TOPGUN for medicine: Twenty-nine OUWB students inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society
Twenty-nine students from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine were recently inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society — bringing the total number from the school to nearly 200.
The latest inductees were from OUWB’s Class of 2024 and Class of 2025. It was the first time M3s were inducted at OUWB.
AOA is an international society recognizing students, alumni, and faculty who dedicate themselves to the medical profession. About 3,500 people are inducted into this society annually.
The father of Mackenzie Schmidt, an M4 inductee, compared the achievement of his daughter and the others to the best of the best pilots who serve in the U.S. Navy program known as TOPGUN and inspired movies of the same name.
“This is a remarkable accomplishment,” said Michael Schmidt, M.D. “I’m a physician and to see my daughter excel like this is just incredible. I know how important AOA is…this is the top of the top…it’s TOPGUN for medicine.”
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