Life in the Big Easy


It is crazy how a month has already flown by since moving to New Orleans and starting the Pharmacology Masters program. Being a Texas native, I was nervous about moving out of state and away from my family, friends, and dogs (that I am missing so much). Fortunately, I quickly made friends with my classmates which made the transition easier. We were able to immerse into the culture of New Orleans by trying new foods, restaurants, art, parks and live music.

Being out of school for about 2 years, I must admit I was nervous about the transition of my work life back to school life. Fortunately to my surprise, the transition went smoothly. Within the first month we have already completed our first 2 modules. First was the basic principles and inflammation module and second was the infectious disease module. Within the first module we learned about the basics of pharmacology in addition to drugs including NSAIDs, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Immunosuppressants, and corticosteroids. The infectious disease module involved learning about anti-microbials, anti-fungals, anti-virals, and anti-HIV drugs. The topics so far have been interesting. To keep up with the material I usually preview the lecture and then meet with a study group to discuss the main objectives after class. I’ve been happy with my exam results, but there is always room for improvement. Unfortunately, I was not able to complete any service hours this month but will definitely get on that this coming month, stay tuned!

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