Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 11, 1 November 2006 — 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 PostBaccalaureate program is a 12month 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 for the 2007-2008 school year is lan. 12, 2007. Applicants must be from a disadvantaged background and demonstrate a conmiitment to

serve areas of need in Hawai'i and the Pacific. For information, eall Dr. Nanette Kapulani Iudd at 6921030, or write to University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; lohn A. Burns School of Medicine; 'Imi Ho'ōla Post-Baccalaureate Program; 651 Ilao Street MEB 3rd Floor; Honolulu, HI 96813.