Pre-Clinical Programs

Pre-Clinical Programs

JABSOM students are given the opportunity to electively live on several neighbor islands during the pre-clinical (first and second) years of medical school.  Problem-Based Learning (PBL) group tutorials are facilitated in-person by local JABSOM faculty and large group lectures are remotely live-streamed.  Students also gain early clinical experience by working with local physicians, and participate in community health and service events.  

Available Locations:

First year students MD4 unit (March-June)

• Hilo
• Waimea (Big Island)
• Kaua’i (through the Kaua’i Medical Training Track)

Second year students MD7 unit (January-March)

• Lana’i 
• Kaua’i (through the Kaua’i Medical Training Track)

The Rural Health Program would like to give a huge thank you to Pūlama Lāna’i for their very generous donation to the Rural Health Lana’i Program. 

First-year medical students living in Waimea

Nicotine prevention workshop at Lana’i Elementary School