AΩA Fellows in Leadership Program Grant

AΩA Fellows in Leadership Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Amount: US $30,000
Last Updated: August 13, 2025

Summary

The AΩA Fellows in Leadership Program, established by the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, aims to cultivate leadership skills among mid-career medical professionals. Recipients receive $30,000 to develop a year-long project focused on enhancing their leadership capabilities. This initiative emphasizes servant leadership and innovative thinking, addressing the increasing complexities in healthcare. The program seeks to empower leaders who can effectively navigate the evolving landscape of medicine while promoting the core values of the AΩA society.

Overview

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Alpha Omega Alpha, founded in 1902, is the national medical honor society. Its mission is: Alpha Omega Alpha — dedicated to the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care for all by: recognizing high educational achievement; honoring gifted teaching; encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community; supporting the ideals of humanism; and promoting service to others. AΩA Fellows in Leadership Background Leadership in medicine, medical education, and health care is more complex in the 21st century than ever before. The medical profession and the country are in need of leadership that is inspiring, insightful, engaging, and humble—leadership that both understands and represents the needs of patients, physicians, medical educators, and trainees. Because of their unique knowledge of the practice of medicine, and understanding of medicine’s core professional values, AΩA members are ideally suited to serve as leaders. AΩA Fellows will spend one year honing their leadership skills and expanding their knowledge base in the areas of: Leading from within—Creating access to a broader range of ways of being, thinking, and acting to become more effective in dealing with the challenges for which the usual solutions are inadequate. Unlike most existing programs that teach leadership by imparting someone else’s knowledge (a third-person approach), this Fellowship emphasizes creating leaders using a first-person “as-lived/lived-through” methodology. Servant Leadership—Based on specific core values, ideals, and ethics, effective, sustainable, and excellent leadership is based on core professional and personal values and a commitment to servant leadership. The Fellowship Recipients will receive $30,000 funding to be used for further development of their leadership skills through a specific year-long project. The award may be used for attendance at leadership development courses and resources related to the Fellow’s project, or other expenses related to leadership development approved by AΩA.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Mid-career AΩA members who provide outstanding leadership within their organizations. Applicants must be active dues members of AΩA. The Applicant’s mentors, and all AΩA members in the application packet must have active dues status. Nominations must be made by a senior executive of the physician’s organization. Nominations must be submitted to the local AΩA Chapter Councilor or to a Chapter Association chair if affiliated with a medical school. If the applicant has no affiliation with a medical school, the applicant may upload the submission packet directly through the AΩA website.Only one nominee will be accepted from a Chapter, private/community hospital or practice, or organization.If an AΩA Councilor applies for this award, the dean of the medical school must appoint another AΩA member from the Chapter to manage the nomination process to avoid any potential conflict of interest. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Ineligibility

The fellowship may not be used for salary support for either the Fellow or institutional mentors. AΩA does not pay indirect costs.