Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)

Welcome to the Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)

The University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG) is a student-run organization founded in 2006. Its goals are to provide information about careers in Internal Medicine, foster communication with faculty, connect students with research opportunities, and improve clinical skills and knowledge applicable to Internal Medicine.

The group is affiliated with the American College of Physicians and the JABSOM Department of Medicine, which generously provide its funding.

The University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG) is a student-run organization founded in 2006. Its goals are to provide information about careers in Internal Medicine, foster communication with faculty, connect students with research opportunities, and improve clinical skills and knowledge applicable to Internal Medicine.


The group is affiliated with the American College of Physicians and the JABSOM Department of Medicine, which generously provide its funding.

 

We would love to hear from you! Email: uhimig@hawaii.edu

Co-Presidents: Ho Hyun Lee (MS4) and Tamlyn Sasaki (MS4)

Co-Vice Presidents: Ralina Karagenova (MS4)

Treasurer: Xavier Hiedelberg (MS2)

Secretary: Tyler Liu (MS3)

Webmaster/Historian: Lexie Matsunaga (MS3)

MS4 Representative: Morgan Quinley (MS4)

MS3 Representative: Aaron Yamasaki (MS3)

MS2 Representatives: Jewel Ito (MS2) and Kristal Xie (MS2)

MS1 Representatives: TBD

Faculty Advisors: Dr. Florence Kan, Dr. Brandon Takase, Dr. Laurie Tam

ACP Contacts: Dr. Sam Evans, Ms. Helen Victor

Fall 2025:

  • First general meeting
    • July 6th 5:30PM - 6:30PM
    • MEB 314
  • MS1 Activity Fair 
    • July 16 3:30PM - 4:45 PM
    • JABSOM Cafe Waiola
  • Internal Medicine Residency Q&A Panel
    • August 27, 5:30 - 6:30 PM
    • Zoom
    • Join us for an interactive Q&A session with IMresidents representing UCLA, USC, UCSD, Cedars, Stanford, Utah, Mayo, and University of Hawaii
  • Kaiser Permanente Residency Program Mixer
    • TBD
  •  ACP Pau Hana
    • Join us for some food, adult beverages, Karaoke and a sunset!
    • October 17 6:00PM - 9:00PM
    • Location TBD
    • RSVP Link to be updated!
  • IM Mentorship Matching + Clinical Subspecialties Experience
    • Interested in exploring Internal Medicine? This experience is for those who want a mentor in either IM or one of the IM subspecialties and can involve shadowing until MD7.
    • More details to come soon :)
  • MD2 Mid-unit Review
    • TBD
  • IMIG Subspecialty Mixer
    • TBD
  • Amyloidosis Panel
    • TBD
  • Primary Care Mixer
    • TBD
  • Chinatown Blood Pressure Clinic
    • TBD
  • Health Academy Mentorship - Farrington/Waipahu High School
    • TBD
  • Sacred Hearts Health Workshop
    • TBD

Spring 2025:

  • MD3 Renal Escape Room
    • TBD
  • ACP Local Chapter Scientific Meeting
    • March 8
    • Honolulu Country Club
  • Match Day
    • March 20

 

Check back for updates and subscribe to our mailing list by emailing uhimig@hawaii.edu

What is it? 

The IMIG Mentorship Program connects interested medical students to community physicians in Internal Medicine and its subspecialties.

What does it entail? 

Shadowing, mentorship, research opportunities

Expectations? 

Have at least 2 one-on-one meetings per academic year. Complete mid-year and end-year feedback surveys.

Time commitment? 

Variable and is dependent on yours and your mentor’s preferences. However new program applications will be accepted on an annual basis in the Fall.

Interested? Sign up here!

 

Email uhimig@hawaii.edu 

 

Availability of mentors is currently limited to JABSOM students only.

If you are a pre-medical student, mentorship and access to shadowing experience can be found through the UH Medical Student Mentorship Program (MSMP).

Research Program Databases

Public Research Programs

  • IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE): Visit the site
  • Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research: Search the site

The ACP CV Guide (A Must Read)

Generally, your curriculum vitae (C.V.) is the first contact you may have with a prospective program director. Therefore, you would surely want a C.V. that does more than simply impart information about your personal history, and educational and professional qualifications and achievements. Strive for a CV that establishes a favorable image of your professionalism in the mind of the reader. It should emphasize your areas of strength and create an interest about you sufficient to result in a personal interview. Make your C.V. work for you!

 Read More
 
Other Resume/CV Examples, Templates and Advice

Some tips from the ACP

 

The UH Department of Medicine Resource

 

Finding a Residency

American College of Physicians

 

FREIDA

FREIDA is the American Medical Association’s Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. It provides information on over 8,200 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as over 200 combined specialty programs.

AMA’s FREIDA Online

 

Choosing a residency and matching into it

Strolling Through the Match

Strolling Through the Match is a resource developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians but designed for consistency and applicability to the career planning objectives of most medical students, regardless of specialty interest. It is revised annually by the AAFP.
AAFP’s Strolling Through the Match

 

Consider the UH Department of Medicine Program

UH Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine is the largest department within the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Its mission is to enhance the quality of medical care available to the people of Hawaii by providing medical education in internal medicine.
uhmed.org

UH Internal Medicine Residency Program

The University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program has trained hundreds of highly skilled internal medicine specialists since its inception in 1975.
Visit the site

 

Useful Links from the ACP

The Application Process

The Interview

The Personal Statement