April blog
Volunteering hours this month: 0 Total volunteering hours: 12 hrs As the semester comes to a close, I wanted to briefly describe what the last month of the program was like and reflect on my experience in the pharmacology program as a whole. In the month of April, the main focus of the program was to concentrate on studying for the NBME shelf exam. During this time, my study group and I met daily to do an overview of every unit since basic pharmacology. I cannot stress the importance of having a few study group mates and how much that leads to success in the program. Moreover, I had a few presentations over the course of April. My endopharmacloogy presentation focused on psychological stress and stroke, while my elevator pitch for environmental pharmacology focused on smoking and air pollution's effects on stroke. Because I have a neuroscience and stroke research background, I appreciated the opportunity to tailor my research presentations to areas of my interest. Looking