The newest members of the EVMS Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Society were inducted on Friday, May 17. This year’s inductees included students, residents, fellows, faculty and alumni.

AΩA, founded in 1902, is the national medical honor society. Its mission is dedicated to the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care for all by recognizing high educational achievement; honoring gifted teaching; encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community; supporting the ideals of humanism; and promoting service to others.

"The AOA mission goes beyond recognizing academic excellence. It’s also a celebration of strength of character and commitment to service," says Ronald Flenner, MD (MD ’89) Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, James E. Etheridge Jr. Distinguished Professor of Medicine.

"It is a reminder that being a physician is about caring for people no matter where they live and service to others is a privilege. I know that our students and their dedication to the profession will make us proud."

2024 AΩA Inductees

Junior AΩA:

Samuel D. Dickerson

Nathaniel A. Faber

Elizabeth J. Fitch

Irene M. Peppiatt

Troy M. Williams

Senior AΩA:

Abes A. Bautista Neughebauer

Stephanie R. Bennett

David Alexander Brodnik

Isabelle D. Brown

Madeleine M. Chassé

Christian James Coulson

Maymona Dulli

Michael M. Eason

Virginia Peyton Evans

Matilda Francis

Hannah M. James

Rayghan S. Larick

Jonathan J. Light

Lydia Lukomski

Rylie N. Mainville

Ian A. Mandybur

Kirstin M. Reed

Christian Schmidt

Molly E. Sternick

Jovanna A. Tracz

Lavinia M. Wainwright

Kendra N. Walker

Resident AΩA:

Tarik Alagha, MD

Rupinder Bahniwal, MBBS

Cameron Barruga, MD

Edmund Benedetti, MD

Connor Cocke, MD

Lauren Forbes, MD, MPH

Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD

Emidio Germano, MD

Ali Goldberg, MD (MD ’21)

Lindsay Gould, MD (MD ’21)

Carrie Heyd Chhabra, MD

Grayson Y. Mast, MD

Austin F. Menezes, MD

Elizabeth M. Roy, MD

Alexandra Van Horn, MD

Megan S. Winning, MD

Fellow AΩA:

Youssef Abouleish, MBBCh (Residency ’21)

Kyle J. Admire, DO

Faculty AΩA:

Kevin H. Ha, MD

Julie Anne Kerry, PhD

James R. Wyant, MD

Alumni AΩA:

Robert Chassé, MD (MD ’86, Internship ’87, Internal Medicine Residency ’89)

John Plemmons, MD (MD ’01, Internship ’02, Radiology Residency ’06)