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Imi Ho'ola Post-Baccalaureate Program
"Those Who Seek To Heal"
Vision & Mission of JABSOM
The vision of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) is to be the best
medical school in the world with an Asia-Pacific focus. Its mission is to educate students
to become outstanding physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals and to
conduct research in areas of specific interest to our region and community. As one of the
medical school's outstanding programs, Imi Ho'ola has played a major role in accomplishing
the School's mission.
Overview
The mission of the Imi Ho‘ola Post-Baccalaureate Program is to improve health care in Hawai‘i and
the Pacific Basin by increasing the number of physicians through a 12-month educational program that
addresses disadvantaged* students' academic and social-emotional needs. Imi Ho‘ola's goal is
to support diversity of the physician workforce and produce physicians who demonstrate a strong
commitment to practice in under served communities in Hawai‘i and the Pacific. Each year, up
to 12 students from economic, social, and/or educational disadvantaged backgrounds are selected to
participate in the post-baccalaureate program. Applicants to the Imi Ho`ola program have
diverse backgrounds and are motivated to overcome challenges that have prevented them from achieving
their academic potential. Although Imi Ho‘ola is not limited to persons of Hawaiian, Filipino,
Samoan, Chamorro, and Micronesian descent, a large number of these students have demonstrated that
they are from a disadvantaged background. The curriculum emphasizes the integration of
concepts and principles in the sciences and humanities and further develops communication and
learning skills. Upon successful completion of the program, students enter JABSOM as
first-year medical students. For more insights to the Imi Ho’ola
Post-Baccalaureate Program, click here.
This article (pages 199-204)
describes a model that provides educational opportunities in medicine to students from diverse backgrounds
that have a commitment to serve in areas of need in Hawaii and the Pacific Basin. It also presents guidelines
on how this model could be adapted to various educational settings.
Admissions
Eligible are individuals from socially, educationally, or economically disadvantaged
backgrounds who have demonstrated a strong commitment to serve areas of need in
Hawaii and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands. Priority is given to applicants with strong ties
to the State of Hawaii 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 |
| Molecular & Cell Biology ............................. |
3 |
| General Chemistry (with lab) ...................... |
8 |
| Biochemistry ............................................. |
3 |
| General Physics (with lab) .......................... |
8 |
| Organic Chemistry (with lab) ...................... |
8 |
2. Conferred baccalaureate degree.
3. Applied to JABSOM for the 2013-2014 academic year through
AMCAS.
4. Applied to Imi Ho'ola Post-Baccalaureate Program (separate from
AMCAS application).
5. MCAT - Taken within 3 years of expected date of matriculation
into medical
school (year 2014). MCAT needs to have been taken
between January 2011 - September 2012.
Application Information
Application materials for the Imi Ho’ola Post-Baccalaureate Program 2013-2014 school year will be available on our website or by request after June 2012.
For more information, contact:
Winona K. Lee, MD
Program Director
winonal@hawaii.edu
Chessa DeCambra, MBA
Program Assistant
chessa@hawaii.edu
651 Ilalo Street, MEB
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 692-1030
Fax: (808) 692-1254
http://jabsom.hawaii.edu
*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.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
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