Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 11, 1 November 2007 — Med school prep [ARTICLE]

Med school prep

The University of Hawai'i's lohn A. Burns School of Medicine is currently accepting applications for a program that prepares disadvantaged students from Hawai'i and throughout the Pacific for the rigors of medical school. The 'Imi Ho'ōla Post-Bacca-laureate program is a 12-month series of workshops, seminars and lectures that help develop critical thinking skills, allows participants to interact with medical students and faculty and provides networking opportunities with medical professionals. The application deadline is lan. 11, 2008. Applicants must be from a disadvantaged background and demonstrate a eommitment to serve areas of need in Hawai'i and the Pacific. For information, contact Chessa DeCambra at 692-1030, or chessa@hawaii.edu. Application materials ean also be viewed and downloaded at: http://jab som.hawaii.edu/IABSOM/ admissions/special.php. E3