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. Listed below are those who have been elected to membership in recent years.
2023 Initiates
Students
- Shaina Ailawadi
- Immanuella Boah
- Jesse Cannella
- Desby Cheribin
- Morgan Cooley
- Christiauna Draper
- Catherine Evers Smith
- Shaveonté Graham
- Alanah Grisham
- Kyle Henneke
- Elise Hoy
- Tanner Hudson
- Aisha Jamison
- Maansi Kulkarni
- Tyler Langenfeld
- Ariel Lanier
- Benjamin Lewis
- Carolina Nadal
- Medina Sandra Nguyen
- Hanna Peterson
- Eduardo Rive
- Lockwood Ahmed Saeed
- Aleeya Shareef
- Olivia Smith
- Lauren Strange
2022 Initiates
Students
- Michelle Adamczyk
- Dhishant Asarpota
- Sharlo Bayless
- Bricey Bayonnet
- Ian Beck
- Aaron Blevins
- Benjamin Clouse
- Christopher Cooley
- Brenden Drerup
- James Elliott
- Jennifer Drerup
- Christopher Evola
- Sanuri Gunawardena
- Avni Gupta
- Kelly Haller
- Elana Fackler Kaitlynne
- Pak Joshua Perrin
- Nikhil Reddy
- Benjamin Schmeusser
- Ilana Siegal
- Kelly Spiller
- Hannah Stump
- Joseph Wiedemer
Faculty
- Ajay Agarwal, M.D.
- Adrienne Stolfi, Ph.D.
Alumni
- Amanda Bell, M.D.
Resident
- Muhammah Soofi, M.D.
2021 Initiates
Students
- Katelynn Alcorn
- Patrick Barney
- Mark Crager
- Kaitlin Cudahy
- Robyn D'Agostino
- Lucas Harrison
- Tricia Hoersten
- Rob Hoopes
- Jacqueline Jepsen
- Alexandra Kursinskis
- Matthew Lovell
- Joshua Madden
- Cameron McGlone
- Mitchell McMurray
- Blake Nelson
- Maya Prabhu
- Noor Saeed
- Nicholas Seitz
- Taylor Yeates
Faculty
- Allison Cowan, M.D.
- Brian Merrill, M.D.
- Craig Rohan, M.D.
Alumni
- Irina Overman, M.D.
- Joseph Allen, M.D.
Resident
- Brent Schnipke, M.D.
- Michael Bi, M.D.
2020 Initiates
Students
- Jordan Boivin
- Andrew Drozd
- Alexa Geanangel
- Laura Godinez
- Madison Kavanaugh
- Jube Khatib
- Emily Kugel
- Joanna Lin
- Tina Liu
- Stephanie Milne
- Cara Murphy
- Abigail Riegle
- Brandon Schwartz
- Zachary Sirois
- Megan Super
- Matthew Thomas
- Justin Thrush
- Morgan Torcasio
2019 Initiates
Students
- Wyatt Andrasik
- Jennifer Barbadora
- Michael Burton
- Dana Coleman
- Jenna Decker
- Christine Dee
- Kavya Desai
- Jennifer Gibson
- Eleanor Greiner
- Ashley Kaminski
- Christopher McMellen
- Kyle Rako
- Erica Seabold
- Kimberly Senko
- Hunter Spitz
- Nathan Steele
- Jacob Vincent
- Stephanie Welsh
Faculty
- Daniel Swagerty, M.D., M.P.H.
2018 Initiates
Students
- Spencer Barnhill
- Melissa Burtoft
- Hershel Dobkin
- John Giltner
- Christopher Ingersol
- Kamari Jackson
- Justin Kelley
- Mark Serpico
- Maryam Shahin
- Casey Smiley
- Marisa Smith
- Andrew Steffensmeier
- Kaitlyn Steffensmeier
- John Sullenbarger
- Elisabeth Tabb
- Larrilyn Yelton
Alumni
- Jill Aston, M.D., FACEP
2017 Initiates
Students
- David Cook
- Adam Deardorff
- Christopher Fagan
- Jared Liston
- Zachary Risch
- Elizabeth Ruedrich
- Paul Rutkowski
- Robert Siska
- Trevor Skrobut
- George Sontag
- David Swanson
- Susan Wherley
Resident
- Ali Abtahi, M.D.
- Mary Jo Trout, Pharm.D.
Faculty
- Roberto Colon, M.D.
Alumni
- Evangeline Andarsio, M.D.
- Merrilee Cox, M.D.
2016 Initiates
Students
- Benjamin Buettner
- Thao-Vi Dao
- David Dennis
- Eric Fischer
- Ryan Gallagher
- Michael Gemma
- Katherine Helmuth
- Jacob Mitchell
- Jennifer Norman
- Katherine Ochs
- Aaron Palmer
- Dylan Phillips
- Marguerite Sullivan
- Rachel Warwar
- Lauren Welch
Resident
- Shannon Golden, M.D.
Faculty
- James Ebert, M.D.
- Stacy Poznanski, D.O.
Alumni
- Valerie Houseknecht, M.D.
- John Lyman, M.D.
2015 Initiates
Students
- Brent Aebi
- Nicole Craker
- Allison Dixon
- DAniel Drake
- Katie Flower
- Amanda Freeman
- Cody Green
- Spencer Hill
- Paul Hutchinson
- Zachary Il'Giovine
- KAra Joseph
- Omar Khan
- Bijan Salari
- Brian Starr
- Jock Taylor
- Mira Trivedi
Faculty
- Therese Zink, M.D., M.P.H.
2014 Initiates
Students
- Michael Anacker
- Benjamin Bates
- Ronald Brown
- Jonathan Corbett
- John Corker
- Mark Gelpi
- Kimberly Grannis
- Paul Gruber
- Christopher Heid
- J. Robert Herald
- Audra Horomanski
- Paul Krebs
- Douglas Laurain
- Nicholas Moore
- Graham Pallante
- Meredith Pesce
- Mary Runkle
- Peter Shorten
Residents
- Rishi Gandhi, M.D.
- Damien Morgan, D.O.
- Whitney Warren, D.O.
Faculty
- Sabrina Neeley, Ph.D.
- Albert Painter, Psy.D.
2013 Initiates
Students
- Lisa Anacker
- Thomas Bacon
- Kathryn Baker
- Robert Beaulieu
- Briana Costello
- Stephen Donnelly
- Sara Elswick
- Patrick Feasel
- Ryan Hamilton
- Bradley Kuhn
- Poori Manohar
- Brandon Pollak
- Elizabeth Ranasinghe
- Ronald Schroeder
- Scott Seider
- Lucy Shi
- Catherine Ulman
- Kevin Yavorcik
Residents
- Tiffany Mazur, M.D.
- Laura Bridge, M.D.
- Indresh Venkatarayappa, M.D.
Faculty
- Karen Kirkham, M.D.
2012 Initiates
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