Costumes, Candy, & Anti-Coagulants

Howdy!

The month of October has surprisingly flown by, but with it came some bouts of cool weather and a ton of new material in class! We had to keep up with boatloads of information for both Principles of Pharmacology & Medical Pharmacology for this past block, and while it has not necessarily been easy, luckily all of the hard work has been paying off! We recently entered the Cardiovascular block with our next set of tests right around the corner, and in the Halloween spirit, hopefully it does not give me too much of a fright! Yesterday our class had the privilege of attending and participating in an angina (chest pain) simulation with Medi-Man & the incredibly talented Dr. Ledoux which was extremely helpful in putting our classroom material into firsthand experience!

Outside of the classroom, October gave me the opportunity to participate, and unfortunately not volunteer, in the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk in Audubon Park this past Saturday. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is an amazing organization that advocates for new research, public policy, and support for suicide survivors! It was a beautiful Saturday morning filled with strong men and women gathering together to spread love and awareness on a topic close to my heart! I had the privilege of doing the walk with my late childhood best friend's mom whose son passed away this past March. It inspired me to send in an application to the local NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) to volunteer, and I begin on November 6th!

Stay tuned...

Monthly Hours: 0
Total Hours: 0
Soon to come!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Little Lagniappe

Howdy, Having just had our second set of tests in the program, time is airborne. Having spent the last four years at LSU in Baton Rouge, it was originally an adjustment moving back to the Big Easy City. Now having gotten situated in a quaint apartment with awesome roommates, it made this transition as seamless as it could be. Of course, my Tulane family of classmates and faculty are a huge component for how homey this past month has felt. The course instructors present the material in a way that fosters a receptive learning environment. Resources to help us succeed are at our fingertips, whether you choose to use the Yuja lecture recordings or the godsends known as the Pharmwiki articles and quizzes.  While the course material itself is certainly nothing less than master-level, I absolutely adore what we are learning about. The first module prefaced us with a background of drug potency, NSAID's & Anti-Histamines, and this past block had us hit the ground running with Ant
Read more

"March Madness" is an Understatement!

Oh how much has changed in a month! I think it goes without saying that March threw everyone for a loop. But with that, I'll get into the normalcy that ensued the first half of the month. School wise, we had our Psych block set of tests, and they went well! That marked the end of our Medical Pharmacology and Principles of Pharmacology courses, and wow did that free up a lot of time! The time is now being used to study for the MCAT...yay, and focus on the last Cellular Control Mechanisms block! Speaking of, we just had our second test for Cellular Controls yesterday actually, and while I was quite nervous for it, it also went well! Now onto the elephant in the room: while school consumed a large part of my month, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic arguably halted almost everything. Not that I did much besides study, workout, and volunteer before it began, but even those 3 activities were jolted. Due to the high transmissibility of the virus, the gym closed, classes were moved online,
Read more