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Kristi Isaac Rapp was promoted to clinical associate professor in the division of clinical and administrative services at the College of Pharmacy of Xavier University in New Orleans. Dr. Rapp has taught at Xavier for six years and also operates an allergy and asthma clinic.

Dr. Rapp is a graduate of Alcorn State University in Mississippi. She holds a doctorate in pharmacy from Xavier University.

Willie Adams Jr. was named to a voluntary teaching position in the College of Sciences and Health Professions at Albany State University in Georgia. He has been a licensed obstetrics and gynecology physician for nearly a half century. He will serve as a guest lecturer, advise faculty, mentor students, and provide class-based demonstrations of medical procedures.

Dr. Adams is a graduate of Florida A&M University and Meharry Medical College in Nashville.

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