Visiting Professorship - Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Visiting Professorship supports chapter-hosted medical educators’ visits to fund teaching and exchange with students, residents, and faculty on medical practice, research, leadership, and professionalism.
Funder: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Due Dates: Ongoing (Submission, at least six weeks before visit) | At least 30 days before visit (Itinerary) | Within 60 days (Expense reimbursement)
Funding Amounts: $1,500 honorarium, domestic coach airfare up to $1,000 and/or standard ground transportation, hotel, and meals
Summary: Supports chapter-hosted visiting professors who teach medical school communities about medical practice, research, leadership, and professionalism.
Key Information: Only medical schools with an active AΩA Chapter may host a visit, limited to one visiting professor per academic year.
Description
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society’s Visiting Professorship supports visits by eminent people in medicine who share their perspectives on medicine and its practice with medical school communities. Established by the society’s board of directors in 2002, the program funds travel, accommodation, meals, and an honorarium for approved visits.
Each visiting professor provides at least one full day of teaching and interaction with students, residents, and faculty. Activities connect clinical practice and research with leadership and medical professionalism through rounds, research discussions, teaching conferences, seminars, and community presentations. The program reflects AΩA’s commitment to professionalism, compassion, and humanism, including respect for patients’ dignity and privacy.
