Hello, my son got accepted to UM Foote Fellows Honors Program with a Presidential Scholarship, majoring on Health Management and Policy on the Premed track. Unfortunately, he missed the deadline for HPMP which sounds like it would’ve been a great program. Trying to decide if UM is worth it for premed without the HPMP. Is he going to be in disadvantage for not being part of the mentor program? Are the research and hospital experience opportunities reserved for the HPMP students? Still waiting on UF decision. Any feedbacks on UM Foote Fellow Honors Program vs UF for Premed ? Or even UF Honors?
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Congrats to your son!
From an ancient history perspective: I was in the UM Honors program in the 80s and knew both students in the HPMP program as well as students who were plain honors and went to med school. IDK how much things have changed, but I would say that my friends in the HPMP probably the types whose bedside manner I wonder about now. They were a bit more wound up, TBH. Some had won Westinghouse, that sort of thing. But not all, of course. My BFF who was just as smart graduated bio as part of the honors program (back then Foote was the UM president), was accepted to med school at UM, and has been practicing for decades. She is a little more laid back. So, FWIW, consider how much pressure your son can handle. The intro classes (Bio/Chem/Org) were weeders and tough then. I suspect that part has not changed, as there are plenty who didn’t get into the HPMP but who still share the desire to go to med school. Also, consider whether your son really wants to miss two years of college and immediately advance to med school. Not being in the program may actually be a better fit for some, but only you know your son. 
Good luck!
HPM is not the same as old HPMP. Old HPMP students, some are good, some are really bad going into medical school phase. So it got axed.
At UM, there is the Medical Honors Program which is open to intramural UM students at the end of sophomore year. Those who got accepted, will take MCAT and submit a score of 512 (average for regular UM medical students) to enroll as a first year medical student during their senior year of college. Therefore, it is a 3+4 program.
There are about 15 students who get accepted to UM med through this 3+4 route. Half are from Heath Profession Mentoring HPM program, the other half from regular UM premed students. If you are good, you will get in, regardless whether you are in HPM or not.