Hard work, program propel woman to UH medical school | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Carrie Ip has a simple piece of advice for Big Island teens and children — work hard.

Source: Hard work, program propel woman to UH medical school | Hawaii Tribune-Herald (http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/hard-work-program-propel-woman-uh-medical-school).

Accessed on 27 June 2016, 16:38 hrs, UTC.

Reporter:  Kirsten Johnson.

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Waiakea High School graduate Carrie Ip has some timely advice for students–work hard, persevere, and don’t lose sight of your goals.

Ms. Ip, whose single-mindedness to excel in school and to follow her immigrant parents’ dreams of finding a better life, has scored a rare opportunity to join the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s  John A. Burns School of Medicine, class of 2020.

Getting accepted into medical school is difficult, even if your academic record is excellent.  According to medical school representative Tina Shelton, “only 20 percent of roughly 300 Hawaii applicants each year are accepted.”

Ms. Ip also had help from the ‘Imi Ho’ola program, which offers conditional medical school admission upon successful completion of a baccalaureate program.  According to Shelton, “The program targets students from underserved backgrounds–either socially, economically or educationally–and encourages them to return to their home community to practice.”

Ip says she wants to pursue a career in pediatrics, “which is among the most in-demand specialties on the island.”  Ip wants prospective medical school students “to work hard and believe in themselves…push yourself and work hard…it is possbile.”

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