Acceptances in 2008-2009
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 69 Xavier students were accepted into medical, dental, etc. school for entry in the fall of 2009.Here are the students who were accepted for entry in 2009…
- Olayinka Afolabi (Mount Pleasant High., Providence, RI) has been accepted into Indiana U Medical School
- Jaime Anderson (Carencro High, Arnaudville, LA) has been accepted into LSU Shreveport, LSU New Orleans, and Morehouse Medical Schools
- Michael Aregbesola (Bishop Moore High, Orlando, FL) has been accepted into U of Pittsburgh, U of Pennsylvania, and NYU Dental Schools
- Jennifer Bentley (Kirby High, Memphis, TN) has been accepted into U of Arkansas College of Medicine
- Meghan Bias (Academy of Sacred Heart, Scott, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
- Cynthia Brown (Xavier Prep, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into American U of Antigua Medical School
- Donald Brown (Grand Blanc High, Grand Blanc, MI) has been accepted into Wayne State, St. Louis U, and Meharry Medical Schools
- Carissa Campos (St. John the Baptist, Coram, NY) as been accepted into Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
- Daphne Chambliss (Davidson Fine Arts, Hephzibah, GA) has been accepted into Morehouse and Indiana U Medical Schools
- Dana Clark (Bishop McNamara High, Lanham, MD) has been accepted into Life College of Chiropractic
- Joshua Coney (Debakey Health Professions High, Houston, TX) has been accepted into UTMB-Galveston and UT-Houston (MD/PhD) Medical Schools
- Christina Council (Villa Victoria Academy, Trenton, NJ) has been accepted into U of Medicine and Health Sciences-St. Kitts
- Shelley Dailey (Bishop McNamara High, Mitchellville, MD) has been accepted into U of Maryland, Howard, and Robert Wood Johnson Medical Schools
- Candace Douglas (Slidell High, Slidell, LA) has been accepted into Howard U College of Medicine
- Nikkia Edwards (Naaman Forest High, Garland, TX) has been accepted into UT-Southwestern Medical School
- Jada Etienne (Cy-Fair High, Cypress, TX) has been accepted into Meharry, NYU, UT-Houston, UT-Southwestern, UTMB-Galveston, Howard, and UT-San Antonio Medical Schools
- Olufemi Fadahunsi (Duncanville High, Duncanville, TX) has been accepted into UT-Houston, UT-San Antonio, and Baylor Dental Schools
- Newton Ford (White Station High, Memphis, TN) has been accepted into U of Tennessee Medical School
- James Freeman (Hammond High, Hammond, LA) has been accepted into the University of Rochester Medical School via the Early Assurance Program
- Bryan Gallerson (Plano High, Plano, TX) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine
- Schanel Gray (Orrville High, Orville, OH) has been accepted into the University of Medicine and Health Sciences-St. Kitts and Dominican University (Medical Post-bacc Program)
- Karmynah Helaire (Central High, Natchitoches, LA) has been accepted into LSU School of Medicine-New Orleans
- Tiffany Hill (Baton Rouge High, Baton Rouge, LA) has been accepted into American U of the Caribbean Medical School
- Maya Hills (LA Math/Science High, Bunkie, LA) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
- Conisha Holloman (Baton Rouge High, Baton Rouge, LA) has been accepted into the University of Rochester Medical School via the Early Assurance Program
- Bianca Howard (Troy High, Fullerton, CA) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine
- Brandi Howard (Berkmar High, Atlanta, GA) has been accepted into Hampton University (M.S. Medical Science)
- Tara Hughes Brooks (Princeton High, Cincinnati, OH) has been accepted into Ohio State Optometry School
- Gabrielle Jackson (Debakey Health Professions High, Houston, TX) has been accepted into UT-San Antonio Medical School
- Nicole James (Hightower High, Fresno, TX) has been accepted into Life College of Chiropractic
- Tyrrell Jenkins (Brother Martin High, Metairie, LA) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine
- Ayana Johnson (Dunwoody High, Dunwoody, GA) has been accepted into Morehouse Medical School (Public Health Program)
- Joffre Johnson (McGill-Toolen High, Mobile, AL) has been accepted into Meharry, U of Alabama-Birmingham, and U of South Alabama Medical Schools
- Rayanne Lee (St. Mary's Academy, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU School of Medicine-New Orleans
- Terin Lewis (Sumner Academy, Kansas City, KS) has been accepted into U of Kansas Medical School
- Ashley Mahone (Columbus High, Columbus, GA) has been accepted into U of Alabama-Birmingham Public Health School
- Brandon Mack (Arkansas Math/Science High, Little Rock) has been accepted into LSU School of Dentistry
- Leslee McElrath (Hughes Center, Cincinnati, OH) has been accepted into Wright State Medical School (Early Decision)
- Jamela Middleton (Garland High, Garland, TX) has been accepted into Meharry Medical College
- Stephanie Miles (Redlands High, Redlands, CA) has been accepted into Tulane University School of Public Health
- Jenais Miller (Mt. Carmel Academy, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Wayne State Medical School
- Keisha Mitchell (North Central High, Indianapolis, IN) has been accepted into Indiana U, U of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Case Western, and U of Cincinnati, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Wake Forest U Medical Schools
- Joyce Muruthi (LA Math/Science High) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans, UTMB-Galveston, and U of Louisville Medical Schools
- Kayla Nixon (Stanton Prep, Jacksonville, FL) has been accepted into U of Florida and Mayo Medical Schools
- Adrienne Noble (Pattonville High, Bridgeton,MO) has been accepted into Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Kelechi Okoroha (Dulles High, Missouri City, TX) has been accepted into Meharry and Howard U Medical Schools
- Chi-Chi Obih (Dominican High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted LSU-New Orleans Medical School
- Chisom Onyilofor (Old Mill Senior High, Crownsville, MD) has been accepted into Drexel U School of Public Health
- Leslie Pham (St. Mary's Dominican, Harvey, LA) has been accepted into U of Houston College of Optometry
- Ashley Reeves (Oviedo High, Oviedo, FL) has been accepted into Hampton University Graduate School (M.S. Medical Science)
- Darlonda Reynaud (East Jefferson High, Metairie, LA) has been accepted into LSU School of Medicine-New Orleans
- Alyce Richard (Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into Meharry, Indiana U, and LSU-New Orleans Medical Schools
- Brittney Richardson (Independence High, Independence, LA) has been accepted into U of Louisville, LSU-New Orleans, Meharry, and Howard U Medical Schools
- Paisley Robertson (Karr High, Westwego, LA) has been accepted into Life College of Chiropractic
- Hildred Rochon (), has been accepted into George Washington U and Brown U Medical Schools
- Kelvin Simmons (Longview High, Longview, TX) has been accepted into Baylor College of Dentistry
- Ashley Smith (Einstein High, Silver Spring, MD) has been accepted into Howard, Georgetown, and Johns Hopkins Medical Schools
- Gerald Smith (Eastern High, Washington, DC) has been accepted into Drexel University Medical School (Medical Science Program)
- Pauline Smith (Bishop Borgess High, Detroit, MI) has been accepted into Howard University and Meharry Medical Schools
- Eboni Sullivan (Hill High, Jackson, MS) has been accepted into U of Mississippi Medical School
- Monee Thomas (Northside High, Lafayette, LA) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine
- Shelly Tran (Immaculata High, Marrero, LA) has been accepted into Howard University College of Medicine
- Thao-Nguyen Tran (Ehret High, Marrero, LA) has been accepted into LSU-New Orleans Medical School
- Angela Wallace (Houston High, Lake Charles, LA) has been accepted into Morehouse, Howard, and U of Louisville Medical Schools
- Courtney Washington (St. Mary's Dominican, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into American U of the Caribbean Medical School
- George Washington (Higgins High, Marrero, LA) has been accepted into Drexel University Medical School (Medical Science Program)
- Lanita Williams (School Without Walls, Washington, DC) has been accepted into George Washington University Public Health School
- Lauren Williamson (Ben Franklin High, New Orleans, LA) has been accepted into LSU-Shreveport and LSU-New Orleans Medical Schools
- Davida' Yarbrough (Sparkman High, Madison, AL) has been accepted into U of South Alabama Medical School
NOTE: According to data made available by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), a total of 142 applicants who attended Xavier submitted applications to allopathic medical schools via the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) for entry in 2009. Of those applicants, 55 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.