Ending of the Program - Bittersweet

        


April community service: 6 hours 

Spring Semester total: 32 hours 


    Ending the semester this week and it feels bittersweet. I am very thankful and appreciative for all the staff and faculty support that has been shown to me since August which has truly pushed me in achieving my goals in this program. All the study Zoom sessions, collaborative group work, seminars, advanced presentations, and current neuro/endocrine pharm has shaped me in my future academic endeavors and also my specialty in the medical field. All of the in-class learning lectures and being able to use the knowledge and teachings in my volunteer service at the hospital every Tuesday gave me a more in-depth understanding and hands-on training in an emergency setting. This program not only gave me the fundamentals of being efficient in pharmacokinetics but also gave me a broader vision of environmental and public health issues. This semester Dr. M exposed to us the factors that occur in our environment that should also, us being future physicians and health care professionals should take into consideration which before this class I never took into deep consideration or rather say the great impacts it has in health. Being up to date with the catastrophes such as the Ohio train wreck, the Texas Dairy Farm fire disaster, lead poisoning in New Orleans and many more environmental issues arising during this semester opened my eyes to see our environment has both positive and great impact in our health and medical field. Going to LCMC on Tuesdays and servicing in the emergency unit revealed to me the fast-paced environment of this part of the health field. The ongoing trauma patients coming in with different kinds of casualties not really knowing what you will see coming in those double doors becomes stressful yet exciting. Meeting phenomenal staff and physicians that took me under their wing and showed me procedures and their daily activities is very reassuring and rewarding on my part. Altogether, I am very grateful to enroll in this program because it truly helps me as a future physician.

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