A Golden Month
With the start of the new year, we promptly began class on January 6th. In Louisiana, locals know that January 6th is all kings day. It marks the begging of Mardi Gras season. My favorite part about this day is bakeries begin selling king cakes. The past month flew by with numerous events happening each week. Jumping right in, we set out on our journey with the Endocrine Pharmacology module. Many new drugs were covered in this module including Hypoglycemics like Metformin (a DOC) and Insulin formulations. Also, some previous drugs were expanded upon in this module providing a great review in preparation for the upcoming NBME in March. The Thursday after the exam marked my golden birthday, which I was lucky to celebrate with many friends and family at a surprise party. My best friend flew in for the week, which was also a great surprise. The busy month has come to an end with the Neurology module and our first cellular control mechanism exam is approaching soon. In this neurology