It's been almost two months since Steven, my Ford Focus, and I made the journey from a small, rural town in Indiana to the Crescent City. After settling into my cozy apartment and exploring my new neighborhood (and adjusting to the climate), I met up with new friends in the program. From spending my birthday at the Pharmacy Museum, Hansen's, and District Donuts to a Mid-City Bowling mixer for our Pharmacology Class of 2020, I started to feel more comfortable about the upcoming school year and my home in New Orleans.
I have been out of undergrad for a couple years now, so I was not sure how I would get back to studying- and more so how I could improve my learning threshold. We recently made it through our first "module", which was the Basic Principles of Pharmacology and Inflammation. The classes hit the ground running in Principles and Medical Pharmacology, and they covered drugs relating to NSAIDs, acetaminophen, Rheumatoid Arthritis, organ transplant immunosuppression drugs, and corticosteroids. Every day I tried to both review and preview the learning objectives for the next classes to master the material, but pharmacology definitely follows the saying, "trying to drink from a firehose!" Clinical application helps piece things together though, and I enjoy learning different examples since my goal is to be a physician. Most of the time a group of my colleagues and I meet to study after class (this holds us accountable!), but sometimes I also do the learning objectives by myself. I think for the next module I am going to make flashcards to learn the drugs before the test (Antibiotics, Anti-Virals, and more!).
As for philanthropy, I am a volunteer advisor for Kappa Alpha Theta, as well as supporting outreach in the NOLA/ LA community. Stay tuned for my upcoming adventures as I dive into a humanitarian ministry in the area!
Have a Blessed Day,
Ms. Ashley Krininger
Service Hours: 4!
I have been out of undergrad for a couple years now, so I was not sure how I would get back to studying- and more so how I could improve my learning threshold. We recently made it through our first "module", which was the Basic Principles of Pharmacology and Inflammation. The classes hit the ground running in Principles and Medical Pharmacology, and they covered drugs relating to NSAIDs, acetaminophen, Rheumatoid Arthritis, organ transplant immunosuppression drugs, and corticosteroids. Every day I tried to both review and preview the learning objectives for the next classes to master the material, but pharmacology definitely follows the saying, "trying to drink from a firehose!" Clinical application helps piece things together though, and I enjoy learning different examples since my goal is to be a physician. Most of the time a group of my colleagues and I meet to study after class (this holds us accountable!), but sometimes I also do the learning objectives by myself. I think for the next module I am going to make flashcards to learn the drugs before the test (Antibiotics, Anti-Virals, and more!).
As for philanthropy, I am a volunteer advisor for Kappa Alpha Theta, as well as supporting outreach in the NOLA/ LA community. Stay tuned for my upcoming adventures as I dive into a humanitarian ministry in the area!
Have a Blessed Day,
Ms. Ashley Krininger
Service Hours: 4!
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