ʻImi Hoʻōla graduates secure JABSOM admission
The program has guided more than 300 students from disadvantaged backgrounds toward medical careers.
Celebrating 50 years of ʻImi Hoʻōla
The program is credited with putting 300 Native Hawaiians and others from underserved backgrounds on the path to medicine.
$3.4 million to grow Native Hawaiian physicians
The Native Hawaiian Center for Excellence is focused on increasing the representation of Native Hawaiian students in medicine and other health professions.
Less debt, more scholarships for future UH physicians
More than 40% of JABSOM graduates left school with zero debt, compared to 29% at all other medical schools.
77 future physicians honored at annual White Coat Ceremony
85% of the students from the John A. Burns School of Medicine Class of 2026 are from Hawaiʻi.
Dedication to achieve health equity earns student national recognition
Jester Galiza received the 2021 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service.
UH medical school welcomes first students of the Class of 2024
The 2020 graduates of the John A. Burns School of Medicine’s ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program become the first seven members.
Advising center guides future medical, law professionals
The Pre-Health and Pre-Law Advising Centers, under the Office of Undergraduate Education, help pave the way to professional schools.
Breaking down barriers, earning acceptance into medical school
Nine ʻImi Hoʻōla Post-Baccalaureate Program students have completed a grueling year of medical courses, exams and group sessions to become the first members accepted in the new John A. Burns School of Medicine class.
JABSOM alum thanks UH for changing his life after “killing fields” of Cambodia
John A. Burns School of Medicine alum Seang M. Seng returns to his alma mater to inspire students with his story.
