Acceptances in 2007-2008

Xavier has been a leader nationally in placing African-Americans into medical school for more than 10 years. Further, in spite of Hurricane Katrina, Xavier continues to do well as evidenced the by fact that 68 Xavier students were accepted into medical, dental, etc. school for entry in the fall of 2008. Here are the students who were accepted for entry in 2008…

• Airat Agbetoba (Bush High, Houston, TX) has been accepted into U of North Texas Osteopathic Medical School, UTMB-Galveston, Texas A&M, and UT-Houston Medical Schools 
• Garrett Anderson (Bradwell Institute, Hinesville, GA) has been accepted into U of Tennessee, Morehouse, and Howard U Medical Schools
• Jacquelyn Bailey (Marquette High, Ballwin, MO) has been accepted into U of Arkansas Medical School 
• Reuben Battley (Byrd High, Shreveport, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Eboni Betts (Spring Valley High, Columbia, SC) has been accepted into Tuskegee (full scholarship) and U of Georgia Veterinary Schools 
• Ja'Nell Blocker (Banneker High, Washington, DC) has been accepted into U of Sint Eustasius Medical School
• Mashezia Boyd-Vincent (Huffman High, Birmingham, AL) has been accepted into Walden University (PhD Clinical Psychology)
• Labentria Brooks (Amite High, Amite, LA) has been accepted into Life Chiropractic College 
• Emmary Butler (North Side High, Fort Wayne, IN) has been accepted into Meharry and Indiana U Medical Schools 
• Megan Butler (Amite High, Amite, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Kristen Buxton (Cherokee High, Marlton, NJ) has been accepted into UMDNJ Osteopathic Medical School 
• Monet Casey (Huron High, Ann Arbor, MI) has been accepted into U of Tennessee Medical School 
• Wonestta Collins (Donaldsonville High, Donaldsonville, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans Medical School
• Caneita Creighton (Grand Blanc High, Grand Blank, MI) has been accepted into Meharry, Wayne State U, and U of Alabama-Birmingham (MD/MPH; Scholarship) Medical Schools 
• Damien Cuffie (Naaman Forest High, Sachse, TX) has been accepted into LSU School of Public Health
• Erik Davis (Brother Martin High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Brandon Dawkins (Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Howard, Medical College of Georgia, Morehouse (scholarship), and Emory U Medical Schools
• Laketa Entzminger (Dudley High, Greensboro, NC) has been accepted into St. Louis University School of Medicine
• Candice Fields (CA Math/Science High, Carson, CA) has been accepted into St. Matthew's University Medical School 
• Antonio Funches (Bassfield High, Sumrall, MS) has been accepted into Howard U College of Medicine 
• Chari Gary (Mays High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Temple, Meharry, and Morehouse Medical Schools 
• Breyanna Grays (Grand Blanc High, Grand Blanc, MI) has been accepted into Michigan State U, Wayne State I, and Indiana U (Scholarship) Medical Schools
• Whitney Hardy (St. Louis Catholic High, Lake Charles, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine 
• Randal Harris (Renaissance High, Detroit, MI) has been accepted into Medical College of Wisconsin 
• Kimberly Hodge (Hammond High, Hammond, LA) has been accepted into Howard, Meharry, LSU-New Orleans, and Indiana U Medical Schools 
• Lindsey Holloman (Starr's Mill High, Fayetteville, GA) has been accepted into St. Louis U School of Medicine
• Michol Holloway (Princeton High, Cincinnati, OH) has been accepted into George Washington U School of Medicine 
• Lateef Johnson (Spring Valley High, Columbia, SC) has been accepted into Medical University of South Carolina.
• Leonard Johnson (St. Paul's Episcopal, Mobile, AL) has been accepted into Marquette and Howard U Dental Schools.
• Tamara Johnson (Barton High, Lexa, AR) has been accepted into St. George's University Medical School 
• Nikara Kilpatrick (East High, Memphis, TN) has been accepted into Rosalind Franklin U of Medicine and Science (Post-bacc) 
• Henry LeBoyd, III (Destrehan High, Destrehan, LA) has been accepted into Morehouse Medical School and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia Campus 
• DeShondra Leonard (Warren Easton High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Meharry, U of Tennessee, and Howard U Dental Schools 
• Brandi Lewis-Polite (Avondale High, Avondale Estates, GA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College 
• Sophia Mai (Ben Franklin High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine
• Danielle Major (Laguna Creek High, Elk Grove, CA) has been accepted into LSU Health Science Center New Orleans Graduate School(Pharmacology)
• Danisha McCall (Diamond Ranch High, Ontario, CA) has been accepted into Medical College of Wisconsin
• Desmin Milner (Ramsay High, Birmingham, AL) has been accepted into U of Alabama Birmingham Medical School
• Deann Moore (Rangeview High, Aurora, CO) has been accepted into Southern Illinois U Medical School
• Rida Nadeem (Andrew Jackson High, Chalmette, LA) has been accepted into Tulane U Public Health School. 
• Nwamaka Ngoddy (St. Pius X High, Union City GA) has been accepted into Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
• Arielle Norris (Denton High, Denton, TX) has been accepted into Baylor College of Dentistry.
• Chika Nwankwo (Rowlett High, Rowlett, TX) has been accepted into UT-Houston Medical School 
• Kimberly Onyirioha (DeBakey Health Prof. High, Missouri City, TX) has been accepted into UT-San Antonio Medical School.
• Elegant Pearson (Oxon Hills High, Fort Washington, MD) has been accepted into U of Rochester Medical School. 
• Kandyce Pearson (Ayala High, Chino Hills, CA) has been accepted into U of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. 
• Dorcas Pinto (Oxon Hill High, Oxon Hill, MD) has been accepted into U of Rochester School of Medicine.
• Tanisha Powell (Baltimore Tech, Harrisonville, MD) has been accepted into Virginia Commonwealth U Medical School. 
• Alicia Pressley (Slidell High, Slidell, LA) has been accepted into the LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine
• Angela Pressley (Slidell High, Sidell, LA) has been accepted into the LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine. 
• Tequilla Pryor (SW DeKalb High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into the Medical College of Georgia and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia Campus. 
• Alyce Richard (Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Indiana U Medical School (M.S. Medical Science) 
• Courtney D. Robinson (Murrah High, Jackson, MS) has been accepted into Southern College of Optometry.
• Dionne Rudison (Karr High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine.
• Ashley Screws (Renaissance High, Detroit, MI) has been accepted into the Medical College of Wisconsin. 
• Arie Shaw (Neville High, Monroe, LA) has been accepted into U of Rochester School of Medicine
• Kelvin Simmons (Longview High, Longview, TX) has been accepted into Baylor College of Dentistry (Post-basic) 
• Janelle Snoddy (Community College HS East, Last Vegas, NV) has been accepted into Howard U College of Medicine 
• Erica Stevens (Murphy High, Mobile, AL) has been accepted into U of South Alabama, UAB (Full-Tuition Scholarship), U of Louisville (Full-Tuition Scholarship), Meharry, Morehouse, and U of Tennessee Medical Schools 
• Kimberly Tran (Archbishop Blenk, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans School of Medicine
• Thao-Nguyen Tran (Ehret High, Marrero, LA) has been accepted into LSU-NO, LSU-S, and Creighton Medical Schools 
• Maesha Twyner (Pass Christian High, Pass Christian, MS) has been accepted into Wayne State, Medical College of Georgia, U of Louisville (Full-Tuition), Emory U, Morehouse, Tulane U, and U of Tennessee Medical Schools 
• ShaRhonda Watkins (Leflore High, Mobile, AL) has been accepted into Xavier U of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
• Gwenevere Monet Weatherspoon (Hoover High, Hoover, AL) has been accepted into Meharry, St. Louis U, U of Tennessee, Morehouse, and UAB (Full-Tuition Scholarship) Medical Schools
• Kara Wilhite (Bolton High, Memphis, TN) has been accepted into Tulane U Public Health School (Parasitology)
• Andrew Williams (Westlake High, Waldorf, MD) has been accepted into Pennsylvania College of Optometry 
• Diedria Williams (Plaquemine High, Plaquemine, LA) has been accepted into Life Chiropractic College

NOTE: According to data made available by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), a total of 154 applicants who attended Xavier submitted applications to allopathic medical schools via the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) for entry in 2008. Of those applicants, 59 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.