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This is it!

April Service Hours: 4 Cumulative Service Hours: 22 If I had to sum up this month in 3 short words, it would be “ I made it! ” I cannot believe that this me and my classmates have completed this program. If you would’ve asked me in last summer during the pandemic I would’ve never thought that I would be graduating with a master’s degree in 2021. NBME; conquered! Endocrine pharm; passed! Neuropharm; victorious! Cell control; passed! If I had to rate this program out of 10 my score would most definitely surpass just 10! If you are reading this blog and looking for ways to improve your application for med school, dental school, etc and are contemplating applying for this course GO FOR IT! I highly recommend this program. This program has definitely matured me as a student and I know for a fact that this program has prepared me for medical school.  For community service this month, I decided to help out at a local church with their drive thru distribution of the Moderna covid vaccine. Afte
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March [Full of] Madness

MMarch Service Hours: 10  Cumulative Service Hours: 18 And there goes March!! Yet another month down in this program.  I consider the month of March a thing of the past, I was glad to have experienced it and I’m even glad that it’s over. For me, the month of March consisted of my second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, 1 medical pharmacology exam on Psychopharm, 1 principles of pharmacology exam also on Psychopharm, 2 presentations: one on stress & immunity and the other on “Fremanezumab for the Preventive Treatment of Chronic Migraine” - a mouthful yes, I know; just imagine how I felt this entire month. Not to mention that we also had an exam in cellular control mechanism on ion channels, membrane transporters, etc. all while studying for the NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners) which serves as our cumulative final exam for our med pharm course. On tomorrow (April 1st) my classmates and I will take this examine, I have more than enough faith that al
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February Blog Post

February  Service Hours: 4  Cumulative Service Hours: 8 Happy Black History Month! To say February is the shortest month out of the year, it sure was action packed. This month was full of research, presentations, lecturers & tests, and preparation for the shelf exam that's in a couple of weeks. And I must say that I am really anticipating this shelf exam. I plan to spend the entire month of March studying and preparing myself for this exam. Neurology and Psychiatric pharmacology have by far been the most interesting modules yet! After going through these lectures, I was amazed on how misinformed that we all our about topics concerning mental health: schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, etc. This module opened my eyes even more and pushed me further to be a bigger advocate for people with mental health problems.  I am a bit sad though because this is the first year in I don’t know how many years that there was no Mardi Gras. Due to covid and the pandemic that is still going on   
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January Blog post

January Service Hours: 4 Cumulative Service Hours: 4 Welcome back pharm bloggers!!   Well, the new and final semester has started, and I couldn’t be happier! I loved the month-long winter break and being able to rest but I was concerned with getting back in school and getting back to the work. I thoroughly enjoyed working through the endocrine/reproductive module. I was able to relate to this module on a personal level being that my father was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in December of 2019 and being a male and knowing about certain contraceptives that can be used/taken. This module was a breeze to say the least but very interesting at the same time. I have a feeling that all of the modules this semester will be a breeze being that we have a shelf exam coming up in April, I haven’t gotten my thoughts together yet about when I’ll start studying for it and what study methods, I will use but I’m working on it. The only thing that I feel a little stressed about are the 2 ex
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November Blog Post

  Community service hours:  12  out of 12 As November comes to an end, I can't help but reflect on how grateful I am for this program. This program has truly been an awesome experience for me. I’ve met some great people virtually, I got more involved in my community, and I also retained some useful material we learned about this semester. Now that the semester is over, I'm looking forward to taking a well-deserved, much needed break because I know that January is going to come fast. I am very impressed with my performance this semester to say the least, coming from a non-science background. My biggest helpers were Quizlet & Anki flash cards, they helped me out a ton! We recently finished the GI & Neoplasia module and I can say what has stuck with me the most is the origin of peptic ulcers. Peptic ulcers come from a bacteria called Helicobacter pylori. Many times growing up we hear people say crazy things like “don’t each too much spicy food, it’ll cause stomach ulcers”
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October Blog Post

Community service hours:  12  out of 12 I just want to start off by apologizing to all of the prospective pharmacology students that may across my blog for not having a “cute” blog with a cool theme and background picture. I am tech savvy but only to a certain extent. 🤣😝   The month of October for the pharmacology program has been crazy and when I say crazy, I mean CRAZY! This month alone we have had a total of 5 exams and 9 quizzes. Exams are biweekly and quizzes are weekly. Now, that wasn’t said to discourage anyone because I can guarantee you that being in this program is most definitely worth it! I am loving it here!! Grad school gets a 10/10 would definitely recommend. But man do you have to put some work in. I’m so happy that I invested in an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil for more efficient and eco friendly note taking because I can only imagine the number of notebooks and pens I would have gone through by now. To keep my motivation high about pursing a caree
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September Blog Post

Community service hours:  7  out of 12 A month into my first ever graduate program and it has been very eye opening to say the very least! Coming from a non-science background to a 100% science-based program has not only made me very nervous about not succeeding but it has also been like trying to learn a new foreign language for me. Nervous, I still have faith that I will come out on top! I am now finding myself randomly stopping at the pharmacy during my trips to Walmart and Walgreens just to look at the back of the medications reading about the side effects, drug-drug interactions, ingredients, etc. I am already confident that this program will for sure help me out when it comes time for me to apply to medical school.  This past month I had the opportunity to volunteer in Lake Charles, Louisiana helping out families that had been affected by Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Laura was reported as the 5th strongest storm to make landfall in the U.S. So I, along with my coworker and his frat
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