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 Service hours: 2 This month went by so fast! I was able to do some service at Xavier University of LA in the Vincent Vault which is a food pantry that they have for students, staff, and alumni. The College of Pharmacy recently had a food drive so the pantry was stocked with everything from pasta noodles to canned beef. My job was to disinfect the products after they were logged into the system as well as reorganize the shelves. It felt really good to be back on campus to see some old friends and teachers. As far as the Pharmacology program goes, tomorrow is our NBME 👀. When I tell you we are all stressed, we are all beyond that. The group chat we have has been booming! Full of practice tests for the exam and emphatic disdain for the antimicrobials lecture. In order to study I have found my old materials useful, but 20-30 min you tube lectures way more helpful in studying for this thing. After I  watch a video, I take a quiz in this pharmacology USMLE practice book one of my classmate

 service:0 The month of February has gone by very fast. We finished up our neurology and psychopharm modules and are about to start preparing for our NBME. It's surreal to believe we'll be done this program in 2 months, however, my med-school journey is just beginning. I've officially schedule my MCAT and have begun studying. Its absolutely no joke trying to balance studying for the program and the MCAT. Its only been a week and I already feel burnt out. Incorporating short get-a-ways during the weekend like going hiking to keep my mind right and enjoying my hobbies such as painting along with walking my dog gives me the space I need to get out of school mode. I'm very excited to start checking these big things off my check list in order to fully enjoy this year break before med school.  The mentor meeting we had today with LSU-Shreveport has really made me narrow down my list for schools apply to. Honestly, I'll go anywhere I get in, but I would like a school that

 January Service Hours: 0 This past module was about the Endocrine system and Reproductive system; two topics I find to be very interesting! We learned everything from how diabetes is effected by dysregulation of hormones' to treatments for breast cancer and uterine fibroids. Not only have we learned what medications to prescribe with Med Pharm, other classes were incorporated this semester to challenge how we think about science and the environment. So far, the most impactful class to me is endocrine pharmacology. This class teaches us the detriments of chronic stress. It has really forced me to take a look at how I manage stress. I'm so thankful they incorporated this class this semester because there are so many moving parts I feel I have to juggle;  studying for the MCAT, class management, and trying to figure out what I will do after graduating, all combined with having to deal with this pandemic. It is a lot. However, the faculty are doing an amazing job keeping us ground

Service Hours:0  For the month of October, I was still trying to decide what project I wanted to take on for service . I attempted to write a letter to a senior citizen, however, it was sent back. Also, I felt as though it wasn't enough to really be considered a service project. So, I reached out the campus ministry at Xavier asking for a project they needed assistance with. Initially, I wanted to volunteer at the soup kitchen, but they asked me to do more and I ended up helping lead the XU table of Thanks. 

service hours: 12 Crunch Time... This is just an update on the XU Table of Thanks project Denise and I have been working on.  Since my last post, we have obtained the boxes to use for donation, decorated them with wrapping paper, and placed them in all the dormitories at Xavier, including the Hilton hotel where some students are residing due to COVID. We have also created the virtual brochure for campus ministry with the attached google survey for the students to participate in the raffle. Unfortunately, we ran into a bit of snag with regards to the raffle, because finals prayer service which took place on Sunday also does a raffle for the students, so the amount and cost of the gift cards has decreased to 2 $15 prizes and one $30 prize. I actually collected the money today from Campus Ministry for the gift cards to send out virtually once the raffle ends on December 2nd. Other Organizations at Xavier have reached out to partner with us and Campus ministry to help with the item drive.

Service hours: 6 What are you thankful for... Thanks for visiting my blog! This month I will be discussing the stages of my service project "A Table of Thanks" which will be taking place at Xavier University of LA (XULA). Table of Thanks is a world wide fundraiser started by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS). My colleague, Denise and I are in the process of turning this fundraiser into an means for the students XULA to donate to those less fortunate, give thanks, learn more about campus ministry, and also become more community oriented in a time where isolation has become the norm.  So far Denise and I have come up with ideas for campus wide engagement and a timeline to receive either monetary donations to the CRS or clothing/food items in order to give them to second harvest which is a food bank in the surrounding community.  Not only will this be a fundraiser for the CRS and second Harvest, but the students  will receive prizes when donating by entering into a raffle!  The