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Selection for membership is the same as it was in 1902. Students who are in the top quartile of the graduating class are considered for membership based on a consideration of the additional qualities of scholarship, leadership, fairness in dealing with colleagues, compassion, integrity and service to the school and community at large. The mission statement states that: "AΩA is committed to being a rising voice for professionalism, to recognizing the importance of optimal patient care, and to emphasizing the need for continuing scholarship and academic achievements."
In concert with the selection criteria set forth by the AΩA Constitution, up to one-sixth of the projected number of students graduating will be identified. The Councilor and the AΩA Selection Committee will meet in confidence to select students for membership. A Chapter may elect up to half of that one-sixth of the students in the Spring of the third year, and the remainder at any time from the Fall of the fourth year until graduation. Here at the University of Tennessee HSC, the selection process takes place in early Spring (February) to select the third year students and faculty, and in early Fall (September) to select the fourth year students and residents/fellows.
Fall 2008 Senior Student & Resident Inductees
Morgan Anderson Aditya Bagrodia Corey Bolac Joshua Byrd Evan Dunn Amber Evans Anne Gill Dale Hansen Harry Hixson Carrie Holloway David Holt Emily Jones
Ashley Laing Kevin Luttrell Monica Lynch Carley O'Shea Minesh Patel Bryan Sabbe Patrick Selph Anju Singhal Justin Walker Katherine Wells Jonathan Whaley Emily Wolfe
Blazej Zbytek, M.D., Ph.D. Resident, Pathology
Ebenezer A. Nyenwe, M.D. Fellow, Endocrinology
Spring 2009 Junior Student & Faculty Inductees
Michael Baddour Michael Beebe Georgia Lee Ketchum
Lesley Starnes Allyson Warren
John P. DeVincenzo, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Solomon S. Solomon, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine & Pharmacology
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"The University of Tennessee, College of Medicine has its roots in Nashville as the Nashville Medical College. That college as organized in 1876, and in 1879 was acquired by the University of Tennessee as its medical department. The Memphis Hospital Medical College was also found in 1876 but, because of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, did not actually hold classes until 1880. In 1909 two Nashville schools merged and were operating as the joint Medical department of the University of Nashville and the University of Tennessee. It moved to Memphis in 1911 and merged with the College of Physicians and Surgeons to become the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine... "
