October 2017
Another month, another exam, another hurricane (well, kinda of...). This month has been an awfully busy one in the pharmacology program, with our Pulm/Inflammation block exam being towards the start of the month and our Neoplasia/GI block exam coming up just after the turn of the month. Both of these topics have been full of new material and different drugs than the two blocks prior (CV and Renal) due to the lack of interconnectedness that was seen in the aforementioned blocks. While it has been challenging to "shift gears" a little bit with the material, it has also been extremely interesting to learn about some of the types of drugs that we see on a more everyday basis (asthma, headaches, pain, etc.). There is this strange sense of fulfillment in learning about these more "everyday" drugs and actually being able to make the connections to real life applications, something that was a little more difficult to do in the CV and Renal blocks. Anyways, I have enjoyed th