Profiles of Success
Kwesi Blackman
NU 2009 - BS Biology; Howard University School of Medicine, Class of 2014
What led to your interest in a career in medicine? Who or what inspired you?
As an 8-year-old boy I used to watch a show on the Learning Channel about surgeons performing various types of surgeries. I remember my mother asking me “why are you watching this kind of stuff?” and responding, “That is what I want to do when I grow up.” I found it so amazing what they were doing. I did not have any doctors in my family and my only experience with a real doctor was when I would go for my yearly physicals. So, a TV show on the Learning Channel every Sunday night was what first inspired me to become a surgeon. Read more…
News
Open Letter From the AAMC to MCAT examinees
February 03, 2012To NU students and alums sitting for the MCAT in 2012 We have been asked to share this Open letter, written by Karen Mitchell, Senior Director of Admissions Testing at the AAMC. Pease take a moment to read this letter and to learn about the security of the MCAT and the safeguards that AAMC puts in place to protect against cheating and other compromises of the exam. These safeguards, together with the actions that AAMC takes Read more…
New MCAT in 2015
December 07, 2011The new version of the MCAT is scheduled to be introduced in 2015 and is likely to be in place until 2030. The Preview Guide for MCAT2015 has been released and is available for download. Read more…


