February Blog post
Volunteer hours this month: 10 Total Volunteer hours: 12 Time flew by in the month of February! We finished the reproductive module at the beginning of this month, which I found very interesting. Specifically, I appreciated the overlap between our environmental signaling class, where we discuss the effects of environmental estrogens, and the content of the reproductive module, as this furthered my understanding of how crucial a role estrogen plays in the human body. Since then, we have moved on to the Neuro-pharm module, which is my favorite one thus far. Because I was a Neuroscience major in undergrad and have done a considerable amount of research in the field of neuroscience, I am excited to expand my understanding of neurological disorders and their treatments. For this month's volunteering activity, I volunteered at the first aid station on Mardi Gras day at the St. Charles and Canal street location. Through New Orleans EMS, I was able to work as an EMT at the station and be