"Worthy to serve the suffering"
"Members of Alpha Omega Alpha have both opportunities and responsibilities to the profession and to our society. We must help maintain excellence of scholarship in medicine and nurture high ethical principles in our profession. AOA is working to achieve these goals through providing increased support to our 124 chapters and several other activities. We currently underwrite medical student service projects, student research awards, a student essay competition, visiting professorships, and volunteer community faculty teaching awards. The Pharos, and the Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards, presented annually in conjunction with the Association of American Medical Colleges, emphasize the professional qualities and the importance of teaching and scholarship to all in our profession."
~ Alpha Omega Alpha ~
- Medical Student Service Project Awards
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.
- Student Research Fellowships
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).
- Student Essay Awards
To encourage medical students to address nontechnical topics in medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society instituted this competition to recognize and reward excellent and thoughtful student compositions.
- The Pharos Poetry Competition
To encourage medical students to write poetry on medical subjects, The Pharos has instituted this competition to recognize and reward excellent and thoughtful student compositions.
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For a complete summary of 2008-2009 Alpha Omega Alpha programs, please visit the Alpha Omega Alpha national website at http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/programs
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