About

Aloha mai kākou and e komo mai (greetings to all and welcome) to the Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center's (WCCHC) Family Medicine Residency Program! We are the first Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)-based residency program in the state of Hawai'i! WCCHC is the largest FQHC on the island of O'ahu and provides primary care to the people of the Wai'anae Coast (Mākaha, Wai'anae, Lualualei, Nānākuli), Kapolei, Ewa Beach, and Waipahu communities. The residency clinic is based out of the beautiful James and Abigail Campbell Clinic in Nānākuli. Our 3-3-3 residency program began on July 1, 2025. Our residents spend time throughout the WCCHC clinic system, including our stand-alone emergency department in Māʻili, and do required inpatient rotations at our affiliated hospitals within the Queen’s Medical Centers at Manamana and West O‘ahu.

If you are passionate about training and one day practicing in an underserved, multi-cultural, community health setting then this is the residency program for you!

Mission

We are dedicated to promoting WCCHC's aims of healing, learning, and innovation by training culturally competent Family Medicine physicians from diverse backgrounds to provide high-quality, innovative, and affordable healthcare to the most vulnerable populations in the State of Hawai'i.

James and Abigail Campbell Clinic in Nānākuli

History

WCCHC was founded in 1972 with just one doctor and five staff providing primary care in Māʻili. Since then, the clinic system has grown to include the main campus in Māʻili along with satellite clinics at Wai'anae mall, Nānākuli, Kapolei, Ewa Beach, Waipahu, and six school-based health clinics on the Wai'anae Coast. In 2021, WCCHC received the Teaching Health Center Planning & Development (THCPD) Grant to assist our health center with creating the first FQHC-based residency program in the state of Hawai‘i. In 2023, WCCHC was approved as a sponsoring institution by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). In January 2025, Ho'okahua I Ke Ola Family Medicine Residency Program was awarded initial accreditation by the ACGME and we welcomed our first three residents in July 2025.

Faculty

Drs. Kakugawa, Martelly, Hazama, Baldauf, and Adams at the Nānākuli clinic.

Program Director - Meghann Martelly, MD
(Pictured above, second from the left)

Associate Program Director & Clinic Medical Director - Christina "Keola" Adams, MD
(Pictured above, furthest to the right)

Core Faculty - Ashley Baldauf, DO
(Pictured above, second from the right)

Program Contact Information

Ellen Bell
Program Coordinator
Family Medicine Residency Program
James & Abigail Campbell Clinic, Nanakuli
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
O: (808) 697-3900
E: ellbell@wcchc.com

Class of 2028

Requirements for Application

• Candidates must pass USMLE or COMLEX Step 2 prior to February 1, 2026.
• Candidates who completed medical training before May 2024 must have recent, hands-on, US clinical or equivalent experience with significant patient care responsibilities.
• All candidates must be eligible for employment at WCCHC at the time of hire.
• All candidates must qualify for a limited medical license through the Hawaii Medical Board.
• Candidates graduating from a medical school outside of the United States or Canada prior to 2026 must have a complete, valid ECFMG certificate at the time of application.
• Candidates graduating from a medical school outside of the United States or Canada in 2026 must have successfully passed USMLE Step 2 CK and Step 2 CS at the time of application and be eligible for the ECFMG certificate at time of graduation.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit the following:

• Personal Statement:
• Discuss why you have chosen Family Medicine for your career goal.
• Three Letters of Recommendation:
• At least one should be from a family medicine or primary care physician.
• USMLE or COMLEX scores
• ECFMG Certificate, if applicable
• Participate in the National Resident Matching Program.
• Apply via ERAS »

Additional Information

• Signals are considered when offering an interview; not considered in rank.
• Interviews for the 2025-2026 recruitment cycle will be conducted virtually in accordance with WCCHC guidance.
• Only ERAS Applications will be accepted.
• We have no graduation year cut-off, but value recent U.S. clinical experience.
• All candidates will be selected through the NRMP match.
• We have no minimum score requirements for the USMLE or COMLEX exams.
• Observerships and research experience will not be considered for clinical experience requirements.
• Applicant must be legally able to work in the U.S., we are unable to sponsor work visas at this time.

For any additional information regarding family medicine rotations at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center please contact Ellen Bell.

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Curriculum Notes

• A primary care geriatrics clinic will be ½ day every six weeks in PGY2-3
• Surgery and dermatology clinics are longitudinal experiences within specialty rotations and with additional ½ days 2-4 times/year
• Procedures and Behavioral Health clinics will also be scheduled longitudinally throughout PGY2-3