Acceptances in 2005-2006
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 103 Xavier students were accepted into medical, dental, etc. school for entry in the fall of 2006. Here are the students who were accepted for entry in 2006…
- George Adesina (Stafford High, Stafford, TX) has been accepted into Tulane U School of Public Health
- Unoma Akamagwuna (Stephenson High, Lithonia, GA) has been accepted into Medical College of Wisconsin, George Washington U, and U of Kansas Medical Schools
- Oluyinka Akinbinu (Bowie High, Bowie, MD) has been accepted into Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Marquita Anderson (Johnson High, Austin, TX) has been accepted into UT-San Antonio Medical School
- Sarah Ann Anderson (South Salem High, Salem, OR) has been accepted into Einstein, U of Maryland, and Mt. Sinai (M.D./Ph.D) Medical Schools
- Shunte' Anderson (East Central High, San Antonio, TX) has been accepted into UT-San Antonio Medical School
- Joliette Barnum (Notre Dame High, Cape Girareau, MO) has been accepted into U Missouri-Columbia, U of Louisville, and Washington U Medical Schools
- Jennnifer Bentley (Kirby High, Memhis, TN) has been accepted into U of Alabama-Birmingham, Meharry, U of Arkansas, and Jackson State Public Health Schools
- Jessica Butler (McKinley High, Baton Rouge, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans Medical School
- Varsha Castro (Immaculata High, Marrero, LA) has been accepted into U of Sint Eustatius Medical School
- Brittany Clark (Neville High, Monroe, LA) has been accepted into Morehouse, U of Rochester, Meharry, Howard, LSU-New Orleans, and LSU-Shreveport Medical Schools
- LaToya Clark (LeFlore High, Mobile, AL) has been accepted into the U of South Alabama, U of Alabama-Birmingham, and Morehouse Medical Schools
- Rodney Clark, Jr. (McMain High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Howard U Medical School
- Lashanda Clarks (Bishop McNamara High, Accokeek, MD) has been accepted into Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine
- Marie-Teresa Colbert (Poolesville High, Poolesville, MD) has been accepted into the St. Louis U, Indiana U, Temple U, Morehouse, LSU-Shreveport, and U of Iowa Carver (Dean's Scholarship) Medical Schools
- J.D. Cotton (Longview High, Longview, TX) has been accepted into UT-Southwestern Medical School
- Christina Council (Villa Victory Academy, Trenton, NJ) has been accepted into Drexel University Public Health School and UMDNJ-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Kimberly Cross (Hoffman High, Schaumburg, IL) has been accepted into Georgetown U Medical School (Post-bacc)
- Eldra Daniels (Riverview Christian Academy, Denver, CO) has been accepted into Indiana U Medical School (M.S. Medical Science)
- Melvin Dillard (Young High, Chicago, IL) has been accepted into U of Illinois-Chicago and Howard Dental Schools
- Lauren Dimes (Campbell High, Smyrna, GA) has been accepted into the U of Tennessee College of Dentistry
- Dung Dinh (West Jefferson High, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into LSU Dental School, U of Houston College of Optometry, UAB College of Optometry, and Southern College of Optometry
- Shakir Emel (CA Math/Science High, Los Angeles, CA) has been accepted into Howard and Meharry Medical Schools
- Jawauna Faulkner (Hattiesburg High, Hattiesburg, MS) has been accepted into Morehouse Medical College and the U of Mississippi School of Medicine
- Angelica Garrett (Schalick High, Elmer, NJ) has been accepted into Meharry, Morehouse, UMDNJ Medical Schools
- Charles Gibson (Fayette County High, Fayette, GA) has been accepted into the U of Louisville, Meharry, Howard, and Morehouse Medical Schools
- Susan Goggans (Central High East, Tuscaloosa, AL) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College (Post-bacc)
- Elizabeth Goodly (Ben Franklin High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into U of Sint Eustasius Medical School
- Rick Green (Westlake High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Howard, NYU, and Meharry Dental Schools
- Melissa Groves (Sherwood High, Brookeville, MD) has been accepted into the Medical College of Wisconsin, Morehouse, George Washington U, and Meharry Medical Schools
- Danielle Haney (Zachary High, Zachary, LA) has been accepted into biomedical science Ph.D. programs at Case Western Reserve Medical School, U Penn, UT-Memphis, and UT-Houston/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Angel Harper (Westover High, Albany, GA) has been accepted into U of Kentucky (Scholarship) and Meharry Medical Schools
- Gina Huynh (Karr High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into U of Houston, Nova Southeastern, and State U of New York Optometry Schools
- Ashleigh Igbokwe (Ben Franklin High, New Orleans) has been accepted into the Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine-New Jersey
- Eberenne Igbokwe (Debakey HP High, Houston, TX) has been accepted into U of North Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Racquel Ivey-Spencer (Fayette-Ware High, Moscow, TN) has been accepted into U of Tennessee-Memphis Medical School
- Byron Jasper (Ellender High, Houma, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine*
- Marcus Jennings (Whitehaven High, Memphis) has been accepted into the Tennessee Institutes for Pre-Professionals at the U of Tennessee Medical School and Tulane University School of Public Health
- Lisa Johnson (Roosevelt High, Glenn Dale, MD) has been accepted into the U of North Texas Health Science Center (Ph.D. Cell Biology and Genetics)
- Michael Jones (Atlantic City High, Atlantic City, NJ) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
- Ashley Joseph (Caddo Parish Magnet, Shreveport, LA) has been accepted into LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport (Physician Assistant)
- Ryan Jupiter (Redeemer-Seton High, New Orleans) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine
- Melissa Lancaster (Debakey Health Professions High, Houston) has been accepted into the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Terilyn Lake (Murrah High, Jackson, MS) has been accepted into U of Mississippi Medical School
- Tricia Lemelle (Dominican High, New Orleans, LA ) has been accepted into Georgetown University (Health Management)
- Holly Loritts (Landmark Christian School, Fairburn, GA) has been accepted into Howard, Meharry, and U of Louisville Medical Schools
- Rae Lundy (Lovejoy High, Jonesboro, GA) has been accepted into psychology Ph.D. programs at U of Notre Dame and Howard University
- Kaylend Manley (Northglenn High, Thornton, CO) has been accepted into Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Amanda Martin (Archbishop Chapelle High, Metairie, LA) has been accepted into LSU-N.O., LSU-Shreveport, Tulane, and U of Louisville Medical Schools
- Edward Mazique, II (Dulles High, Sugar Land, TX) has been accepted into the National Institutes of Health Research Training Award Program (Post-bacc)
- Tai McCadden (North Atlanta High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Georgetown U Medical School (Post-bacc)
- Regina McCutcheon (Scotlandville High, Baton Rouge, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine*
- Alecia McFarlane (Westbrook High, Beaumont, TX) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Public Health
- Carla McLain (Huntington High, Shreveport, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine*
- Jenais Miller (Mt. Carmel Academy, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Drexel U College of Medicine (Post-bacc)
- Laura Mitchell (Mays High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Boston U Medical School (M.S. Biomedical Forensics) and Drexel U Medical School (M.S. Forensics)
- Malcolm Mitchell (Thurgood Marshall Academy, Delfield, WI) has been accepted into Hampton U (M.S. Medical Science)
- Milton Moore (Strake Jesuit, Houston, TX) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College (Post-bacc)
- Shenitta Moore (Yazoo County High, Yazoo City, MS) has been accepted into U of Mississippi Medical School
- Shannon Murphy (St. Charles Catholic, La Place, LA) Meharry Medical College
- Lucretia Nave (St. Martin High, Ocean Springs, MS) has been accepted into U of Tennessee College of Medicine
- Cuong Nguyen (Edna Karr High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU School of Dentistry
- Tameka Noel (New Boston High, New Boston, TX) has been accepted into U of Texas-Southwestern and Duke Medical Schools
- Chinwe Obiaga (SW DeKalb, Stone Mountain, GA) has been accepted into Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia Campus (M.S. Biomedical Sciences), Medical U of Ohio (M.S. Medical Sciences), and the Medical College of Georgia (Public Health)
- Lauren Parker (McGill-Toolen High, Mobile, AL) has been accepted into Indiana U Medical School
- Rachel Paul (Hazelwood Central High, St. Louis) has been accepted into Howard School of Medicine
- Candace Pettigrew (Longview High, Longview, TX) has been accepted into Baylor, Vanderbilt, and UT-Southwestern Medical School
- Sabrina Powell (Oxon Hill High, Ft. Washington, MD) has been accepted into Howard and U of Maryland Medical Schools
- Ashley Primus (St. George High, St. George, SC) has been accepted into Medical U of South Carolina
- Tequilla Pryor (SW Dekalb High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia Campus (M.S. Biomedical Science)
- Kamilah Ray (Largo High, Upper Marlboro, MD) has been accepted into Georgetown U Graduate School (M.S. Complimentary and Alternative Medicine)
- Melodi Reese (Austin High, Sugarland, TX) has been accepted into Meharry, Morehouse, UT-Dallas, UT-Galveston, and UT-San Antonio Medical Schools
- Tenia Rhodes (Westbury High, Houston, TX) has been accepted into Meharry Dental College
- Chandra Riley (Renaissance High, Detroit, MI) has been accepted into Drexel U College of Medicine (Post-bacc), American U (Post-bacc), and Barry University (M.S. Biomedical Science)
- Nicole Roberts (St. John High, Gulfport, MS) has been accepted into Nova Southeastern Osteopathic Medical School
- Mia Robins (Baton Rouge High, Baton Rouge, LA) has been accepted into Tulane and Emory Public Health Schools
- Elizabeth Romar (Westminister Christian Academy, Opelousas, LA) has been accepted into Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia Campus (M.S. Biomedical Science)
- Alexis Russell (Holy Names Academy, Seattle, WA) has been accepted into Howard U College of Dentistry
- Lindsay Ryans (North Springs High, Roswell, GA) has been accepted into U of Louisville Dental School
- Shannon Seals (Vidalia High, Vidalia, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans, Wright State, and Temple Medical Schools
- Deandra Stewart (Fossil Ridge High, Watauga, TX) has been accepted into U of North Texas Public Health School
- Courtney Tafesse (Southeast High, Wichita, KS) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College (Post-bacc)
- Mark Thibodeaux (Lagrange High, Lake Charles, LA) has been accepted into Sint Eustastius Medical School
- Diane Thomas (Burton High, San Francisco, CA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
- Andre Tilton (Benjamin Franklin High, New Orleans) has been accepted into Tulane and LSU-New Orleans Medical Schools
- Mainlinh Tran (Grace King High, Metairie, LA) has been accepted into Boston University Dental School
- Julius Turner (Vidalia High, Vidalia, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
- Rene Turner (Barstow School, Kansas City, MO) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine*
- Simeon Udunka (Mays High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Windsor University School of Medicine
- Crystal Waldrup (Lakeview High, Campti, LA) has been accepted into Meharry, LSU-New Orleans, and LSU-Shreveport Medical Schools
- Christopher Whitmore (Boston Latin School, Roslindale, MA) has been accepted into Morehouse Medical School
- Frank Williams Jr. (Archbishop Shaw High, Marrero, LA) has been accepted into LSU-N.O. Medical School (scholarship)
- Ashley Williams (Southside College Prep, Chicago) has been accepted into Southern Illinois U-Edwardsville and and U of Illinois Dental Schools
- Kristy Williams (Metro High, St. Louis, MO) has been accepted into Logan College of Chiropractic
- Bruce Wilson (Independence High, Charlotte, NC) has been accepted into Howard and Indiana U Medical Schools
- Natasha Wilson (SW Dekalb High, Decatur, GA) has been accepted into the U of Tennessee, Medical College of Georgia, and Temple U Dental Schools
- Yolanda Winfrey (AL Math/Science, Mobile, AL) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
- Minniel Yarbrough (Debakey Health Professions, Missouri City, TX) has been accepted into UT-Houston Medical School
- Byron Young (Ehret High, Marrero, LA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Medicine*
- Natalie Younger (Summit Country Day School, Cincinnati, OH) has been accepted into the U of Cincinnati School of Medicine
*Accepted in 2004 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 184 applicants who attended Xavier submitted applications to allopathic medical schools via the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) for entry in 2006. Of those applicants, 65 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.