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ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA: ENCOURAGING EXCELLENCE IN MEDICINE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY

ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA: ENCOURAGING EXCELLENCE IN MEDICINE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. DAVID C. DALE, MD Professor of Medicine University of Washington Former President of the Board Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. U.S. MEDICAL SCHOOLS 1880-1900. MED STUDENTS/

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ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA: ENCOURAGING EXCELLENCE IN MEDICINE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY

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  1. ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA:ENCOURAGING EXCELLENCE IN MEDICINE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY DAVID C. DALE, MD Professor of Medicine University of Washington Former President of the Board Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

  2. U.S. MEDICAL SCHOOLS1880-1900 MED STUDENTS/ YEARSCHOOLSSTUDENTSALL STUDENTS 1880 100 12,000 0.10 1890 133 15,000 0.10 1900 160 25,000 0.11

  3. U.S. Medical Schools in 1909

  4. TYPE REGULAR HOMEOPATHIC ECLECTIC PHYSIOMEDICAL NONDESCRIPT NUMBER 128 19 10 3 1 161 MEDICAL SCHOOLSAAMC — 1903

  5. Learning to Healby Kenneth Ludmerer

  6. FORCES FOR CHANGEIN MEDICINE IN 1900 LICENSURE — NBME SCHOOLS — AAMC PROFESSION — AMA FOUNDATIONS — CARNEGIE STUDENTS — AWA

  7. FORCES FOR CHANGEAGENDA ADMISSION STANDARDS CURRICULUM TEACHING HOSPITALS BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

  8. William Webster Root

  9. Bacteriology Building, University of Illinois

  10. Door to the AΩA Founder’s Room, University of Illinois

  11. Original members of Alpha Omega Alpha

  12. Plaque commemorating AΩA’s founding, University of Illinois

  13. ILLINOIS RUSH (U CHICAGO) NORTHWESTERN WESTERN RESERVE JEFFERSON PENNSYLVANIA WASHINGTON UNIV. HARVARD UCSF JOHNS HOPKINS AWA CHAPTERS 1902-1906

  14. ORIGINAL AA LEADERSHIP • WILLIAM WEBSTER ROOT • BURCHARD HAYES ROARK • WINFIELD SCOTT HALL

  15. STUDENT SELECTION • ELIGIBLE • Top 25 Percent of Class • ELECTION • One Sixth of Class • Scholastic Achievement • Leadership, Fairness, Compassion, Integrity, Service

  16. Root home, Slaterville Springs, NY

  17. Dr. Root and his first automobile

  18. TORONTO COLUMBIA MICHIGAN MINNESOTA CORNELL SYRACUSE MC GILL NEBRASKA TULANE CINCINNATI PITTSBURGH INDIANA VIRGINIA IOWA TEXAS YALE AWA 1906-1920

  19. U.S. MEDICAL SCHOOLS MED STUDENTS/ YEARSCHOOLSSTUDENTSALL STUDENTS 1880 100 12,000 0.10 1890 133 15,000 0.10 1900 160 25,000 0.11 1910 131 22,000 0.06 1920 85 14,000 0.02

  20. The Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria

  21. The Pharos, 1938–2000

  22. MEMBERS MEDICAL STUDENTS RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS ALUMNI AND FACULTY HONORARY

  23. AWA PROGRAMS • PHAROS • VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS • STUDENT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS • STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST • LEADERS IN AMERICAN MEDICINE • DISTINGUISHED TEACHER AWARDS

  24. Dr. David Dale and Dr. George Engel, first Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher recipient, 1997

  25. AWA LEADERS William W. Root Walter B. Cannon — Harvard John L. Heffron — Syracuse John J. Mackenzie — Toronto Walter Bierring — Iowa James A. Campbell — Rush Robert J. Glaser-Harvard, Colorado, Stanford Ted Harris-Dartmouth, Rutgers, Stanford

  26. Walter L. Bierring, M.D.AΩA President 1924–1960

  27. Executive Secretary Editor The Pharos 1962-1998 Robert J. Glaser, M.D.

  28. Alpha Omega Alpha’s Key and Motto

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