Medical Honorary Society Welcomes New Members

INDIANAPOLIS - Forty-four Indiana University School of Medicine students will be inducted into the Indiana Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, the nation's only medical honorary society.

This year's honorees join more than 1,500 members of the Indiana chapter, an organization that recognizes excellence in medical education and the profession. The induction ceremony is March 27 at The Marten House and Conference Center in Indianapolis. Richard B. Gunderman, M.D., Ph.D., director of pediatric radiology at IU School of Medicine, is the featured speaker. Dr. Gunderman also teaches philosophy, philanthropy and medical humanities at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Students inducted from the Class of 2001: Anthony James Bashall, Dan Boskovich, Amy K. Brown, Lori Ann Cashbaugh, Jennifer N. Choi, Victor E. Collier, William E. Cooke, Kristen Edmonson, Kevin S. Emerick, Tyler E. Emley, Susan M. Fugate, Alison R. Gardner, Kristoph M.Giricz, Dona L. Gray, Anna L. Grogg, Vivek V. Gurudutt, Holly A. Heinz, Stanley R. Hubert, Corey B. Kendall, Chris A. Klenck, Brendan A. Kluszynski, Stephanie K. Kraft, Priya D. Kulkarni, Edward S. Kwak, Brandy R. Matthews, Polly A. Moore, Alexandra Moretti Morrison, Christy L. Nebesio, John P. Pierson, Melissa Peck Piliang, Maryam Rezvani, Amy E. Vehec and Lorraine E. Weaver.

Class of 2002 inductees: Chris Bales, Ryan P. Beall, Nicholas C. Fraley, Ryan C. Camp, Lawrence C. Kilinski Jr., Gene H. Kim, Aaron D. Leis, Deborah A. Ronco, Bryan S. Smith, Tamera L. Vandegriff and Christopher Wedding.

Honorary inductees (IU School of Medicine alumni and faculty physicians) are radiologist John A. Knote, M.D., surgeon Dale E. Rouch, M.D., pediatrician Howard Eigen, M.D., internist Ahdy Wadie Helmy, M.D., internists Brian C. Bigelow, M.D., and Charles J. Kahi, and surgeon Vincent A. Scavo Jr., M.D.

Media Contact: Joe Stuteville
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