Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 3, 1 March 1989 — Health Careers Topic Of UH Summer Program [ARTICLE]

Health Careers Topic Of UH Summer Program

A free six-week program on opportunities in health careers is available this summer to Hawaiians, Filipinos, Samoans and Pacific islanders. The UH Health Careers Opportunities Program on the Manoa campus offers this summer enrichment program to students with a strong interest in health or medical careers. Deadline to apply is March 10. Classes will focus on building academic and personal skills, visits to medical facilities and one-day internships in different medical fields. Follow-up support services will be provided in the fall semester. The residential, full-time program runs May 24 through June 30 and all costs are covered — room, board and books. It is open to college freshmen or high school seniors who have already been accepted to the fall semester at the University of Hawaii. (Note: if you are a high school senior and you don't know yet if you've been accepted to UH, apply anyway). You must be afull-time student at the University of Hawaii at either the Manoa or Hilo campuses. Students who live on the neighbor islands will be flown to Manoa for the program. To apply, or for more information, eall 948-6285.