Diane Hurwitz Pharmacology ePortfolio

This month, I continued volunteering with Miracle League (see my September blog for specific details on what I do with them). I have continued to get closer with the players and other buddies on my team. The games on Saturdays are always a highlight of my week, and I often find myself looking forward to them after a long and stressful week of studying. The kids are always so happy and excited to be there, and their energy is so contagious. If I am ever feeling tired or especially stressed out, like when I am preparing for an exam, I find that going to the games really helps because of the kids' excitement for life. It reminds me that there is more to life than studying and school, and it gives me a slight reprieve from my daily stressors.  One of the boys on my team has been my buddy for a few games, and every time I see him, he gets a huge smile on his face. He always runs to sit down next to me on the bench and gives me a kiss on my shoulder. Although he is non-verbal, we have so...

Hello! My name is Diane Hurwitz, and I am a current Pharmacology master's student at Tulane. On this blog, I will mainly be writing about my community service throughout the year as well as my academic experiences in the program.  My transition to this program and living in the CBD of New Orleans was not too difficult for me, since I went to Tulane for my undergrad. While I definitely still had to adjust to the amount of information being given over a period of time, I am very organized and good at scheduling my time well, so I have been handling this transition in stride. So far, I am also really enjoying the content that we have been learning! We first went over the basic principles of pharmacology, much of which I had learned in a previous course in undergrad, and then we went on to our inflammation module, discussing NSAIDs, histamines, corticosteroids, and immunosuppressants. I really enjoyed learning about drugs that are so common in many of our daily lives, such as ibuprofen...