Alpha Omega Alpha at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

About AOA

Alpha Omega Alpha is the national medical honor society and was founded in 1902 by a small group of medical students. Alpha Omega Alpha is 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 135 Chapters and publishes a quarterly peer-reviewed, medical humanities journal The Pharos which contains articles on nontechnical medical subjects, including history, ethics and national issues, personal essays and poetry.