'Imi Ho'ola: Creating Pathways to Success for Indigenous Students in Medicine at the University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine

Winona K Lee; Chanley Malia Purdy; Celeste Wong; Kimberly B Yamauchi

'Imi Ho'ola: Creating Pathways to Success for Indigenous Students in Medicine at the University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2019 Dec;78(12 Suppl 3):26-29.

Authors

Winona K Lee¹, Chanley Malia Purdy¹, Celeste Wong¹, Kimberly B Yamauchi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Native Hawaiian Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI.

PMID: 31930198
PMCID: PMC6949474

Abstract

'Imi Ho'ola is a program for those seeking to heal. Since 1973, 'Imi Ho'ola has provided educational opportunities to students from underrepresented populations in medicine and has demonstrated its success as a pathway for Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders into the University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). The program's student-centered, individualized, and team-based approach offers participants the opportunity to develop effective learning and study skills while solidifying students' foundation in the basic sciences and humanities. 'Imi Ho'ola is an educational model that has had a longstanding impact on the diversity within JABSOM and has contributed to the success of indigenous students in medicine.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Academic Success
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / statistics & numerical data
Hawaii / ethnology
Humans
Indigenous Peoples / statistics & numerical data*
Models, Educational
Program Development / methods
Schools, Medical / statistics & numerical data