From Miami -> To NOLA

We practically did not have a month November. Before I knew it I was home for Thanksgiving Break and it became the first day of December. We have been through two modules the Cardiac Unit and the Renal/ Pulmonary Module. Both were extremely challenging in which it caused me to review the concepts multiple times and also use my stick figure artistic skills to draw different pathways to better understand. I finally got to home after two months of being away from my family. This is the longest I have been away from them and I missed them and my dogs so much. They were very excited to see come home for a few days. We spent Thanksgiving this year in Mexico City eating tacos on the street instead of turkey. We visited many towns around the city that were filled with historic pyramids from the Mayan years and even before that. This month I continued volunteering for the LASPCA. For the first time I choose to walk and socialize with the dogs. The easy part was socializing and p

The month of October has flown by. We are already half way through the semester and I have learned so much from each module. We have already covered Basic Principles and Inflammation, Infectious Disease and the Autonomic Nervous System. My personal favorite has been the infectious disease module because my undergraduate degree is in Microbiology and Immunology so I was able to put together my previous knowledge and what I learned in this module to better understand how the drug works in fighting an infection. We are currently now going through the cardiovascular module which I have enjoyed learning how to read ECGs and being able to apply my knowledge in the cardio unit to a scenario in the simulation lab. These past modules have not been easy and require a lot of time to preview before and review after a class, but is essential to succeed.  I also have been able to volunteer at the LASPCA animal shelter. Where I have learned a lot about the rules and regulation that New Orleans P

Moving only 868 miles away from home has been difficult. Not seeing your family or your dogs running towards you once you step through the door is a habit I did not want to get used to. But I always remember that these new adjustments I did it to benefit myself. I also chose a city in which there is plenty to do, so distractions are easy to come by, also technology, aka Facetime, helps a lot too.  This month has flown by with two exams done and a million more to go. Being a part of the Tulane Masters in Pharmacology, I have met so many wonderful professors and people who have helped through the tough times during classes and exams. Without them I would have not had the clarity and the success that I have so far. Having the flexibility to ask questions to the professors and study as a team helps a lot in this program. One weekend we spent the day to volunteer at NOLA on Tap. It is an LASPCA event in which they fundraise money by having a beer fest and meanwhile showing off their