Awards and Recognition

2024 Alpha Omega Alpha Induction

AOA inductees 2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society inductees.

This year, 24 students were inducted into the prestigious national honor society – 5 juniors and 19 seniors.

In addition, Dr. Javier Hiriart was honored with the AΩA Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award.
Dr. Hiriart is an internist and a pediatrician with Baptist Health Primary Care, a part of Baptist Health Medical Group.

AΩA recognizes scholarship and other values including honesty, ethics, dedication to serving others, and leadership. Nearly 75% of deans of U.S. medical schools are members of AΩA. The Florida Epsilon Chapter was founded at FIU in 2012.

Juniors/Class of 2025

Jami Alamar

Jay Chandar

Rafey Khan

Steven Latta

Maria Valle Gonzalez

Seniors/Class of 2024

Brenda Abreu Molnar

Maisha Anika

Hakeem Asad

Owen Battel

Hannah Bearham

Ann Chacko

Rachel Garrity

Danielle Hanushcak

Eric Nayman

Kevin Newsome

Kevin Pendo

Michaela Polmann

Michael Qureshi

Nisarg Ray

Richard Rogers

Maria Santiago Estevez

Samantha Trynz

Rameen Walters

Rachel Wetstone