Exams and Presentations and Rivals, Oh My!

This week was just as filled with activities as the last few. Like the eye of a storm, the beginning of the week started calmly, but as we progressed deeper into the week, we got to the hurricane - exams in Human Physiology and Organic Chemistry.

Although we have many exams, the classes aren’t all that difficult for me. I’ve never had any of these classes before compared to other classmates and fortunately, I’m not finding them that intimidating. The homework that we get is not much but it integrates all of the major concepts covered in class.

In addition to classes, we had presentations by allied health professionals. The one thing I have discovered in this program is that it opens everyone’s eyes to the sea of health professions available (as I was to see later in the week). The allied health presentation was a conglomeration of mini-presentations given by well-known UNC health professionals in many fields such as physical therapy, radiology, and counseling. It was an interesting lot of presentations that aided many students trying to discover which health profession to pursue.

Before I begin this next section, I must say that I am a true blue UNC fan and I will attempt to be as unbiased as possible. When I heard that we were going to NC State’s School of Veterinary Medicine, I was not very thrilled. Many of the current vet students have had life-long desires to be beneficiaries to the animal kingdom rather than humans. We learned that the NC State’s vet school is ranked fourth in the nation with construction underway to expand; it is also the only one in North Carolina. We were told that being a vet is much like being a doctor except with much less pay and working with animals instead of humans. The vet school is great for anyone thinking about being a veterinarian and in less than a few years it should be at the forefront of new veterinary medical techniques.

It is officially half-way through the program and we only have 3 more weeks of classes before some final exams and the graduation ceremony. Another great week is over and I’m looking forward to this week’s events (except the exams).