cancer

📉10y NHPI+AIAN survival gaps = dismal

🔍Indigenous erasure continues to omit these facts

💪🏾Proud of this incredible team of mentors, epi experts, & #nextGen Indigenous scholars

🔗https://t.co/vMycXoq9fo

[Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, MPH @KekoaMDPhD]

🚨NEW @JAMAHealthForum

📚1200+ papers evaluated in 4 journals
📊Most Ph2/3 cancer trials report race/ethnicity
📉14% report AI/AN & 8% NHPI
0️⃣AI/AN & NHPI RQ=0!
👎🏽Indigenous inclusion is nonexistent, not just low

Huge team effort+Expert senior authors
🔗https://t.co/Mn5faVztka

[University of Minnesota Medical School @umnmedschool]

Meet Kai Akimoto: a Duluth medical student who is part of a national team of researchers working to disaggregate health data to better represent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders.

Read more: https://t.co/nRTRcpG5gX.

#MedicalStudent | #UMNproud | #NHOPI

[Kai Akimoto @KaiAkimoto671]

This was such an honor! Thank you for amplifying our work!

[University of Minnesota Medical School @umnmedschool]

Meet Kai Akimoto: a Duluth medical student who is part of a national team of researchers working to disaggregate health data to better represent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders.

Read more: https://t.co/nRTRcpG5gX.

#MedicalStudent | #UMNproud | #NHOPI

[HemOnc Today @HemOncToday]

Who is the “next big thing”? In our opinion, it’s the winner of The Healio NextGen Disruptor Award... Dr. Kekoa Teparra! 🌟
⭐ He is disrupting the status quo
⭐ He is making impacts
⭐ He is improving care
A round of applause of Dr. Teparra!

[Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD, FASCO @fumikochino]

Proud to know Dr @KekoaMDPhD who has built a team of engaged next gen scientists around a common mission of advancing equity in Native Hawaiian & indigenous populations.

His work gives voice to providers & patients who many have tried to silence for generations. 💪 @GoHealio

[HemOnc Today @HemOncToday]

The NextGen Disruptor Award, which honors "the next big thing" in oncology and hematology, goes to ⁦@KekoaMDPhD⁩ Congratulations, Dr. Teparra! #HealioInnovatiors

[Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, MPH @KekoaMDPhD]

MASSIVE news in health disparities research. OMB updated federal standards to 1️⃣ race/ethnicity category adding 1) MENA & 2) Hispanic or Latino.

Big changes ahead in analyzing health data. NHPI have struggled for decades to be recognized, looking forward to seeing the rollout.

[Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, MPH @KekoaMDPhD]

Wow, shocked to be listed along side these nominees for a Healio Next Gen Disruptive Innovative Award!

Appreciate any support from the Twitter fam ❤️

✅ Vote here: https://t.co/4Xkqsg1Jdw

[Kai Akimoto @KaiAkimoto671]

Honored to receive mentorship from @KekoaMDPhD on this piece and to contribute to the growing literature on NHPI recruitment and retention in Pacific Islander communities. I am hopeful that this work will help chart routes to the Pacific for myself and other NHPI Med Students. 🇬🇺

[Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, MPH @KekoaMDPhD]

👏🏽Congrats to @KaiAkimoto671 on his 1st author paper in @JAMA on investing in physicians from Pacific Islander communities, especially in rural areas, to improve our community's health. Supporting those from our communities, heals our communities.

🔗https://t.co/StBfVUS4eG

[Kai Akimoto @KaiAkimoto671]

@KekoaMDPhD @StanfordCancer @StanfordMed @manalipatelmd @umnmedschool I am continuously grateful for the support and mentorship from @manalipatelmd and @KekoaMDPhD. It is an honor to have had this opportunity to explore this topic, and I am motivated to continue this work for the communities I will serve. #WorldCancerDay2024

[Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, MPH @KekoaMDPhD]

Mahalo @StanfordCancer @StanfordMed for highlighting Pacific Islanders for #WorldCancerDay

Grateful for Dr. @manalipatelmd's mentorship and passion from rising star @KaiAkimoto671 (@umnmedschool) who first authored this Cancer Clinical Trial review

https://t.co/o46jI31c5m

[Julie Gralow @jrgralow]

Using machine learning to improve cancer care disparities for Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
@KekoaMDPhD @asco Connection https://t.co/Esik1KKCtA

[Terisa Siagatonu @terisasiagatonu]

My friend once said “what Polynesians know now about navigation is because Micronesians never forgot.” I don’t expect white/non-Pasifika ppl to get that, but Polynesians should & do everything we can to de-center ourselves and contextualise Micro/Melanesian navigational origins

[Protector of Lolofonua🌋🌊✨🏳️‍🌈 @haatufunga]

Polynesians, let’s de-center ourselves because we wouldn’t know anything if it wasn’t for Micronesian navigators who’ve kept their knowledge like Mau Pilag.
And also, let’s see the bigger picture here to of our Austronesian Ancestors that settled as far as Madagascar.

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

Viewpoint: insight into the health effects of the recent fires in Hawaiʻi and what culturally conscious approaches are needed to ensure the health of Native Hawaiians going forward. https://t.co/xIepLSUwev

[Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, MPH @KekoaMDPhD]

🎉Huge congrats to Kai Akimoto on this new review on achieving health equity in cancer clinical trials

📢Pls help amplify this voice

🙌🏽Si Yu'us ma'åse' @manalipatelmd for being an incredible champion & sponsor!

🤙🏽Love seeing this CHamoru excellence!

https://t.co/wyzWNt682K