Alpha Omega Alpha
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Alpha Omega Alpha, founded in 1902, is the national medical honor society. Its mission is:
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; and
- promoting service to others.
Election to Alpha Omega Alpha is an honor signifying a lasting commitment to professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, and community service. A lifelong honor, membership in the society confers recognition for a physician’s dedication to the profession and art of healing.
More than 4,000 students, residents/fellows, faculty, and alumni are elected each year. Since its founding in 1902, nearly 200,000 members have been elected to the society.
Alpha Omega Alpha supports 13 fellowships, grants, programs, and awards for medical students and physicians at its 138 Chapters, and publishes a quarterly peer-reviewed, medical humanities journal The Pharos which contains articles on nontechnical medical subjects, including history, ethics, national issues, personal essays, and poetry.
AΩA at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Dr. Elizabeth Yellen and Dr. Gregory Grillone, along with the Deans of the Student Affairs Office, convene during the summer and early fall to select the new students to be elected into the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine AΩA chapter.
Faculty Councilors:
Elizabeth S. Yellen, MD
Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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Gregory A. Grillone, MD, FACS
M. Stuart Strong and Charles W. Vaughan Professor and Chair
Otolaryngologist-in-Chief
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Chapter Administrators:
Claire Grimble, CMP
Director, Events Office
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Holly Lindner
Director, Development and Alumni Relations
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