With the new year comes new drugs, and boy have we had a lot of them! We started off this year learning about different treatments for diabetes and sexually transmitted infections, as well as various forms of oral contraceptives. I found the diabetes aspect of our first module to be most applicable to my life because my grandmother suffers from type 2 diabetes. Since I graduated as "pre-med," my grandmother basically thinks I am a doctor and always talks to me about her blood sugar levels and diabetes medication like I know what she is talking about. Luckily, now I actually have a decent grasp of the disease and the medications, so I don't have to keep explaining to her that I am not a doctor anymore.
I also got to learn about Lunar New Years from my classmate Linh Ha whose parents own a Vietnamese restaurant. Being from Monroe, Louisiana, we don't really have many if any Vietnamese restaurants, so I found it really cool to learn about their culture and traditions. I have always thought it is really important to immerse yourself in different cultures to become more well rounded and understanding of others. I believe this is even more important for physicians.
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