Congratulations to the newest Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Zeta Chapter inductees!
During a ceremony on March 5, 2024, 27 College of Medicine students and nine faculty members, residents and alumni were welcomed into the NEOMED Zeta Chapter of AOA. The keynote address was provided by Thomas Scharschmidt, M.D. ('03), director, Pediatric Orthopedic Oncology Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Students are eligible for consideration for junior-year selection if they are in the top 25% of the class based on overall rank at the end of M2 year. Students are eligible for consideration for senior-year selection if they are in the top 25% of the class based on overall rank at the end of M3 year. Final selection is the responsibility of an AOA selection committee that includes NEOMED faculty who are also AOA members and the student president, vice president and secretary of the AOA chapter. Applicants are evaluated based on research, leadership and service experience.
Student inductees include:
CLASS OF 2024 – SENIOR INDUCTEES
- Kailey Christman
- Carmelle Cuizon
- Kerry Dombroski
- Scott Everett
- Logan Galbraith
- Alexis Lynch
- Elaine Patel
CLASS OF 2025 – JUNIOR INDUCTEES
- Anthony Baumann
- Maximilian Brockwell
- Lindsey Colvin
- Catherine Nicole Domingo
- Vissy Elad
- Megan Fainer
- Mark Fusillo
- Alyssa Grismer
- Edward Hamad
- Kaylee Martin
- Sofia Mesa
- Omar Nusair
- Olivia Safady
- Matthew Satariano
- Kristen Septaric
- Satbir Singh
- Michaela Stamper
- Ethan Vo
- Tarik Whitham
- Rana Youssef
Each AOA chapter may elect residents/fellows, faculty and alumni who have never previously been elected to AOA. Nationally, AOA bases resident/fellow, faculty and alumni elections on medical school class size. A medical school of NEOMED’s size can select a maximum of three resident members, three faculty members and three alumni members. Residents, alumni and faculty are nominated for membership by current AOA members. Nominated parties are evaluated for continued academic and professional achievement, leadership, professionalism, service, teaching, and research.
2024 AOA FACULTY, ALUMNI AND RESIDENT INDUCTEES
- Alumni: Neal Kapoor, M.D. (’22), Mehool Patel, M.D. (’98), Sandip Vasavada, M.D. ('91)
- Faculty: Sheila Fleming, Ph.D., John Pope, M.D., Thomas Mendise, M.D. (all not pictured)
- Residents: Michael Kreft, M.D., Jacob Maier, M.D., Venkat Tondapu, M.D. (’21) – not pictured
INCOMING 2024-25 AOA OFFICERS
President: Kristen Septaric
Vice-President: Mark Fusillo
Secretary: Catherine Nicole Domingo
-- Submitted by Harmony Stanger