脢禄Imi Ho脢禄ola Post-Baccalaureate Program Ceremony at UH medical school

June 14, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Medical Education Building John A. Burns School of Medicine in Kaka脢禄ako

It is always a thrill to see our 脢禄Imi Ho脢禄脜聧la Post-Baccalaureate Program students complete their dream芒鈧渁dmission to medical school.

The completion ceremony is a time for celebration! Each of these promising aspiring doctors was chosen because of the extraordinary person they are 芒鈧 and the potential they demonstrated to earn the right to succeed in medical school.

Each is from a disadvantaged background and/or is someone whose community is currently under-represented in medicine. By completing a rigorous, one-year program, the successful 脢禄Imi graduates become the first new MD students accepted into the University of Hawai脢禄i John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) MD Class of 2020.

During the intensive year of medical school preparation study, the students are supported by stipends from The Queen脢禄s Health Systems (QHS). QHS has invested $10 million to our University of Hawai脢禄i Native Hawaiian Health programs since 2002. The QHS support has allowed JABSOM to leverage state and federal funds and establish a nationally-recognized research division focused on reducing the disproportionately high levels of illness suffered by Native Hawaiians.

More than 200 MDs have earned their degrees through a start in the 脢禄Imi program.芒鈧 40% of Native Hawaiians who graduated from JABSOM enrolled in medical school after completing the challenging year-long preparatory course offered by 芒鈧淚mi Ho脢禄脜聧la. And boy, do they give back.

Once in medical school at JABSOM, 98% of the former 脢禄Imi students are successfully enrolled or have graduated as MDs.

30% of 脢禄Imi students are of Native Hawaiian ancestry

34% are of other Pacific Island heritage

Nearly a quarter of the students are from neighbor islands

63% of the graduates choose to specialize in primary care, the front line of health care, in fields where they are most needed.

Next stop for the newest 脢禄Imi is the July White Coat Ceremony and four wonderful years (at least) on their way to careers in medicine. They earn their way into medical school and back into the communities where they are needed the most as MDs!


Event Sponsor
John A. Burns School of Medicine at Kaka脢禄ako, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Director, Winona Lee, MD, 692-1030, imihoola@hawaii.edu,

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