Allen Hixon, MD, MA

Allen Hixon, MD, MA
DFMCH Professor & Department Chair
Email: hixon@hawaii.edu

Education
Undergraduate: Middlebury College, BA – Sociology/Anthropology
Graduate School: American University – School of International Service, MA – International Training
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, MD
Residency Training: University of California – Davis, Family Medicine Residency Program
Fellowship Training: Primary Care Health Policy Fellowship, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Clinical & Academic Roles

• MS3 Clerkship Continuity Clinic Preceptor
• Mentorship & Career Advising

• Inpatient Team Care Attending (Pali Momi Medical Center)
• Newborn Nursery Attending (Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children)
• Prenatal/Postpartum Clinic Preceptor (Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children)
• Resident Continuity Clinic Preceptor

Research

• Maternity Care
• Health Workforce Development
• Health Policy

1. Palafox NA, Best BR, Hixon A, Alik WC. Viewpoint: Pacific Voyages – Ships – Pacific Communities: A Framework for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Hawaiʻi J Health Soc Welf. 2020;79(6 Suppl 2):120-123.
2. Siriwardhana C, Lim E, Aggarwal L, Davis J, Hixon A, Chen JJ. Racial/Ethnic and County-level Disparity in Inpatient Utilization among Hawai’i Medicaid Population. Hawaiʻi J Med Public Health. 2018;77(5):103‐113.
3. Hixon AL. Beyond cultural competence. Acad Med. 2003;78(6):634. doi:10.1097/00001888-200306000-00015
4. Hixon AL. Opposed to unopposed. Fam Med. 2003;35(4):237‐238.
5. Matson C, Davis A, Epling J, et al. Influencing student specialty choice: the 4 Pillars for Primary Care Physician Workforce Development. Ann Fam Med. 2015;13(5):494‐495. doi:10.1370/afm.1859
6. Ambrose AJ, Hixon A, Omori J. Medical school hotline: Homelessness in Hawai’i: challenges, progress, and prospects. Hawaiʻi J Med Public Health. 2013;72(8):282‐285.
7. Palafox NA, Hixon AL. Health consequences of disparity: the US Affiliated Pacific Islands. Australas Psychiatry. 2011;19 Suppl 1:S84‐S89. doi:10.3109/10398562.2011.583072
8. Riklon S, Alik W, Hixon A, Palafox NA. The “compact impact” in Hawaiʻi: focus on health care. Hawaiʻi Med J. 2010;69(6 Suppl 3):7‐12.
9. Tseng CW, Brook RH, Alexander GC, et al. Health information technology and physicians’ knowledge of drug costs. Am J Manag Care. 2010;16(4):e105‐e110. Published 2010 Apr 1.
10. Hixon AL, Buenconsejo-Lum LE, Racsa CP. GIS residency footprinting: analyzing the impact of family medicine graduate medical education in Hawai’i. Hawaiʻi8208;39.
11. Hixon AL, Buenconsejo-Lum LE. Developing the rural primary care workforce in Hawaiʻi–a 10-point plan. Hawaiʻi Med J. 2010;69(6 Suppl 3):53‐55.
12. Tseng CW, Buenconsejo-Lum L, Manlucu L, Hixon A. Physicians’ willingness and barriers to considering cost when prescribing. Hawaiʻi Med J. 2006;65(11):318‐321.
13. Nesbitt TS, Hixon A, Tanji JL, Scherger JE, Abbott D. Risk management in obstetric care for family physicians: results of a 10-year project. J Am Board Fam Pract. 2003;16(6):471‐477. doi:10.3122/jabfm.16.6.471
14. Palafox NA, Riklon S, Alik W, Hixon AL. Health consequences and health systems response to the Pacific U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program. Pac Health Dialog. 2007;14(1):170‐178.
15. Hixon AL. Functional health literacy: improving health outcomes. Am Fam Physician. 2004;69(9):2077‐2078.
16. Buenconsejo-Lum LE, Hixon AL, Palafox NA, Shinagawa SM. Guest editorial. Developing human resources for health in the Pacific. Pac Health Dialog. 2007;14(1):5‐8.
17. Hixon AL, Maskarinec GG. The Declaration of Alma Ata on its 30th anniversary: relevance for family medicine today. Fam Med. 2008;40(8):585‐588.
18. Tseng CW, Dudley RA, Brook RH, et al. Elderly patients’ knowledge of drug benefit caps and communication with providers about exceeding caps. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009;57(5):848‐854. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02244.x
19. Hixon AL. Contextualized care not a new concept in family practice. Acad Med. 2002;77(10):945. doi:10.1097/00001888-200210000-00002
20. Evert J, Bazemore A, Hixon A, Withy K. Going global: considerations for introducing global health into family medicine training programs. Fam Med. 2007;39(9):659‐665.

• Yale Johnson and Johnson International Physician Scholars Award

• Jazz drumming
• Skiing
• Sailing
• Spending time with his four sons, particularly at the beach

• Prior to medical school, he managed international programs including working in Southeast Asian refugee camps
• After residency, he joined the faculty at the University of California-Davis Family Medicine Residency Program.
• Prior to joining the DFMCH, he was Residency Program Director at the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Connecticut for 5 years