Because Becoming a Doctor on Kauaʻi Is Different
The Route to Residency serves as a realistic guide to the medical school path—costs, timelines, and opportunities built by students from Kauaʻi for students from Kauaʻi.
- Created specifically for Kauaʻi students
- Addresses island-specific barriers and realities
- Focused on clarity, preparation, and access
- Built from lived experience navigating the path locally
Why Kauaʻi Students Need a Different Guide
Most pre-med advice is written for mainland or Oʻahu students. Kauaʻi students face unique challenges—limited local opportunities for shadowing, research and clinical experiences, inter-island travel for the MCAT and interviews, and higher financial barriers. This site exists to make the process clearer and more accessible for Kauaʻi pre-meds.
- Limited access to shadowing and clinical experiences
- Fewer local research opportunities
- Travel required for MCAT and interviews
- Higher financial barriers due to inter-island costs
- Need for guidance tailored to island life
Who This Site Is For
This platform is designed to support Kauaʻi students at every stage of the journey toward medicine.
- High school students thinking about medicine
- College students on a pre-med track
- Non-traditional students considering a career change
- Kauaʻi pre-meds navigating shadowing, volunteering, research, clinical hours, and leadership opportunities
How to Start
To get the most out of this resource, move through the site in the order the tabs are laid out.
- About — Understand why this website was started and the perspective behind it.
- Costs & Timeline — Learn the financial commitment and timeline required to prepare properly.
- The Path — A step-by-step explanation from undergrad to medical school from a Kauaʻi perspective.
- Kauaʻi Resources — Local opportunities for volunteering, research, clinical hours, shadowing, and leadership.