Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 3, 1 March 1992 — UH recruiting Hawaiian pre-med students [ARTICLE]

UH recruiting Hawaiian pre-med students

The University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine is seeking applicants for the 1992-1993 Imi Ho'ola pre-medical program. Deadline to apply is April 1. To date, 79 men and women have become physicians as a result of the Imi Ho'ola program, and another 34 are currently enrolled. According to Program Director Nanette Kapulani Mossman Judd, Imi Ho'ola is designed to increase the enrollment in medical school of men and women from ethnic groups

under-represented in the field such as Hawaiians, Filipinos, Samoans, Micronesians, Guamanians, and others from disadvantaged backgrounds. Imi Ho'ola, whieh means "Those Who Seek To Heal," makes a special effort to attract Hawaiians into its program. Students participate in an intensive one-year, pre-professional training whieh concentrates on humanities, sciences (biology and ehemistry), English, communication (oral and writ-

ten), and study skills. To ensure academic success, the school offers staff support in tutoring, financial aid counseling, and personal counseling. For detailed information and an applieahon, contact Agnes or Judd at 956-7412 or write to: University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine; Program Director Imi Ho'ola Program; 1960 East-West Road, Biomedical Building B104; Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822.