Curriculum Vitae Workshops: Promoting Transparency in Alpha Omega Alpha While Serving Student Needs by Christina Dorismond, Joshua S. Ellis, Maureen D. Rosen, Shweta Bhatia, Ryan Searcy, Lauren K. Leeper, Sheryl G. Jordan

“…OBJECTIVE To promote equity in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA) selection process, clear and timely communication of eligibility criteria is needed. …”
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Association between the Medical College Admission Test scores and Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society membership by Gauer JL, Jackson JB

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A comparison of orthopaedic surgery and internal medicine perceptions of USMLE Step 1 pass/fail scoring by Frederick Mun, Alyssa R. Scott, David Cui, Erik B. Lehman, Seong Ho Jeong, Alia Chisty, Paul J. Juliano, William L. Hennrikus, Eileen F. Hennrikus

“…Compared to internal medicine PDs, orthopaedic PDs were significantly more likely to emphasize research, letters of recommendation from known faculty, Alpha Omega Alpha membership, leadership/extracurricular activities, audition elective rotations, and personal knowledge of the applicant. …”
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The Impact of Signaling on the 2022 to 2023 Orthopaedic Residency Application Cycle: A Survey of Incoming Residents by Rae Tarapore, MD, Mark D. Wieland, MD, Brett Haislup, MD, Casey Imbergamo, MD, Brian McCormick, MD, Wilfrido Castillo, MD, Henry Boucher, MD

“…Applicants with Alpha Omega Alpha status received more interviews per application (0.18 ± 0.11 vs. 0.10 ± 0.10, p < 0.001) and more interviews from programs they did not signal (74% of interviews from signaled programs vs. 90% of interviews from signaled programs, p < 0.001). …”
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Service and its association with matching into a primary care residency by Khwaja A, Schaad DC, Arnold RW

“…Service was linked with induction into Alpha Omega Alpha honor society (23.3% versus 14.6%) and induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (22.6%. versus 10.4%), with statistical significance. …”
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Beyond Grade Point Averages and Medical College Admission Test Scores: A Thematic Analysis of Exceptional Performing Medical Student Applications by Matthew Pflipsen, Dario Torre, Steven Durning

“…Selection to both Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society defined exceptional performance.…”
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Integrated Plastic Surgery Applicant Review: Important Factors and Selection Criteria by Kelly P. Schultz, MD, Linden Shih, BS, Matthew J. Davis, BS, Edward M. Reece, MD, MBA, FACS, Edward P. Buchanan, MD, FACS, Renata S. Maricevich, MD, FACS, Sebastian Winocour, MD, MSc, FACS

“…Applicants to these programs are among the most accomplished graduating medical students, consistently demonstrating some of the highest United States Medical Licensing Examination scores, mean numbers of research publications, and rates of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society membership. The applicant review process requires programs to rely on a number of objective and subjective factors to determine which of these qualified applicants have the most potential for success. …”
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Student Doctor Network: Fake News or Facts for Emergency Medicine Applicants? by Sean B. Schnarr, Victoria Gonzalez, Neeraj Chhabra

“…Reported contiguous residency program ranks were similar to NRMP in all years, and the proportion indicating Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society membership was similar to NRMP only for the most recent year studied. …”
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Beyond ‘charting outcomes’ in the radiation oncology match: analysis of self-reported applicant data by Samuel Jang, Stephen A Rosenberg, Craig Hullett, Kristin A Bradley, Randall J Kimple

“…On multivariate analysis, alpha-omega-alpha (AOA) honors society status (p=0.033), participating in a research year (p=0.001) and number of journal publications (p=0.047) significantly correlated with higher interview invitation rates. …”
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Predictive Value of Preresidency Academic Metrics on Resident Publication Potential by Linda X. Yin, Dominic J. Catalano, Susan E. Bisco, Christine M. Lohse, Matthew L. Carlson, Janalee K. Stokken

“…Matched residents published a median of 4 (range: 0‐41) manuscripts during residency. USMLE scores, Alpha Omega Alpha status, and the number of preresidency publications did not significantly correlate with publication potential during residency. …”
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Where Do Orthopaedic Surgery Applicants Match on Their Rank Lists? A Survey of Incoming Residents by Casey Imbergamo, MD, Sean Sequeira, MD, Dane Pizzo, MS, Melissa Wright, MD, Henry Boucher, MD

“…Metrics such as match result, USMLE scores, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) status, and research productivity, in addition to other applicant-specific traits were captured. …”
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The Standardized Letter of Evaluation Narrative: Differences in Language Use by Gender by Danielle T. Miller, Danielle M. McCarthy, Abra L. Fant, Simiao Li-Sauerwine, Aimee Ali, Amy V. Kontrick

“…We did not find a difference in baseline characteristics including age (mean 27 years), top 25 schools (22.5%), Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society rates (13%), and having earned advanced degrees (10%). …”
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Correlation of Ophthalmology Residency Application Characteristics with Subsequent Performance in Residency by Brett M. Gudgel, Andrew T. Melson, Justin Dvorak, Kai Ding, R. Michael Siatkowski

“…News and World Report (USNWR) primary care rankings, and postgraduate year (PGY)-2 and PGY-3 OKAP scores were predictive of being ranked in both the top tertile and the top decile. USMLE scores, alpha-omega-alpha (AOA) status, and number of publications did not correlate with subjective resident performance. …”
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The Fate of Unmatched Orthopaedic Applicants by Michael M. Kheir, MD, Timothy L. Tan, MD, Alexander J. Rondon, MD, MBA, Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA, AOA

“…Of those who matched, 19.1% were Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) compared with 2.9% in the unmatched group (p = 0.04). …”
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The impact of United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) step 1 cutoff scores on recruitment of underrepresented minorities in medicine: A retrospective cross‐sectional study by Myia Williams, Eun Ji Kim, Karalyn Pappas, Omolara Uwemedimo, Lyndonna Marrast, Renee Pekmezaris, Johanna Martinez

“…Overall, 50.2% were male, 21.3% URiM, 7.4% had limited English proficiency, 67.6% attended international medical schools, and 2.4% are Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA) members. …”
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Factors Associated with Early Career Research Productivity after Ophthalmology Residency by Matthew S. Wieder, Catherine H. He, Daniel A. Pahl, Afshin Parsikia, Joyce N. Mbekeani

“…Top-ranked residency (p = 0.001), Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor status (p = 0.002), U.S. medical school graduates (p < 0.001), and academic career (p < 0.001) were all associated with higher pre-/post-residency mean publication difference. …”
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Analyses of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Interviews by Alexander J. Adams, MD, Matthew Sherman, BS, James J. Purtill, MD, FAOA

“…Some institutions no longer report Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) designation or class rank, and US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 recently switched to pass/fail scoring. …”
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Probability of Success in the Ophthalmology Residency Match: Three-Year Outcomes Analysis of San Francisco Matching Program Data by R. Michael Siatkowski, Shahzad I. Mian, Susan M. Cullican, Laura K. Green, Grace Sun, Evan L. Waxman, Laura L. Wayman, Julie Stoner, Xi Chen, Steven Feldon

“…Modification of the match application data form may allow more detailed analysis of variables such as Alpha Omega Alpha or Gold Humanism Honor Society membership, research activity, and composite evaluation on a standardized letter of recommendation.…”
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Perceived Barriers to Increasing Diversity within Oculofacial Plastic Surgery by Johsias A. Maru, Nicole D. Carvajal, Alejandra G. de Alba Campomanes, Neeti Parikh, Davin C. Ashraf, Robert C. Kersten, Bryan J. Winn, M. Reza Vagefi, Seanna R. Grob

“…FPDs most commonly noted, “Not enough minorities applying to our program” and “The objective data (Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program score, United States Medical Licensing Examination Step scores, clinical honors, Alpha Omega Alpha status, letter of recommendation) for minority applicants often do not meet the threshold required to offer an interview or to be ranked to match” as barriers. …”
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Differences in the Academic Attributes of Matched and Unmatched Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants are Narrowing by Suleiman Y. Sudah, MD, Nareena Imam, BA, Francis Sirch, MD, Allen D. Nicholson, MD, Surena Namdari, MD, Mariano E. Menendez, MD

“…Matched applicants had a higher number of contiguous ranks (12.3 vs. 6.5; p < 0.001), United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step-1 score (248 vs. 240; p < 0.001), USMLE Step-2 score (255 vs. 247; p < 0.001), Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) membership (38% vs. 13%; p < 0.001), and enrollment at a top 40 National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded medical school (34% vs. 24%, p < 0.001). …”
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