March
March Hours: 7, Total Hours: 7 This month, we started off with our Mardi Gras break and after we went into our pyschopharm module. In Medical Pharmacology we went over very interesting topics such as antipsychotic medications, antidepressants, and anxiolytics. Mental health has been worsening over the years, especially during the COVID lockdowns causing isolation for many and exacerbating mental health problems so these are highly relevant topics. We also went over the important toxidromes and how the different drugs/medications cause these toxidromes. We also learned about the different main stimulants and hallucinogens as well as treatment of Insomnias. We also had our Cell control test this month, in which we went over the ion Chanels and how to image Calcium and the fluorescence methods used to study ions and ion channels. Unfortunately a tornado hit New Orleans this month. I volunteered for the Second Harvest Food Bank, and we collected supplies from the community to help with t