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Xavier leads in med school placements
Guess who leads the nation
in placing African Americans
into medical school? If you
said Xavier, then you’ve been
paying attention.
The historically-black uni
versity in New Orleans has
placed more African
Americans into medical
school than any other college
or university in the United
States.
According to data released
by the Association of
American Medical Colleges,
82 Xavier students were
accepted into medical school
in 1999. That more than dou
bled the total of second-place
Spelman College, which had
30 accepted, and third-place
Harvard University, which
had 27.
Rounding out the top
schools were: Yale University
(25), Duke University (25),
.Howard University (24),
Morehouse College (22) and
the University of Maryland-
Baltimore (22). The AAMC
collects its data annually,
providing a way for colleges
and universities to assess the
programs used to prepare
students for medical school.
Xavier first attained its No.
1 status as the top producer
of African-American pre-med
students in 1993, after sever
al years of finishing second to
much larger Howard.
Placing African Americans
into medical school:
1. Xavier 82
2. Spelman 30
3. Harvard 27
4. Yale 25
5. Duke 25
6. Howard 24
7. Morehouse 22
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