New AOA members elected in 2012.
"Worthy to serve the suffering"
Alpha Omega Alpha is the only national honor medical society in the world. Its raison d'etre can be expressed in a phrase: to recognize and perpetuate excellence in the medical profession. As stated in the society's constitution, "Alpha Omega Alpha is organized for educational purposes exclusively and not for profit, and its aims shall be the promotion of scholarship and research in medical schools, the encouragement of a high standard of character and conduct among medical students and graduates, and the recognition of high attainment in medical science, practice, and related fields."
To fulfill the role it has set for itself, Alpha Omega Alpha elects outstanding medical students, residents, alumni, faculty and honorary members to its ranks in an annual initiation ceremony each spring. Eligibility for election to the fraternity requires a ranking in the upper 25 percent of the class. No more than one-sixth of the class may be elected. In addition to outstanding academic achievement, the student must demonstrate leadership, integrity and compassion. Elections to ΑΩΑ occur at the end of the third and fourth years. Students are automatically nominated/considered.
Listed below are those who have been elected to membership in recent years.
Initiated in 2012
Students
Matthew P. Abraham
Katherine A. Backes
Stephanie N. Buchanan
Saranya R. Cinnappan
Kevin T. Gulley
Thomas J. Hagele
Eric W. Hard
Avash Kalra
Aram B. Loeb
Jacob D. Luthman
Nicole E. Majoras
Colleen M. McCormick
Jeff L. Otte
Ryan W. Schmucker
Jason E. Thuener
Tasha Vardya
Residents
Charles Chiang, M.D.
Anthony Gale, M.D.
Frank Russo, M.D.
Faculty
Deepak Sarwal, M.D.
Steven Swedlund, M.D.
Teresa Zryd, M.D.
Initiated in 2011
Students
Omar Abousoud
Sean Ankrom
Michael Baria
Jason Broomhall
Nicholas Creasap
Brian T. Dietrich
Joshua Evans
Ashkahn Golshani
Jessica Guinness
Matthew T. Koroscil
Sean Lewis
Jeremy A. Moore
Perry S. Poteet
Lauren Reusing
Jessica Secor
Jonathan Slaughter
Christopher Warrell
Residents
Capt. Joshua A. Hamilton, M.D.
Faculty
Nicole J. Borges, Ph.D.
Ashley K. Fernandes, M.D., Ph.D.
Initiated in 2010
Students
Erin L. Brattoli
Megan M. Chambers
Jason R. Ferrel
Melanie E. Golembiewski
Jessica E. Guyer
Jennifer C. King
Katrina F. Lambert
Crystal R. Lantz
Y. Grace Liao
Aminata N. Mansaray
Laura D. Phillips-Chou
Shanthi S. Ramesh
Jeffrey S. Robinson
Lindsay M. Stollings
Residents
Ryan P. Finnan, M.D.
Christopher Manetta, D.O.
Muddassir Mehmood, M.B.B.S.
Faculty
Terry L. Correll, D.O.
Initiated in 2009
Students
Matthew Armstrong
Nicole Carignan
Elizabeth Davis
Brandi R. Hartley
Matthew S. Hensler
Brian Imbrogno
Benjamin M. Mack
Justin Mandell
Brian Pennington
Christopher M. Redman
Jeremy N. Reese
John L. Roebel
Maria Shaker, President
Courtney M. Stroble
Gregory M. Thompson
Michelle E. Treasure
Kirk E. Whetstone
Residents
Shabana Dewani, M.B.B.S.
David Hart, M.D.
Ross Schumer, M.D.
Faculty
Thomas E. Herchline, M.D.
Initiated in 2008
Students
Deborah M. Amann
Tyler M. Angelos
Julia O. Burrow
William K. Cornwell
Beth R. Davis
Jason R. Faber
Daniel B. Flora
Richard N. Greene
Bryan S. Jewell
Sonal Kishore
Scott T. Leffler
Jacob S. McAfee
David W. Morris
Dipika M. Patel
Kyle L. Randall
Sarah B. VonLehmden
Residents
David J. Dalstrom, M.D.
Jason T. Hedrick, M.D.
Charles Brock Miller, M.D.
Faculty
Dean X. Parmelee, M.D.
Jerome J. Schulte, Jr., M.D.
Initiated in 2007
Students
Gary Bixler
Kavita Kuchipudi
Joseph Meranda
Gayatri Patel
Christine Pham
Residents
Pritam Polkampally, M.D.
Faculty
Arthur Pickoff, M.D.
Brenda Roman, M.D.
Alumni
Julie Gentile, M.D.
Dennis Brown, M.D.
