"Worthy to serve the suffering"
The dollar value of programs available to each chapter from the national AΩA office is approximately $8000.00, not including the possibility of receiving one of four Distinguished Teacher Awards, selected each year in cooperating with the AAMC; each of these includes $10,000 for the recipient and is accompanied by a $2500 gift to the deans' office of the awardee. In addition, selected essays and poetry competitions are published in the AΩA quarterly, The Pharos. Student Research Awards, Medical Student Service Projects, the essay and poetry competitions, and the activities of AΩA Visiting Professors are not restricted to AΩA members, but are open to all students at each school.
- Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Professorship
The chapter Councilor, in consultation with the chapter's student members, the school's department chairs, and the dean's office may invite one visiting professor per year for the purpose of interacting with students and residents, and the opportunity to present a major address to the medical school community.
| Date | Award Recipient |
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| April 18, 2007 | Robert G. Webster, Ph.D., F.R.S.
Rose Marie Thomas Chair, Division of Virology
Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Hospital
Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Studies
on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals & Birds
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| April 9, 2008 | Howard Brody, M.D., Ph.D.
John P. McGovern Centennial Chair in Family Medicine
Director, Institute for the Medical Humanities
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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| Date | Award Recipient |
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| April 1, 2009 | Mark R. Hughes, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Genetics & Internal Medicine
Director, Applied Genomic Technology Center of Michigan
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- Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Graduate Award
During the annual Dean's Convocation, an engraved plaque is presented to the graduating senior who, in the opinion of the Alpha Omega Alpha Council, will make the most significant contribution to the medical profession. This award is presented by The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Beta Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
| Year | Award Recipient | |
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| 2007 | Gabriel H. Phillips | |
| 2008 | Jessica Hammett | |
| 2009 | Monica Lynch
Ellen Carley O'Shea | |
- AΩA/ACGME Professionalism Award
The AΩA/ACGME Professionalism Award will be given annually to individuals or programs in medical centers achieving effective teaching, development and assessment of professionalism at any level: students, residents, or faculty. This award will be offered in conjunction with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. For more information, visit http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org
| Year | Award Recipient | Award Description |
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| 2008 | | |
- The Student Research Fellowship Award
In 1982, the board of directors of Alpha Omega Alpha established five Student Research Fellowship Awards in order to encourage and support student research. Since then the awards have grown in number and dollar amount, and the board now allocates up to $225,000 annually for this project. Up to 50 fellowships may be awarded annually to students in their first, second, or third year (fourth-year students are not eligible). Each will provide $4000 to the student for support of the proposed research and $500 to the faculty supervisor in support of the student's project. For more information, visit http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/programs/StudentResearchPrize.htm
| Year | Award Recipient | Award Description |
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| 2007 | Lucas B. Romine | Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship |
| 2008 | David C. Holt, III | Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship |
| 2009 | | |
- The Medical Student Service Project Award
The Medical Student Service Project Award is a new award introduced in 2000, and available at any time during the year by application to the AΩA national office. For more information, visit http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/programs/AOAMedStudentAward.htm
Purpose: To aid the establishment or expansion of a medical student service project benefiting the medical school or the local community, and to recognize students who dedicate their time and effort to these endeavors. Only one proposal will be accepted from a school during an academic year.
Eligibility: Any medical student or group of students at a school with an active AΩA chapter. AΩA membership is not required.
The award: The school will receive up to $1500 per year, renewable for a second year up to $1000 and a third year up to $500 to fund the project. Funding for the second and third years will be dependent on review by the national office of a progress report on the first year.
| Year | Award Recipient | Award Description |
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| 2007 | Not applicable | |
| 2008 | Kimberly Washington | Prevention through education: Creating a comprehensive
health education course for a group of Shelby County inmates. |
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