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August 26, 2009


Message from the Health Professions Advisor:::

Dear Students,

I just wanted to clarify a few things about AED, the Pre-Medical Honor Society.
AED is the Health Pre-Professional Honor Society and it encourages similarly oriented students to meet and promotes their productive interactions.This  helps to facilitate communication and allows students to make better decisions about health care as a profession.

AED is many things to many people, but it is first and foremost a vehicle for communication. It is a National, recognized society that embraces students in pursuit of any health care profession. Membership is an honor bestowed upon students in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. Members are afforded the opportunity to participate in national meetings with students from other institutions, and to participate in service activities, both on campus and off.

Thus AED functions both as an honor society and a service organization and membership also affords the opportunity to give and receive as you become informed, develop initiative, and enhance your leadership skills while helping to educate others through your participation.

Membership and participation in AED is regarded as a commitment to better yourself for a future in health care. Health professions schools appreciate the motivation and achievement evidenced by involvement in organizations such as AED.

Vice Chancellor Williams, Dean McCarty, and I all strongly support the AED chapter at Vanderbilt.

 

Robert Baum, M.D.

Director, Health Professions Advisory Office (HPAO)



Membership Information:

Yearly dues are $20 for new members and $10 for returning members.

There are two types of AED, Vanderbilt AED and National AED.

National AED is an honor society. In order to be a National AED member you must:

  1. Apply after completing 3 semesters of pre-med coursework
  2. Have a 3.2 GPA in pre-med classes and a 3.2 overall GPA

If you are a second semester sophomore and do not meet these requirements then you will be able to become a National AED member when you do. (Example, your GPA isn't high enough now, but at the end of this semester you have the 3.2 necessary then you can become a National AED member in the fall)

Benefits include:

  1. Priority in Vanderbilt AED events
  2. The opportunity to attend the bi-annual National convention
  3. Membership in an organization recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies

Vanderbilt AED is open to all Vanderbilt Students.


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