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 SCHOOLS 1880-1900 MED STUDENTS/ YEARSCHOOLSSTUDENTSALL STUDENTS 188010012,0000.10 189013315,0000.10 190016025,0000.11

3. U.S. Medical Schools in 1909

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

5. Learning to Heal by Kenneth Ludmerer

6. FORCES FOR CHANGE IN MEDICINE IN 1900 LICENSURE— NBME SCHOOLS— AAMC PROFESSION— AMA FOUNDATIONS— CARNEGIE STUDENTS— A 

7. FORCES FOR CHANGE AGENDA 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. A  A CHAPTERS 1902-1906 ILLINOIS RUSH (U CHICAGO) NORTHWESTERN WESTERN RESERVE JEFFERSON PENNSYLVANIA WASHINGTON UNIV. HARVARD UCSF JOHNS HOPKINS

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

19. U.S. MEDICAL SCHOOLS MED STUDENTS/ YEARSCHOOLSSTUDENTSALL STUDENTS 1880100 12,0000.10 1890133 15,0000.10 1900160 25,0000.11 1910131 22,0000.06 1920 85 14,0000.02

20. The Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria

21. The Pharos, 1938–2000

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

23. A  A 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. A  A 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. Robert J. Glaser, M.D. Executive Secretary Editor The Pharos 1962-1998

28. Alpha Omega Alpha’s Key and Motto