Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 8, 1 August 2014 — ʻIMI HOʻŌLA STUDENTS RECEIVE THEIR WHITE COATS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ʻIMI HOʻŌLA STUDENTS RECEIVE THEIR WHITE COATS

Eight students from John A. Burns School of Medicine's 'lmi Ho'ōla program in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health are the first of the medical school's 201 8 class on campus. The eight completed the post-baccalaureate program and were weleomeel with to the new class with a white coat ceremony where they are given coats to identify them as medical students. The students are, from left, Joel Sabugo, Alister Tang, Gabriel Lapid, Joseph Jalkenn, Arcelita lmasa, Leimomi Kangusuku and Chad Imanaka. Matthew Kawaham (not pictured) also received his white coat. In all, there are 66 members of the class of 201 8 selected from 2,225 applicants. 'lmi Ho'ōla is designed to provide educational opportunities to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are deemed eapahle of succeeding in medical school. - Courtesy: iohn A Burns School ofMedicine

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