Programs and Awards
Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards
These awards are based on a national competition conducted annually through the offices of the deans of U.S. and Canadian medical schools, and are designed to recognize distinction in medical student teaching.
Medical Student Service Project Award
The Medical Student Service Project Award is a new award introduced in 2000, and available at any time during the year by application to the AΩA national office.
Visiting Professorships
Any active chapter may host a Visiting Professorship for one day of activities.
The Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award
This award is presented annually to a community physician who contributes effectively to the education and training of clinical students.
Student Research Fellowships
In 1982, the board of directors of Alpha Omega Alpha established five Student Research Fellowship Awards in order to encourage and support student research. Since then the awards have grown in number and dollar amount, and the board now allocates up to $225,000 annually for this project. Up to 50 fellowships may be awarded annually to students in their first, second, or third year (fourth years students not eligible).
Student Essay Awards
The purpose of this award is to encourage medical students to address general topics in medicine and to enable Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society to recognize excellent and thoughtfulstudent presentations in a tangible way.
The Pharos Poetry Competition
Any student at a school with an active AΩA chapter may submit a poem to the contest. The winners will be published in The Pharos.
Leaders in American Medicine
In 1970 the society launched a program to record on videotape interviews with leading figures in American medicine. The recordings may be borrowed without charge. The recordings have been donated to the National Library of Medicine, and may be purchased by contacting Nancy Dosch at the NLM (301) 402-8818.