January 2016

It seems so long since my last post! Happy New Year and Happy Mardi Gras!

Volunteering with Derek Song at UMC

Since my last post we have started and finished the Neurology Block. This was my first exposure to neuro and I found it both challenging and interesting. In addition, we have several new classes this semester including Endocrine Pharmacology, Environmental Signaling in Medicine, Cellular Control Mechanisms, and Advances in Cardiobiology. I'm particularly interested in the topics of Endocrine Pharmacology as it relates to my future career as a physician. I also enjoy the "flipped" classroom aspect of the class.

Outside of school, I have continued to work in the ED as a medical scribe. As Mardi Gras revs up, more and more party-goers are landing in the ED with various interesting complaints.

I have now been volunteering at UMC (formerly ILH) for one year now. I have worked closely with the staff of Patient Liaison and have made many friends along the way. (I've even convinced some classmates to start volunteering there with me. :D) I am certainly going to miss them when I leave at the end of this year.

This is likely my last year living in New Orleans for the foreseeable future and so I will be celebrating Mardi Gras as much as possible. I have been to two parades already and will be attending a ball this weekend!

January:
UMC Volunteering: 1.5 hours