AED at Auburn  
AED at Auburn University provides the opportunity for students at Auburn to become educated about the doctoral and allied health professions, from the responsibilities and daily routine of various health care providers to how to become a competitive applicant to professional schools.  In addition, AED strives to promote a service-oriented atmosphere among its members and encourages students to engage in various community service and volunteer activities.  Meetings are held bimonthly and attendance is NOT limited to members only.  AED specifically encourages students who are not members to become actively involved.  Guest speakers range from admissions deans and health care providers to current medical, dental, optometry, physical therapy and pharmacy students.

AED also serves as a means of communication between the pre-health advising office and Auburn students.  Information and announcements distributed by AED’s listserv keep students updated about events and opportunities on campus and in the College of Sciences and Math.  Such events include the practice MCAT, offered in the fall semester, Health Professions Interviews in the spring, and the Pre-Professional Advisory Committee (PPAC) evaluation process, for which meetings begin in January and extend through May.

Objectives
The objectives of AED are to encourage and recognize excellence in premedical scholarship; to stimulate an appreciation of the importance of premedical education in the study of medicine; to promote cooperation and contacts between medical and premedical students and educators in developing an adequate program of premedical education; to bind together students with similar interests; and to use its resources for the benefit of health organizations, charities, and the community.

History 
Alpha Epsilon Delta is a national honor society for students preparing for careers in medicine, dental medicine, osteopathic medicine, optometric medicine, physical therapy, pharmacy, and allied health professions.  It is an affiliated society of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.

The first chapter of AED was founded in 1926 at the University of Alabama.  Today AED is the world’s largest organization devoted to premedical education, with about 108,000 members in 168 chapters.  Founded in 1932, the Alabama Gamma chapter at Auburn University was the eighth chapter to be chartered by AED.

Benefits of Membership 

§         Public recognition of outstanding premedical scholarship.

§         Opportunity to be part of a national group of students 
       interested in professional health as a career.

§ Publications of the Society are devoted to the interests of 
      students in the health professions.

§         Opportunity to participate in activities which promote  
       interest in pre-professional health.

§         Interaction with other chapter members throughout the  
      United States.

§         Participation in the national convention and meetings of
      the Society

§         Opportunity to establish and pursue contacts with health 
       professionals.

§         Pleasure and satisfaction of life-long membership in an  
      active organization devoted to the education of pre-
      professional health students.

§         Consideration for AED scholarships.

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