April 8, 2024

The College of Medicine inducted the newest members into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society during a ceremony and banquet on March 20, 2024, at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue.

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During the ceremony, 41 students, five residents and fellows, and four faculty members were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, which champions humanism in health care through compassion, collaboration and scientific excellence. The society “empowers experts, learners and leaders to together create systems and cultures that support humanistic care for all.”

Drexel’s chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, the Delta Zeta chapter, welcomed 54 students, ten faculty members, nine residents and three alumni to the society. AOA holds the belief that the medical profession can improve care for everyone 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.”

Mary Lynn Sealey, MD, regional assistant dean of clinical education for the Allegheny Health Network, gave the keynote address. She described the soon-to-be MD graduates as her inspiration for the speech: “I decided that you are our inspiration and should be a source of inspiration for each other.” She marveled at the effort it had taken them to get to where they are today and acknowledged the impact of each person’s “village,” their support networks who stood by them along the way.

Before closing with congratulations, Sealey offered the attendees two rules she lives by: Be kind, even when it isn’t easy to do so, and be yourself, “your own unique person with your personality, your talents, your strengths and your weaknesses.”

Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees

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Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Inductees

Students