A New Year, A New Semester of Pharmacology
After a much-needed holiday break, classes are back in full swing! We hit the ground running with our endocrine and reproductive pharmacology module. Encompassing the treatment of diabetes and thyroid disorders, to the function and use of sex hormones. It was definitely a tough first module after a few weeks spent binge-watching Netflix, but the material hit very close to home since I have relatives with thyroid disorders and diabetes. I was able to connect my personal experiences watching my family members struggle with these diseases to the material in class, which made studying for the module exam much easier. I was pleased with the results on the exam and I believe that the changes I made in my study habits and approach are a large part of that. With the first module of the semester behind us, we have spent the last two weeks focused on our neurology module. I have found this module more difficult because of the complexity of neurologic diseases and treatments. However, similar to