Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society inducts new members

Fifteen senior medical students from the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine were inducted into the Beta Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society at a banquet held April 13 at the Faculty Club.

Students inducted from the Class of 2023, pictured from left to right:

  • Rennan S. Zaharias
  • Sarah Elizabeth Fillingim
  • MengJie Hu
  • Matthew Ryan Joyner
  • Natalie Marie Kidd
  • Hunter E. Lucas
  • Jeffrey Clay Krout
  • Veena Bharadwaj Krishnan
  • Trista Diane Phelps
  • Jesse Lowell Stutzman
  • Jacob M. Williams
  • Emily Paige Elliott
  • Kasey Grant Andrews
  • Maria-Camila Ochoa
  • Donavon Jared Dahmer

Also elected to membership and inducted were Antwan Hogue, M.D., a 2012 alumnus and assistant professor of internal medicine at the Whiddon College of Medicine; Brian Fouty, M.D., professor of internal medicine and director of the pulmonary and critical care division; and John Murfee, M.D., a fourth-year surgery resident.

AΩA, a professional medical organization, recognizes and advocates for excellence in scholarship and the highest ideals in the profession of medicine. Membership may be attained as a medical student, resident, fellow, faculty member, alumni, clinician, or distinguished leader in medicine. Each school may elect up to 20% of the graduating class of students for membership.