Acceptances in 2017-2018

For a number of years, Xavier has been a leader nationally in placing African-American students into medical school. And, Xavier continues to do well as evidenced by the fact that 66 Xavier students have been accepted into medical, dental, veterinary, optometry, podiatry, etc. school for entry in the fall of 2018. Congratulations to the following students who have reported acceptances to the Premedical Office for entry in 2018 (updated 8/28/18)…

• Ezinne U. Agwaramgbo (Lusher Charter School, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Meharry, U of Miami, U of South Alabama, and LSU-New Orleans Medical Schools
• Clarke M. Allen (Mendenhall High, Mendenhall, MS) has been accepted into Howard University and Meharry Dental Schools
• Kyla D. Baron (Kennesaw Mountain High, Kennesaw, GA) has been accepted into Rutgers University, New York Medical College, and Charles R. Drew University Public Health Schools
• Brittany D. Bryant (Central High, Cordova, TN) has been accepted into William Carey University (Master of Biomedical Science)
• Dominique Byrd (Colony High, Ontario, CA) has been accepted into Southern Illinois University and Wright State University Medical Schools
• Destiné Cammon-Thompson (Destrehan High, Norco, LA) has been accepted into University of Alabama-Birmingham (M.S. Biomedical and Health Sciences)
• Jessica D. Carmon (Summer Creek High, Humble, TX) has been accepted into University of Rochester School of Medicine (Early Assurance Program)
• Tarrin K. Casey (Cardinal Ritter College Prep, St. Louis, MO) has been accepted into University of Missouri School of Medicine and Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Drew E. Chatters (St. Louis Catholic High, Lake Charles, LA) has been accepted into LSU, Meharry, U of Alabama at Birmingham, and U of Missouri-Kansas City Dental Schools
• Usman S. Chaudhry (Grace King High, Kenner, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine
• Jessica T. Chu (Academy of Our Lady, Avondale, LA) has been accepted into A.T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences (Physician Assistant)
• Andrew Clermont (Arabia Mountain High, Decatur, GA) has been accepted into Medical College of Georgia and Meharry Medical College
• Arielle Crook (Wheeler High, Marietta, GA) has been accepted into Tulane University (MA Latin American Studies, Fellowship in Medical Anthropology)
• Montrell U. Curvey (Debakey High for Health Professions, Houston, TX) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College (Master of Health Science)
• Duy Dang (Archbishop Shaw High, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans and Touro Nevada Physician Assistant Programs
• Alexandria D. Dixon (White Station High, Memphis, TN) has been accepted into U of Tennessee, U of Louisville, and U of Alabama at Birmingham Dental Schools
• Taurah N. Dizadare (C.E. Byrd High, Shreveport, LA) has been accepted into St. George's University School of Medicine
• Steven Do (St. Lawrence Seminary, Westwego, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine (Early Acceptance Program) and LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine
• Noor Fatima (Haynes Academy, Metairie, LA) LSU-New Orleans and Tulane University (Early Acceptance Program) Medical Schools
• Reniesha T. Franklin (St. Helena Central High, Greensburg, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine
• Robert V. Freter (Pioneer High, Ann Arbor, MI) has been accepted into University of Rochester School of Medicine (Early Assurance Program)
• Nora M. Fuller (Old Saybrook Senior High, Saybrook, CT) has been accepted into University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Indigo A. Gill (Martin Luther King High, Decatur, GA) has been accepted into Columbia University (M.S. Human Nutrition) and University of Rochester School of Medicine (Early Assurance Program)
• Kaici L. Gordon (Neville High, Monroe, LA) has been accepted into LSU-Shreveport (Master of Public Health)
• Selena I. Gray (Edwardsville Senior High, Edwardsville, IL) has been accepted into University of Florida, Ohio State, UCLA, University of Detroit Mercy, and University of Illinois-Chicago Dental Schools
• Oyindayo M. Hassan (Mansfield Timberview High, Mansfield, TX) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College (M.S. Health Science)
• Geryn T. Hasty (Townview Magnet Center, Cedar Hill, TX) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College (M.S. Health Science)
• Jasmine M. Haydel (Grace King High, Metairie, LA) has been accepted into Wright State University School of Medicine
• David A. Heron (Metea Valley High, Naperville, IL) has been accepted into University of Illinois (Partial Tuition Scholarship) and Howard University (Partial Tuition Scholarship) Medical Schools 
• Tarius A. Hill (Sicklerville, NJ) has been accepted into Southern Illinois University School of Medicine MEDPREP
• Afshanti R. Hunter (Hazelwood Central High, Florissant MO) has been accepted into Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College (Accelerated BSN)
• Kamilya M. Hunter (Westlake High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
• Tyra S. Ivory (Mississippi School for Math & Science, Macon, MS) has been accepted into Life University College of Chiropractic
• Chelsea A. Kelland (Ehret High, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into University of California at Davis (Ph.D. Immunology)
• Sydney C. Labat (Pass Christian High, Bay St. Louis, MS) has been accepted into Tulane (via Early Acceptance Program), U of South Alabama (via SouthMed Prep Scholars Program) and U of Mississippi Medical Schools
• Courtney Lavallais (Marksville High, Marksville, LA) has been accepted into Howard University College of Dentistry
• Akerria L. Lee (New Iberia High, New Iberia, LA) has been accepted into Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (M.A. Biomedical Sciences)
• Maya A. Mann (Good Counsel High, Silver Spring, MD) has been accepted into Palmer and Life University Chiropractic Schools
• Hannah Mbony (Sherwood High, Brookeville, MD) has been accepted into University of Rochester School of Medicine (Early Assurance Program; Partial Tuition Scholarship)
• Imani N. Miles (Destrehan High, Destrehan, LA) has been accepted into University of Rochester School of Medicine
• Kaylee A. Moore (Catholic High, Erwinville, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine (Rural Scholars Program Scholarship)
• Catherine C. Nash (Notre Dame Academy, Los Angeles, CA) has been accepted into Midwestern University, University of La Verne, and California Lutheran Clinical Psychology Programs (Psy.D.)
• Anthony Nguyen (Benjamin Franklin High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine
• Jonathan Nguyen (Thomas Jefferson High, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into LSU School of Dentistry
• Emmanuella N. Onwubuya (Marymount School, Whitestone, NY) has been accepted into Chatham University (M.S. Biology)
• Hassan M. Owens (Clyde C. Miller Career Academy, St. Louis, MO) has been accepted into St. Louis University, University of Missouri-Columbia, Charles Drew/UCLA (Full 4-Year Scholarship), and University of Iowa Medical Schools
• Ahna A. Patterson (Archbishop Blenk High, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Katie M. Peagler (Southwest DeKalb High, Lithonia GA) has been accepted into Morehouse (Partial Tuition Scholarship), Medical College of Georgia, and Howard Medical Schools
• Justin Platt (Chester High, Chester, PA) has been accepted into Saint Joseph's University (M.S. Biology)
• Derriyan L. Price (Westgate High, New Iberia, LA) has been accepted into Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine at Auburn
• Bryan V. Redmond (City University School of Liberal Arts, Memphis, TN) has been accepted into the University of Rochester School of Medicine (MD/PhD, Early Assurance Program)
• Antonio D. Roberts (Peabody High, Alexandria, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College (Master of Health Science)
• Savannah Samuel (Zachary High, Zachary, LA) has been accepted into the University of Connecticut Young Innovative Investigator Program (M.S. Biomedical Science)
• Faith M. Simiyu (Martin Luther King Magnet, Nashville, TN) has been accepted into U of Tennessee, Temple, U of Pennsylvania, Meharry, and U of Detroit Mercy Dental Schools
• J Cindy Simporios (Helen Cox High, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine
• Miranda Smith (McDonogh 35 High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU-Shreveport, LSU-New Orleans, and Wright State University Medical Schools.
• Riley C. Smith (Rio Linda Senior High, Sacramento, CA) has been accepted into Ross University School of Medicine.
• Mariah A. Tate (Rich Central High, Country Club Hills, IL) has been accepted into Southern Illinois University School of Medicine MEDPREP
• Myka A. Taylor (Hahnville High, Ama, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
• Shavonne N. Temple (Dominican High, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into LSU-Shreveport School of Medicine.
• Quyen K. Tran (South Lafourche High, Cut Off, LA) has been accepted into the University of Incarnate Word and University of Alabama at Birmingham Optometry Schools
• Tajhshea M. Walden (Whitehaven High, Memphis, TN) has been accepted into St. Louis University School of Medicine (Early Assurance Program)
• JaNiece Walker (Ramstein High, Spring Lake, NC) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine (MD/PhD)
• Darrius Williams (Madison Central High, Madison, MS) has been accepted into University of Mississippi School of Medicine
• Kylar K. Wiltz (Breaux Bridge High, Breaux Bridge, LA) has been accepted into Howard University and University of Missouri Medical Schools
• Che'La C. Woods (Percy L. Julian High, Chicago, IL) has been accepted into Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School

NOTE: According to data made available by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), a total of 136 applicants who attended Xavier submitted applications to allopathic medical schools via the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) for entry in 2018. Of those applicants, 51 were accepted into medical school. The acceptance list above only includes the names of students who granted Premedical Office personnel permission to publicize their information. National applicant and matriculant data from the AAMC are available here.