UT-Houston Delta Chapter Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

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1 UT-Houston Delta Chapter Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

2 WHAT IS AOA? The National Medical Honor Society in US and Canada o 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 o AOA chapters in all but a few medical schools UT-Houston AOA Chapter is the Delta chapter in Texas

3 AOA MISSION STATEMENT Alpha Omega Alpha dedicated to the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care for all by o Recognizing high educational achievement o Honoring gifted teaching o Encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community o Supporting the ideals of humanism o Promoting service to others.

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

5 WHAT IS MEMBERSHIP BASED ON? Candidates must demonstrate: o Scholarship o 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

6 HOW ARE STUDENTS ELECTED TO AOA? July - MS IV s who meet the minimum requirements are notified by to submit a standard CV o Research experience o Publications o Medical School activities o Awards during Medical School o Community service during Medical School o Additional relevant activities or contributions Up to one-sixth of a graduating class may be elected to membership o In August 2014, 38 students were elected to AOA

7 WHEN ARE STUDENTS ELECTED TO AOA? Early August - Faculty AOA members review: 1. Grades 2. Submitted CV form 3. Bluebook Mid August - Executive Committee reviews candidates submitted by AOA Faculty Late August - Chapter members meet and vote

8 WHEN DOES ELECTION TAKE PLACE? Election results announced to members before September 1 so membership can be listed on residency applications Note: September 15th is the earliest date to submit the residency application for the majority or specialties

9 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 1 st 2 yrs and in 3 rd year) Honors grades are then weighted by: o Course hours during 1 st and 2 nd year i.e. Honors in Biochem > Honors in Genetics o Length of course during 3 rd year i.e. Honors in 6 wk clerkship > Honors in 4 wk clerkship

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

11 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 weighted by course length, 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 o 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 o *There has been discussion about developing a point system for extracurricular activities; however, this has not happened yet

12 AOA CLASS OF 2015 (MS 4 S) New members: 38 students Total number of Honors: 17 26

13 Specialties represented in AOA 2014 Graduating Class o Anesthesiology (1) o Internal Medicine (5) o Family Medicine (1) o Dermatology (5) o Radiology (6) o ENT (2) o Orthopedics (3) o Pathology (1) o General Surgery (1) o Neurosurgery (1) o Pediatrics (2) o Ob-Gyn (1) o Med-Peds (1) o Neurology (1) o Emergency Med (5) o Urology (3)

14 NEED MORE INFORMATION? Eugene Boisaubin, M.D. Chapter Councilor UT faculty advisor Amy Alexander, MS IV Chad Thompson, MS IV Student Co-Presidents Office of Student Affairs AOA Website: