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Title: UT-HOUSTON DELTA CHAPTER Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society


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UT-HOUSTON DELTA CHAPTERAlpha Omega
AlphaMedical Honor Society
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What is AOA?
  • The National Medical Honor Society in US and
    Canada
  • National headquarters is in Palo Alto, CA
  • Founded in 1902 at the College of Physicians and
    Surgeons of Chicago by William Webster Root
  • Currently 120 Active Chapters and 3 Associations
  • AOA chapters in all but a few medical schools
  • UT-Houston AOA Chapter is the Delta chapter in
    Texas

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AOA 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.

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What DOES AOA DO?
  • Nationally, Alpha Omega Alpha sponsors several
    programs, including
  • Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowships -
    a research fellowship that provides 3,000 to a
    student and 500 to his/her faculty mentor
  • Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Awards and The
    Pharos Poetry Competition
  • Medical Student Service Project Awards
  • Annual Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award
  • Senior AOA Banquet
  • And a whole lot more!

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What is membership based on?
  • Candidates must demonstrate
  • Scholarship
  • Strength of character
  • leadership among peers
  • professionalism and a firm sense of ethics
  • promise of future success in medicine
  • commitment to service in the school and community

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How are students elected to AOA?
  • Up to one-sixth of a graduating class may be
    elected to membership
  • In 2011, 32 students were elected to AOA
  • July - MS IVs who meet the minimum requirements
    are notified by email to submit a standard
    application
  • Research experience
  • Publications
  • Medical School Activities
  • Awards during Medical School
  • Community service during Medical School
  • Additional Relevant Activities or Contributions

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How are students elected to AOA?
  • Early August - Faculty AOA members review
  • Grades
  • Submitted CV Application
  • Bluebook
  • Mid August - Executive Committee reviews
    candidates submitted by AOA Faculty
  • Late August - Chapter members meet and vote

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When does election take place?
  • Election results announced to members before
    September 1 so membership can be listed on
    residency applications

Note September 1st is the earliest date to
submit the residency application
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How is the top one-sixth of a class determined
since UT-H does not have class rank?
  • Minimum requirements for consideration six
    Honors grades in years 1-3 (Honors required in
    both 1st 2 yrs and in 3rd year)
  • Honors grades are then weighted by
  • Course hours during 1st and 2nd year
  • i.e. Honors in Biochem gt Honors in Genetics
  • Length of course during 3rd year
  • i.e. Honors in 6 wk clerkship gt Honors in 4 wk
    clerkship

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  • MD /PhD or MD/MPH students are
  • considered in their MS IV year

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How is the top one-sixth of a class determined
since UT-H does not have class rank?
  • After calculating the total number of points each
    student received for his/her total number of
    Honors, a rank list is developed
  • Research and extracurriculars are particularly
    important for those students nearing the
    cut-off point of the top 1/6 of the class
  • For example, if there is a tie for the last place
    within the 1/6 limit and one student has NO
    extracurriculars and the other has been involved
    in research/volunteer activities/etc, then the
    latter may be chosen
  • There has been discussion about developing a
    point system for extracurricular activities,
    however, this has not happened yet

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Aoa class of 2011-2012
  • New members 37 students
  • Total number of Honors 11 25
  • Specialties represented
  • Internal Medicine (10)
  • Dermatology (6)
  • Radiology (5)
  • ENT (3)
  • Orthopedics (3)
  • Ophthalmology (2)
  • Ob/Gyn (1)
  • General Surgery (1)
  • Vascular Surgery (1)
  • Pediatrics (1)
  • Med-Peds (1)
  • Emer Med (1)
  • Unknown (2)

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Need more information?
  • Feel free to contact
  • Eugene Boisaubin, M.D. Chapter Councilor
    (UT faculty advisor)
  • Student Co-Presidents
  • Ashley Battarbee, MS IV
  • Colin Massey, MS IV
  • Office of Student Affairs
  • AOA Website www.alphaomegaalpha.org
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