Journal Via Rotations WEEK#2

August 23
NSO from morning. Finally good to see students again. I felt a bit out of place without having people around me. I think it helps me think better about my final project for this rotation site. See the effect on the curriculum change and the student organizations on the P1-P3 Classes. This way this can help with seeing the old and the new curriculum and to see the fresh minds of the new class as well. More ideas to come hopefully this week. The few people I've meet seems pretty good so far. Hopefully our warnings and our knowledge will be properly passed down and in use to the new incoming class.

August 24
Met up with one of my research graduate student student who just got her PhD. OK my background from undergrad research consisted of saponins and algae, a little bit out there knowledge but it's what I've done with the graduate students for about two years before hitting up to pharmacy school. I haven't submitted my idea yet to Dr Davis. I was debating still about the what if scenarios if he wouldn't approve of my topic for probiotics. The other ideas that I read off of the CDC infectious disease website was the fungal in the eye due to contact solutions or saponin possibility to help with breast cancer. Yes, both other topics are very out there, but I don't think people would relate to it very well. Probiotics is just something very common that is asked up in RR when I was doing my first rotation. E-mailed Dr Davis to get the topic reserved for me.

August 25
Got the e-mail back from Dr. Davis for his approval finally. Started researching here and there. Still getting bad sleep every night this week so far. I'm nervous about how to present because honestly, I've never presented like an actual lecture or me teaching a class before ever. Went on campus to see if I would get more work done, but I got really distracted really easily. APhA-ASP was doing their talk over project collaborate and then the vendors showed up that afternoon too. Luckily I have a good roommate who was nice enough to get my white coat so I can make a good impression on them. I talked to them about advice and what to do for interview process and such too. Hoping that first rotation helped me in the long run. Also talked to one of the new professors to get her insight on what to say, do and the nots. Great advice. A semi-productive day.

August 26
Went to the anti-microbial class to see Dr Davis in action teaching. Funny thing was that he just forgot my name for a split second and called me Stephen Nguyen, but I was not going to interrupt him and make him look bad. Luckily, he remembered and then continued to introduce me and my partner to let the class know that we will be giving a lecture to them.  Pressure's on now...crap. Took some time to go help set up for APhA-ASP meeting and got free food. Funny thing is that everyone still thinks I'm the food person for APhA-ASP and other people were confused when they saw me because they thought I was on rotations. WIN on my part. Read over the concept map discussion and downloaded CMAP application for the PC and started working on my concept map for the Top 200 Drugs. I think it's pretty legit and kind of easy to understand. Also thought about who to interview and to evaluate for the rotation.

August 27
Meeting with Dr Davis for a bit about our concept map and the faculty picks for interview and evaluation. It was cut short due to the Provost needing to have Dr Davis to see him. Van and I decided to meet up earlier to go over how our topics would go before meeting up with Dr Davis next Friday. Hopefully things will get better soon. Relax a bit and worked out really calmed my mine. Also, went to BR to buy some stuff and to check out the suit I will be wearing to one of my friend's wedding in April. I worry what if I gain more weight or lose any more weight and then the pants don't fit anymore..that would be like a super fail. Got the 40% off single item coupon and will use it to buy the suit on Wednesday. Another suit to add to the collection. Move over black and brown suit, charcoal is making it's way in soon!