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 all of us will pass this stressor of a test. Needless to say, I am an overcomer & have overcame every hurdle and obstacle in my path thus far and will continue to do so!! Graduation is on the horizon we have 47 days until graduation, and we will be a part of the elite 10% of the US with master’s degrees. Getting one degree hotter!

This month I chose to spend my Sundays volunteering at the food bank & my local church preparing for our annual Easter egg hunt. This month at the food bank, we helped sort and categorize all of the non-perishable food items. Together we checked the dates on food and for anything that was not expired, we placed the item in its respective group. I considered this to be great exercise from all of the lifting and walking in, out, and around the warehouse.

Until next month!

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