Pictured: Students are shown learning how to prepare a patient for Emergency Transport, with advice from the EMT program at Kapiʻolani Community College. MD Admissions Office Photo.
Close to 100 public school students from the 6th to 12th grades came to John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) last Saturday to learn the value of graduate education and the educational opportunities offered at all levels in Hawaiʻi to train for health careers.
Invitations to register for the The Joint Healthcare Opportunities Conference were sent to all public schools across the state, and students from Kauaʻi were among those who traveled to attend.
Academic programs and community organizations that participated in the event included the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), with its MD Program, ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program, Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence, Area Health Education Center, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Medical Technology, Developmental & Reproductive Biology and Student Immunization Initiative programs.
The Pre-Health Advising Program and the College of Nursing and Dental Hygiene from UH Mānoa were also on hand, along with the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Respiratory Care programs from Kapiʻolani Community College. The UH-Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy took part, too, as did the Pre-Health Programs from Chaminade University, the Pacific University College of Health Professions and the Hawaiʻi Society for Respiratory Care.
