Chronicles of Nadia

Total Volunteer Hours: 14.25 Happy Holidays! We are now on our last module of the semester which is GI/Neoplasm. The semester has really flown by and we are about to take the exam tomorrow! We have gone over drugs for cancer therapy, peptic ulcers, IBD/IBS, and herbal supplements.  On a fun note, it's a very festive time of the year and we've had plenty of events to attend this December (work hard, play hard).   I have continued to volunteer at Goldring's Center for Culinary Medicine. I joined a community based class this time in which they made variety of meals. This session focused on recipes that were low sodium. The chef gave good pointers on different spices you can use in place of adding salt. I was able to sit down with the chef and dietitian and discuss dietary changes that could be beneficial to patients with hypertension. I've had so much volunteering at Goldring and look forward to continue through next semester. 

Hey Y'all! November has now come to an end and the new year is creeping up quickly. I cannot believe our first semester is almost coming to an end. This month we learned a great deal of information in our Pulmonary/Renal module that I enjoyed. We did another team base learning exercise in which we were guided through a hypertensive case study. In addition to learning about hypertension, we were educated on drugs that treat UTIs, BPH/ED, TB, Leprosy, Pneumonia, and Asthma. We did get a Thanksgiving break, which was much needed, but now I am ready to jump into our GI/Neoplasia module and start studying to retake my MCAT! I am confident that my score will improve this time around because of all the information we have covered in this program. Additionally, there is plenty of time to study for both pharm courses and the MCAT, I will just need to tweak my study schedule a bit. I also continued volunteering with Goldring Center of Culinary Medicine. This time I was able to help th