November Blog

 November service hours: 0

Cumulative service hours: 8


Although a great month as a whole, November surely kept me on my toes and was a very busy month. The curriculum started off with the Cardiovascular system which proved to be the most difficult yet rewarding module to date. The cardiovascular system was filled with medications and information that was familiar to me from past experiences. This made the module even more interesting and feel very applicable to real life. An added bonus was that we were able to participate in a CV patient simulation. The simulation allowed us to get a feel for what it is like to treat a CV patient ourselves without any risk to a real patient. We started off asking "Mr Boudreaux" questions about his symptoms and history, but had to react on the fly as he needed emergency treatment for various ailments. The whole experience was very memorable and a perfect introduction into educational medical simulations.

After getting through a tough CV exam, our next module was on the Renal and Pulmonary systems. The Renal system in particular was one of the topics I spent the most time on during my MCAT studying. Although I felt good about the material, I studied earlier than normal knowing I had a good friend's wedding 10 days before the exam. The wedding was beautiful and the perfect excuse for everyone to come in town and celebrate together. Unfortunately it turned out that many of the people who attended the wedding contracted the flu which was an unforeseen obstacle to studying. The flu hit me very hard, but I was pleasantly surprised how understanding Dr Clarkson and the Pharmacology program were about the situation. It was a huge relief to be able to push the exam back a day and adequately study for my exams before Thanksgiving. I really appreciated their understanding and help!

Thanksgiving was a much needed break filled with a lot of time with family and friends. I was able to catch a Pelicans game with my classmate, Sammy, and also enjoyed watching an amazing start to this World Cup.

I'm looking forward to finishing up my last few community service hours in December. 


Edward

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