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University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine

Honolulu, HI

Allopathic Medical Schools Public Non-Profit

🩺 School Overview

Tuition (In State): $37,444

Tuition (Out of State): $72,100

Accreditation Status: Full

Acceptance Rate: N/A

Total Enrollment: 66

Degrees: MD

Founding Year: 1965

Accreditation Year: 1966

Website: https://jabsom.hawaii.edu

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πŸ“„ Application Information

Applications Received: N/A

Interviews Granted: N/A

Admitted: N/A

Average MCAT: 511

Average GPA: 3.49

Male: N/A

Female: N/A

Underrepresented:N/A

Interview Feedback Summary

Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 26% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview mixed with a low stress level, and felt they did okay.

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5 Most Common Secondary Essay Questions for JABSOM


  • 1. Motivation and Fit – Describe how your background and unique lived experiences will contribute to JABSOM's mission.
  • 2. Motivation and Fit – Describe your most important volunteer work and why it was meaningful.
  • 3. Motivation and Fit – Describe any personal connection to JABSOM and/or Hawaii and the Pacific that you may have. If not, explain why you have chosen to apply to JABSOM.
  • 4. Personal Experiences and Challenges – A) Resilience is defined as "the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, particularly through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and...
  • 5. Personal Experiences and Challenges – Describe a personal experience that demonstrated your resilience. What did you learn from that experience that may help you manage similar situations in the future?

About the School

JABSOM`s mission is to teach and train high quality physicians, biomedical students, and allied health professionals for Hawai`i and the Pacific, and to conduct both clinical and basic research in areas of specific interest to our community and region. JABSOM is the most culturally and ethnically diverse medical school in the country and its student body mirrors the rich diversity of the state`s population.

Curriculum

The MD Program is comprised of five curricular units in the first two years. There are also opportunities for electives in Units 2-5, Primary Care and Community Medicine experiences, and Board Review elective for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1. Clinical clerkships take in the third and fourth years, but there is less of a division between the preclinical and clinical parts of the MD Program than in more traditional schools. Patient contact and clinical skills development start in Unit 1 and increase throughout the program. The scientific background for understanding patients` problems, while more intensely studied in earlier units, continues into the third and fourth year programs as it is relevant to the care of any patient in any clinical situation.

Facilities

Centers and Programs: Institute for Biogenesis Research, Ecology and Health Group, Sports Medicine and Human Performance, Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence, Imi Ho`ola Post-Baccalaureate Program (12-month post-college program for disadvantaged students), International Health, Center on Aging, Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hawai`i AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, Telehealth Research Institute, Clinical Research Center, Pacific Center for Early Human Development, and Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research

SDN Insights

Our analysis of JABSOM:

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Student Loan Burden: $498,206

A student taking student loans for all 4 years of medical school at JABSOM, including tuition, fees, locally adjusted cost of living expenses, incidentals, and interest, can expect to have total student loans of $498,206. Estimate repayment with the SDN School Loan Repayment Calculator.

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Cost of Living: Highest 110% Nationally

The cost of living at JABSOM is among the top 110% of all medical schools. Take this into consideration when considering loan burden.

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Environment: Urban

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Why no Tier Rankings?

Although we could tier rank, over the past 25 years we've found no compelling benefit for ranking schools. Students are most successful when they prioritize personal and academic fit over school rank.