Welcome to the Hawaii Pre-Health Career Corps!
The Hawaii Pre-Health Career Corps is a free year-round program for students of any age who want to pursue a health career. Its purpose is to increase awareness about health careers, provide mentoring, shadowing and research experiences, and provide campus exposure to health careers. This program is for students who live in Hawaii or have ties to Hawaii.
The mission of PHCC is to increase awareness about health careers, connect students with mentoring, shadowing and research experiences, and provide campus exposure to health careers. Through their years in the Corps, students are given progressive responsibility and serve as mentors to incoming members, thus providing a group support system for students interested in pursuing health careers.
Becoming a Corps member is easy! Simply fill out the free online registration below.
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Upon completing the free online application, we will contact you about exciting opportunities available to you!
Health Careers & Clinical Skills Workshops
Participate in hands-on health-related workshops to explore health careers and earn certifications! During Hawaii DOE Spring, Summer, and Fall breaks, PHCC hosts an array of workshops for students of all ages to learn health related hands on skills, interesting topics like forensics and human anatomy, and explore health careers by participating in Q&A sessions with Career Panels.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering is a wonderful way to give back to your community and to explore the many areas of healthcare. We encourage you to engage in different types of volunteer work, including non-clinical opportunities such as at museums, schools and not for profit organizations.
Do you need help finding a volunteer opportunity? Click the button to view our full list of volunteer experiences .
Shadowing
Shadowing is opportunity to follow around a professional to see what they do on a daily basis. This could include physicians, nurses, technicians, pharmacists, and more. Learn about the process of shadowing and a guide of how to find shadowing opportunities.
Teen Health Camp
AHEC hosts an annual Teen Health Camp on each island, where high school students can learn hands-on clinical skills like suturing, casting, and CPR. Join us, and don’t forget to invite a friend, for an all day event at UH campuses around the state for a fun, enriching, and activity packed day. Keep an eye out for the next Teen Health Camp in your PHCC newsletter, or contact your local AHEC center for more information.
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CANOE Academy
The CANOE Academy, previously known as The Hawaii Health Career Academy, is a FREE college and health career success course by the Hawai’i Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center (AHEC), for 11th grade through undergrad students. CANOE provides support through in-person and virtual sessions to students who may face academic or economic challenges but are still motivated to pursue higher secondary education and a health care related field. Join PHCC to be the first to know when application cycles open.
College & Career Advising
Health College & Career Advising: Wondering what health career is a good fit for you? Schedule an appointment with us. Parents/guardians are welcome. Email phcc@hawaii.edu to schedule your appointment.
CV/Resume and Personal Statement Advising: Let our specialist, Monique Tsang, revise and provide feedback on your CV/Resume and personal statement. Email them to phcc@hawaii.edu . Here is a sample CV that you can refer to when crafting your own: CVTemplateHS
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University of Hawaii’s Pre-Health Advising Center : Located on the UH Manoa Campus, the Pre-Health Advising Center is a free service open to ALL students across the state who would like pre-health academic advising.
Medical Student Mentorship Program (MSMP): MSMP pairs college students who are interested in medicine with medical students at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Medical students serve as mentors to college pre-med students and keep in contact both via email and in-person. MSMP offers events such as PBL Demos, Medical Specialties Seminars, Med School Application/interview/personal statement workshops, Suturing Workshop, Vital Signs and Physical Exam Workshop, and Med student panels. The mentoring program is open to pre-med students throughout the state.
Native Hawaiian Student Pathway to Medicine Program: Preference given to Native Hawaiian applicants. Guides students on their path to becoming future physicians and health professionals through workshops, individualized advising / career counseling and opportunity for stipend funding for MCAT Prep.
UH Manoa’s Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity (SEED): Offers programs for promoting college opportunity for disadvantaged and underrepresented groups
My NMRN is a free online mentor/mentee networking platform where you can find a mentor in research or health related disciplines.
Standardized Test Prep
AHEC has partnered with a range of test prep services for SAT, ACT, and MCAT. We host an annual series of SAT and ACT prep workshops, which can be found in our PHCC newsletter. PHCC may also be able to offer discounts on MCAT prep courses. Please contact us for availability.
University of Hawaii Online Learning Academy: Math, science and writing tutoring for all public K-12 and community college students statewide
EdReady: Math and English support for K-12 and higher education students in the State of Hawaii. Also includes SAT and ACT support.
Khan Academy: Online tutoring of numerous academic subjects and SAT preparation (Go to the “Subjects” drop down menu at the top of the page”
MSMP’s List of Resources to prepare for the MCAT: Contains links to practice exams, practice questions, study schedules and more.
Non-Traditional Students
AHEC and the Pre-Health Career Corps is here to support any Hawaii resident who is pursuing a career in healthcare. Including those who may be returning to school. There are an abundance of online and streamlined degree programs to fit your schedule, as well as scholarships and loan repayment options to finance your education.
As Corps members, students will be able to:
- Shadow healthcare professionals
- Participate in medical simulations and demonstrations
- Visit health professions campuses, including UH Manoa’s John A Burns School of Medicine
- Receive free SAT/ACT/MCAT preparation and mentoring
- Get placed up with a career mentor
- Gain valuable research experience
- Receive resources for career navigation, including a Health Career Navigator book
- Volunteer with health care professionals in their fields of interest
- Participate in Teen Health Camps
- Be a part of a group support system to enable you to pursue your dream career!
Our Corps members aspire to become:
- Athletic Trainers
- Audiologists
- Biomedical Engineers
- Dental Hygienists
- Dentists
- EMS Personnel
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Medical Illustrators
- Nurses
- Nutritionists
- Occupational Therapists
- Pharmacists
- Physical Therapists
- Physicians
- Social Workers
- Speech Language Therapists
- Veterinarians
- AND MUCH MORE!
Do you accept anyone? We accept all Hawaii residents and those students who have gone away for school. You must currently be enrolled in high school or college, a non-traditional student, or post-baccalaureate who is planning to attend additional schooling (ex: you are taking a gap year and plan to apply to med school in the future).
Is there a minimum time commitment? There’s no minimum time commitment required to be a part of the Corps. We encourage Corps members to attend our workshops and other events, but if you are happy only receiving our monthly e-newsletters, that is fine as well. We understand that everyone has their own time-commitments and needs. We do recognize active Corps participants at our end-of-the-year awards celebration.
Will I need to renew my membership? Yes, after about a year of being in the Corps, we will send you a link to renew your membership via an online survey. Completion of the survey will renew your membership for another year.
How many members are in the Hawaii Pre-Health Career Corps? Our program serves over 1100 members (and growing)!