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University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, Florida—Zeta Florida Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in Miami, Florida—Epsilon Florida 150 135 120 Potential new chapters New chapters Existing chapters 105 90 75 60 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso, Texas—Theta Texas. 45 30 15 0 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 2 The Pharos/Summer 2013
Editorial New chapters for Alpha Omega Alpha Richard L. Byyny, MD, FACP The Board of Directors of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AΩA) has approved new chapters of the society at three new medical schools that recently received full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). They are: • Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in Miami, Florida—Epsilon Florida • The University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, Florida—Zeta Florida • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso, Texas—Theta Texas. These new chapters join the 120 active AΩA chapters in the United States and Lebanon. These are the first newly accredited medical schools in the United States since Florida State University School of Medicine in 2005. The bar chart illustrates the growth in new AΩA chapters since our society was established by William Root in 1902. 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Founding deans John Rock, MD, of Florida International University Wertheim College of Medicine; Deborah German, MD, of University of Central Florida College of Medicine; and J. Manuel de la Rosa, MD, of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine each requested establishment of an AΩA chapter in their new medical schools. Schools may petition for an AΩA chapter charter once they have received provisional LCME accreditation status, and may be granted charters once the school has been granted full LCME accreditation. Each of these new medical school deans requested chartering of an AΩA chapter because they felt that their schools’ The Pharos/Summer 2013 3
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