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” or “don’t immediately go outside after a shower or you’ll catch pneumonia” and we actually believe it. But when you actually learned what causes this illness it totally changes your perspective & in my case makes me feel somewhat more intelligent.

See y’all next semester!!

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January Blog post

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