Acceptances in 2006-2007

Xavier has been a leader nationally in placing African-Americans into medical school for more than 10 years, and in spite of Hurricane Katrina, Xavier continues to do well as evidenced the by fact that 115 Xavier students were accepted into medical, dental, etc. school for entry in the fall of 2007. Here are the students who were accepted for entry in 2007…

• Mecca Abdullah (Central High, Natchitoches, LA) has been accepted into U of Maryland, Howard U, and U of Tennessee Dental Schools 
• George Adesina (Stafford High, Stafford, TX) has been accepted into UT-Houston, UTMB-Galveston, and Morehouse Medical Schools 
• Raimot Agbe (Jonesboro High, Jonesboro, GA) has been accepted into Medical College of Georgia, U of Tennessee, Howard, and Temple Medical Schools
• Roneisha Alexander (Jeanerette High, Jeanerette, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
• Troy Alexander-El (Oldfields School, Gwynn Oak, MD) has been accepted into American U of Antigua College of Medicine 
• Dodie Arnold (Northshore High, Slidell, LA) has been accepted into U of Washington (Ph.D. Epidemiology)
• Olufemi Balogun (Chester Academy, Chester, PA) has been accepted into Howard U College of Medicine 
• Ashlea Barker (Landmark Christian, Newnan, GA) has been accepted into Trevecca Nazarene U (Physician Assistant Program)
• Sandrika Barnes (Xavier Prep High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into U of Tennessee Dental School 
• Tiffany Bell (Fogg High, Nashville, TN) has been accepted into St. Louis U, U of Tennessee, and Morehouse Medical Schools
• Tiffany Black (Carroll High, Birmingham, AL) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Rachel Bellamy (Columbia High, South Orange, NJ) has been accepted into UMDNJ-New Jersey and Meharry Medical Schools 
• LaBentria Brooks (Amite High, Amite, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Public Health (Full Scholarship)
• Brittany Brown (The Paideia School, Decatur, GA) has been accepted into Meharry and Howard U Medical Schools
• Cynthia Brown (Xavier Prep, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College Public Health School and Barry University (Biomedical Sciences)
• Jeffrey Brown (Samuel Clemens High, Schertz, TX) has been accepted into Wayne State U Medical School
• Candace Buckley (Diamond Ranch High, Pomona, CA) has been accepted into New York College of Podiatric Medicine 
• Emmary Butler (North Side High, Fort Wayne, IN) has been accepted into Indiana U Medical School (M.S. Medical Science)
• Rosita Carrere (McDonogh #35 High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into American University of Antigua Medical School) 
• Terrence Carter (St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL) has been accepted into Southern Illinois U Medical School 
• Tory Caudle (Arsenal Tech High, Indianapolis, IN) has been accepted into Indiana University School of Medicine
• Ashley Cesar (Eunice High, Eunice, LA) has been accepted into Indiana University School of Medicine
• Daphne Chambliss (Davidson Fine Arts, Hephzibah, GA) has been accepted into Indiana U Medical School (M.S. Medical Science) 
• Randy Colvin (Brookwood High, Snellville, GA) has been accepted into Washington U and Columbia U Medical Schools (MD/PhD)
• Shavaun Cotton (Longview High, Longview, TX) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine*
• Christina Council (Villa Victoria Academy, Trenton, NJ) has been accepted into Drexel University Public Health School
• Kimberly Cross (Hoffman High, Schaumburg, IL) has been accepted into Georgetown University Medical School 
• Angie Curtis (Cypress Falls High, Houston, TX) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
• Eldra Daniels (Riverview High, Denver, CO) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine
• Cassandra Davis (Dulles High, Missouri City, TX) has been accepted into Tulane U Public Health School 
• Lakeshia Entzminger (Dudley High, Greensboro, NC) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College and St. Louis U School of Medicine
• Laketa Entzminger (Dudley High, Greensboro, NC) has been accepted into St. Louis U School of Medicine
• Candice Fields (CA Math/Science High, Carson, CA) has been accepted into Tulane U Public Health School 
• Helen Flippin (Cathedral High, Indianapolis, IN) has been accepted into Indiana U Medical School
• Bridgette Florestal (Hempstead High, Hempstead, NY) has been accepted into Latin America School of Medicine
• Cortlandt Franklin (Murrah High, Jackson, MS) has been accepted into Barry U and Temple U Podiatric Medical Schools
• Cintas Frazier (Orangeburg Wilkinson, Orangeburg, SC) has been accepted into Medical U of South Carolina, Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical College of Georgia, UNC-Chapel Hill, and U of South Carolina Medical Schools
• Thomas Fugate (Fairport High, Fairport, NY) has been accepted into U of Rochester Medical School 
• Kirsten Gambrell (Meridian High, Meridian, MS) has been accepted into U of Mississippi Medical School
• Kristin Gates (Thornwood High, South Holland, IL) has been accepted into Morehouse, George Washington U, and Southern Illinois Medical Schools
• Susan Goggans (Central High East, Tuscaloosa, AL) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Nichole Guillory (Church Point High, Church Point, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University Medical School*
• Sheree Guimont (Duncanville High, Dallas, TX) has been accepted into UT Southwestern Medical School
• Rachel Hardeman (Breck School, Minneapolis, MN) has been accepted into U of Minnesota Public Health School (Ph.D.)
• Monique Harris (Rufus King High, Milwaukee, WI) has been accepted into Life College of Chiropractic 
• Krystin Harrison (Southeast Raleigh High, Cary, NC) has been accepted into East Carolina University Medical School 
• Dorlyne Henry (King High, Riverside, CA) has been accepted into U of Iowa College of Medicine 
• Mariel Hepburn (Westlake High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Morehouse School of Medicine 
• Dominique Hill (Franklin High, El Paso, TX) has been accepted into UTMB-Galveston Medical School
• Kimberly Hodge (Hammond High, Natalbany, LA) has been accepted into Indiana U Medical School (M.S. Medical Science)
• Aurelia Holland (St. Francis DeSales High, Westerville, OH) has been accepted into U of Toledo and Wright State Medical Schools
• Michael Holmes (Ehret High, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans and Howard U Medical Schools
• Doris Zoe Hoskins (North Mecklenburg High, Charlotte, NC) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Shakeela Howell (Cicely Tyson Perf. Arts, East Orange, NJ) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine
• Tamara Hughes (Princeton High, Cincinnati, OH) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine 
• Tiffany Humes (Canton High, Plymouth, MI) has been accepted into the Pennsylvania College of Optometry
• Erica Taylor Isom (Westlake High, College Park, GA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Kaya Jackson (Clarke Central High, Athens, GA) has been accepted into the Medical College of Georgia, Morehouse, Howard, and Meharry Medical Schools 
• Cornelius Jamison (NC Math/Science High, Ayden, NC) has been accepted into East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
• Tyrrell Jenkins (Brother Martin High, Metairie, LA) has been accepted into Tulane U and Emory U Public Health Schools 
• Marcus Jennings (Whitehaven High, Memphis, TN) has been accepted into U of Tennessee, Meharry, Wright State, Morehouse, Indiana U, and Howard U Medical Schools
• Krystal Jerry (Hightower High, Missouri City, TX) has been accepted into Meharry and U of Texas-San Antonio Medical Schools 
• Jeremy Jewitt (Parkway High, Bossier City, LA) has been accepted into LSU-Shreveport Medical School (Early Decision)
• Kevin Johnson (Glenbard South, Glen Ellyn, IL) has been accepted into Southern Illinois University Medical School
• Nadja Jones (Xavier Preparatory, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans Medical School
• Henry LeBoyd, III (Destrehan High, Destrehan, LA) has been accepted into Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia Campus (Biomedical Sciences) 
• Ashley Lewis (Washington Math/Science High, Washington, DC) has been accepted into Howard U Dental School 
• Jessica Lowe (Leflore High, Mobile, AL) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Public Health 
• Anh-Van Mai (Ehret High, Marrero, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine*
• Mellisa Manson (Kecoughtan High, Hampton, VA) has been accepted into Virginia Commonwealth U Medical School
• Tai McCadden (North Atlanta High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Georgetown School of Medicine
• John McElveen (Kennedy High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Howard and Meharry Dental Schools 
• Deneshia McIntosh (Creekview High, Carrollton, TX) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Ashley McPhie (Ocean Springs High, Ocean Springs, MS) has been accepted into U of Mississippi, St. Louis U, and Howard Medical Schools
• Milton Moore (Strake Jesuit, Houston, TX) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
• Khaleah Naylor (Meridian High, Meridian, MS) has been accepted into Jackson State U Graduate School(Biochemistry)
• Therese Ndessoko (McMain High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Ohio College of Osteopathic Medicine (Post-bacc) 
• Shayla Nesbitt (Laurel High, Lanham, MD) has been accepted into Wake Forest University Medical School 
• Adele Newell (Dunwoody High, Lithonia, GA) has been accepted into Howard University and Columbia University Dental Schools
• Kien Anh Nguyen (McMain High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans Medical School
• Thuy-Huy Nhan (Higgins High, Westwego, LA) has been accepted into LSU School of Dentistry
• Shamekia Nwafor (Eunice High, Eunice, LA) has been accepted into Southern College of Optometry
• Desire Nwosu (Waco High, Waco, TX) has been accepted into Tulane University Medical School (M.S. Pharmacology)
• Uche Obih (St. Mary's Dominican, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans, Temple U, and Indiana U Medical Schools
• Stephanie O'Conner (Clinton High, Slaughter, LA) has been accepted into St. Louis U Medical School 
• Patrick Ogidan (Leadership Academy, Arlington, TX) has been accepted into Albert Einstein, Howard U, and Penn State Medical Schools
• Nyote Oliver (Lincoln Prep, Kansas City, MO) has been accepted into U of Cincinnati Graduate School (Chemistry)
• Aton Osbourne (Brooklyn Tech, Brooklyn, NY) has been accepted into Temple University and SUNY-Brooklyn Medical Schools
• Mikah Owen (Sacramento High, Sacramento, CA) has been accepted into Howard and U of California-San Francisco Medical Schools
• Sylvester Parker (Athens Academy, Stone Mountain, GA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Kandyce Pearson (Ayala High, Chino Hills, CA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Public Health 
• Roenikya Phillips (Clarksdale High, Clarksdale, MS) has been accepted into U of Mississippi Dental School
• Frederica Pigram (Cordova High, Cordova, TN) has been accepted into Argosy University (M.S. Clinical Psychology) 
• Sarah Price (University City High, St. Louis, MO) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Jeddah Roane (Plainfield High, Plainfield, NJ) has been accepted into UMDNJ-New Jersey, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson, and SUNY-Brooklyn Medical Schools
• Akayla Robinson (Denham Springs High, Denham Springs, LA) has been accepted into Morehouse Medical School 
• Shemika Sample (Greenwood High, Greenwood, MS) has been accepted into Meharry Dental School 
• Courtney Scrubbs (Southwood High, Shreveport, LA) has been accepted into the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Jonathan Smith (St. Paul's Episcopal High, Mobile, AL) has been accepted into Howard University College of Dentistry
• Courtney Solomon (De Soto High, De Soto, TX) has been accepted into UTMB-Galveston Medical School 
• Andrea Speights (Carroll High, Birmingham, AL) has been accepted into Howard and U of Louisville Dental Schools 
• Anza Stanley (Richwood High, Monroe, LA) has been accepted into Meharry and Howard U Medical Schools 
• Courtney Tafesse (Southeast High, Wichita, KS) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Elisha Talbert (Lincoln Prep, Kansas City, MO) has been accepted into University of Kansas Medical School
• Diane Thomas (Burton High, San Francisco, CA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
• Juliet Tran (Archbishop Blenk High, Marrero, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine*
• Simeon Udunka (Mays High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Meharry Dental School 
• Vincent Vu (DeLaSalle High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans Medical School
• Arika Wadley (Key School, Bowie, MD) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Public Health
• Brittany Walker (Bush High, Houston, TX) has been accepted into Baylor and the University of Texas-San Antonio Dental Schools
• Amber Washington (West St. John High, Edgard, LA ) has been accepted into Tulane University (Ph.D. Biomedical Science), LSU-N.O. Health Sciences Center (Ph.D. Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology), and Alabama A&M (M.S. Microbiology)
• Moses Washington (Polytech Institute, Owings Mills, MD) has been accepted into Morehouse, Meharry, and U of Maryland Medical Schools
• Michelle White (Westlake High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Morehouse Medical School
• Diedra Williams (Plaquemine High, Plaquemine, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University Public Health School 
• Marcella Willis (Western Branch High, Chesapeake, VA) has been accepted into Eastern Virginia, U of Rochester, Medical College of Virginia, and U of Virginia Medical Schools

*Accepted in 2005 for entry into medical school via the XU/Tulane Early Admissions Medical Admissions Program

NOTE: According to data made available by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), a total of 180 applicants who attended Xavier submitted applications to allopathic medical schools via the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) for entry in 2007. Of those applicants, 84 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.