Maya Maxym, MD, PhD, FAAP is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine and a Pediatric Hospitalist at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children.  She graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and the University of Washington Pediatric Residency Program. In addition to her clinical duties on the Pediatric Wards at KMCWC, she co-directs the Global Health Curriculum for Pediatric Residents; co-leads Pediatric ECHO Hawai‘i, a tele-education platform that provides rural primary care providers with access to free CME via interactive educational sessions with pediatric specialists; and is Co-Lead of the Department of Pediatrics Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work Group. Dr. Maxym also 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 participated in the BRIC program during the 2021-22 academic year and will complete her participation in the first cohort of the Academic Pediatric Association’s Health Policy Scholars Program in May 2024. Her approach to medicine integrates clinical expertise, research, education, and advocacy to improve healthcare outcomes and promote equitable access to care.