December:
A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year first of all! December was a tad crazy for me flying home to see family and friends. I enjoyed spending time with my Eloise, eating a ton of amazing food, and a lot of laughing and sweet moments with my sister.
My lovely friends on New Years |
Christmas with the family |
Eloise is a Scrooge |
My siblings (Brett and Alli) |
My favorite place in my hometown |
Me and my child |
Alli and Eloise Christmas Eve |
So I fly back to New Orleans, and I am instantly SICK. I come home to my clean, but no food* apartment with a definite need for cold medications. Luckily to my pharmacology knowledge, I made it through the first week back at school with my personal pharmacy. (Even if my Sleepytime herbal tea is unregulated by government standards and might be a placebo- I am still telling myself that my sinuses were soothed).
The last unit we were in was Endocrine pharmacology, which I thought was really interesting! We had a TBL on Diabetic drugs like insulins and hypoglycemics, as well and a CBL on contraceptions. I didn't have a ton of familiarity with endocrine-affecting drugs, but I found several of the topics like discussing treatments for uterine fibroids and endometriosis cool. In addition to Medical Pharmacology, we also have a separate Endocrine Pharmacology class that we starting reading a book called Why Don't Zebras Get Ulcers? The author's writing style is captivating for the audience to be engaged with stress and body function such as cardiovascular health. I am taking neuropharmacology, and we are presenting topics like Schizophrenia and Alzheimer's. Environmental Signaling we had an interesting discussion with a visiting professor discussing lead levels in the pipes in America... which honestly was a little scary to realize how prominent it is!
Study-wise I am continuing with my method I think I perfected last semester. I think the most significant hallmark of my studying is trying to fit all of our drugs in clinical scenarios, where I can image a more "hands-on" type learning.
I am starting up the semester with the same volunteer organizations! Nothing new, just my regular routine.
(Oh yeah, and LSU Tigers wins the National Championship! Big win for LA) |
Blessings,
Ms Ashley
Volunteer hours January: 6
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