School Health Education Program (SHEP

http://www.hawaii.edu/ome/shep/

Ivy Nip Asano, MD, MAT/Ed

Director of Admissions and Assistant Professor of Medicine inip@hawaii.edu (808) 692-0892

SHEP began in 2003 as a service learning partnership between JABSOM and the State of HawaiiDepartmentofEducation. Theoverallgoals of SHEP are to inspire State of Hawaii Department ofEducationstudentstopursuehighereducation -- especially to pursue careers in science and the health professions. Medical students organize and plan innovative, interactive, and informative health education programs for high school and middle school students.

Activities include interactive/hands-on classroom lessons inclusive of: • Anatomy Demonstrations • Cadaver Demonstrations • SimTiki Simulations • ClinicalSkills • Suturing Workshops • Discussions About Native Hawaiian Culture and Plants • PBL Demonstrations • Discussions About College & Career Planning

During the 2016 – 2017 academic year, the medical students of SHEP were fortunate to interact with over 700 State of Hawaii Department of Education students. These included students from the islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, and the Big Island of Hawaii.