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What is AOA?

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What is AOA?

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Alpha Omega Alpha, or “AOA,” is a national medical honor society that was founded in 1902 to promote and recognize excellence in the medical profession. Most, although not all medical schools have a chapter of AOA. Each school’s chapter selects a small group of students to join the society, generally in their junior or senior years. “Junior AOA status,” or being selected as a junior, is considered superior to “senior AOA status.” In order to meet the minimum requirements of the national society, students must be in the top 15% of their class academically, and possess leadership and community service attributes. Academic activities such as research, performance in clerkships and electives and extracurricular program participation are generally included in the selection criteria. Individual chapters may also elect to induct outstanding alumni, faculty and house staff to AOA. Induction ceremonies are generally held just before graduation and are highly spe