Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) is a national medical honor society founded in 1902 which promotes professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research and community service.

For more information about AOA, visit the national website.

Mission statement

Alpha Omega Alpha — dedicated to the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care for all by:

• Recognizing high educational achievement
• Honoring gifted teaching
• Encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community
• Supporting the ideals of humanism
• Promoting service to others 

Current projects

• MD2 Clinical Skills Day – Providing rising third-year medical students with hands-on clinical skills training to prepare them for what they will experience during their clinical years.
• Away rotation database – Curating feedback from MD4 students' past rotations to help MD3 students choose away rotations
• Away rotation guidebook – Creating a guidebook for MD3 students to navigate the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) and the away rotation scheduling process
• Chapter oath – Creating AOA chapter oath for annual chapter induction
• OSCE case development – Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) case development with faculty guidance
• Step 2 CS-OSCE guide – Providing M3 students tips on how to tailor studying
• Fellowships and awards – Encouraging participation in AOA fellowships and awards

Fellowships and award opportunities

• Administrative Recognition Award
  • Recipient: Administrative support staff member
• Carolyn L Kuckein Student Research Fellowship
  • Recipient: Medical student
• Edward D. Harris Professionalism Award
  • Recipient: Program or institution
• Fellow in Leadership
  • Recipient: Mid-career physician
• Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Award
  • Recipient: Medical student
• Medical Student Service Leadership Project Grant
  • Recipient: Team of medical students
• Robert H. Moser Essay Award
  • Recipient: All physicians
• Pharos Poetry Award
  • Recipient: Medical students
• Postgraduate Fellowship
  • Recipient: Medical residents or fellows
• Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
  • Recipient: Faculty member
• Volunteer Clinical Faculty
  • Recipient: Community physicians

Find more information on each program.

2022 inductees

• Tim Boorady, Vice President              
• Jessica DeAngelis                            
• Angelica DeFreitas
• Sarah Dwyer
• Alex Haber                                        
• Meredith Hanrahan
• Jaclyn Jordan                    
• Randy Lesh                                      
• Laura Lockard
• Mark Mandel                    
• Alex Mettler                                     
• Edward Mezian
• John Pacheco                   
• Jason Park                                         
• Jino Park
• Mary Pelkowski
• Richard Potter, President
• Hannah Sofield
• Stephanie Tilberry
• Sean Watson
• Rebecca Welsh

Click here to view our members from 2014-2021.

Chapter Councilor

• Margrit M. Shoemaker, MD