It is that time of year again! Our ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program is selling T shirts and orders are open now.
Here are the products being offered:
T-shirts (green, gray & white, adult & youth sizes)
Tank Tops (navy, adult sizes only)
Dri-fit shirts (green, adult sizes only)
The green, gray and navy shirt will have a white design. The white shirt will have a black design.
To download an order form, click ʻImi T-shirt fundraiser order form 2015-2016
Dr. Winona Lee and her fellow faculty and staff introduced the ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program Class of 2015-2016 to the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) in a welcoming ceremony attended by the parents, friends and supporters of the 12 newest recruits.
If anyone has any questions, they can email imihoola1516@gmail.com
About ʻImi Hoʻōla
“This is a program that is of great value by our school because it allows students whose path to medical school has been nontraditional, who have been sometimes challenged by difficulties getting through coursework and studying while working a job, to be compared as equals during the application process,” said JABSOM Dean Jerris Hedges, MD, who himself is a product of a rural upbringing.
ʻImi is especially committed to building the workforce of diverse physicians for rural communities in Hawai`i and the Pacific, and its record in that area is outstanding. At least 80% of the doctors trained through the `Imi program are practicing medicine in under-served neighborhoods in Hawai`i where they are needed most, and 40% of them are Native Hawaiians.
“We are especially grateful for the generous financial support we have received over the years from The Queen’s Health Systems to pay the `Imi students stipends which allow them to forgo having to work a job, and to focus full-time on their studies during the program,” said Dr. Winnie Lee, Director of the `Imi Ho`ōla program. Dr. Lee and JABSOM are also grateful to the Hawai`i State Legislature for its support of `Imi and programs of the Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the medical school.
For more information about getting into medical school through the ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-baccalaureate Program, click HERE.
Our ʻImi Class of 2015-2016 is pictured.