Admissions (ʻImi Hoʻōla)

ʻImi student Andrew "Ken" Stridiron presents to the class.

 

ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program
“Those Who Seek To Heal” Admissions Eligible individuals are from socially, educationally, or economically disadvantagedº backgrounds who have demonstrated a strong commitment to serve areas of need in Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands.  Priority is given to applicants with strong ties to the State of Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. Applicants must meet ALL the following requirements: 1. Completed course work* (acceptable for students majoring in the area):

         General Biology (with lab) ………………………………… 8
         General Chemistry (with lab) …………………………… 8
         Organic Chemistry (with lab) …………………………… 8
         General Physics (with lab) ………………………………… 8
        Biochemistry (no lab required) ………………………… 3

*Starting with the ʻImi Hoʻōla incoming class of 2020-2021, Cell & Molecular Biology will no longer be a required science prerequisite.

More information can be found on the JABSOM Admissions page at https://admissions.jabsom.hawaii.edu/prospective-students/admissions-requirements/

2. Conferred baccalaureate degree.

3. Applied to JABSOM for the 2021-2022 academic year through AMCAS.

4. Applied to ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program (separate from  AMCAS application).

5. MCAT – Taken within 3 years of expected date of matriculation into medical school (year 2022). MCAT needs to have been taken between January 2019 – October 2020 (Most recent MCAT scores will be reviewed).

 

Effective 4/17/2020, in alignment with JABSOM admissions, the ʻImi Hoʻōla program is implementing the following changes due to the current COVID-19 pandemic:

  • ʻImi Hoʻōla will now accept pass/fail grading policies for Spring and Summer 2020 coursework due to undergraduate schools’ changes in grading policies due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The MCAT must still be taken within 3 years of the anticipated year of matriculation into medical school.  The deadline for MCAT for the regular MD program has now been extended from September 30 to October 31, 2020.  Therefore, applicants to the ʻImi Hoʻōla program who are being considered for the 2021 entering JABSOM class, must take the MCAT between January 2019 to October 2020.
  • Online lab courses will now be accepted starting with Spring 2020 and may be used to fulfill prerequisite requirements for General Biology, General Physics, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry as outlined on the JABSOM Admissions Requirements page.

 

Application Information

The application materials for the ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program 2021-2022 school year can be downloaded via the PDF** links below.

  1. ʻImi Hoʻōla Application Booklet 2021-2022
  2. ʻImi Hoʻōla Application 2021-2022
  3. ʻImi Hoʻōla Consent Form 2021-2022
  4. ʻImi Hoʻōla Recommendation 2021-2022
  5. ʻImi Hoʻōla Verification Prereq 2021-2022

Completed science prerequisites must be completed by June 2021 (for the ʻImi class of 2021-2022). 

All forms must be submitted by the deadline of November 01.

There is no electronic submission.

**If you are having trouble printing the documents, download the files before completing and print them from your desktop.

The Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view the above PDF documents. (free download)

        

º A person who comes from an environment that has inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to enroll in and graduate from medical school; and/or comes from a family with an annual income below a level based on low-income thresholds according to family size, as published by the U.S. Bureau of Census.

For more information, contact:

ʻImi Hoʻōla Program
651 Ilalo Street, MEB 306
Honolulu, HI 96813

Email: imihoola@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 692-1030
Fax: (808) 692-1254
http://jabsom.hawaii.edu

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution

Pictured: Ken Stridiron (ʻImi Class of 2018).