One month down… 40-something to go… but who’s counting? I am a dual degree student, so I have been around campus for a year already, but I just finished my first month of full-time pharmacy coursework, and it has absolutely flown by.
If I had to describe the last four weeks in one word, it would definitely be “whirlwind.” In just these few short weeks our class has participated in our White Coat Ceremony, learned how to take blood pressure and counsel patients with hypertension in Skills Lab, finished our first group project for Introduction to Healthcare, taken 4 exams (with 2 next week!), as well as numerous quizzes and case studies. We have attended the first meetings of the many of the student organizations that we’re interested in joining, and some of us have even pledged pharmaceutical fraternities.
We’ve gone to multiple back to school events, such as the Back to School BBQ – which not only has awesome BBQ, but also everyone’s favorite ice cream… Sunni Sky’s! Our class has also attended our first Convocation Ceremony where this school year’s graduates were recognized, and all of the other students of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences were welcomed back to campus. And how could I forget that, for those of us who did not complete our undergraduate classes at Campbell, we’ve experienced our first Fighting Camel’s football game – a HUGE win over Bluefield College 59-7! Go Camels!
The P1 class has already learned so much and has participated in so many events here at Campbell. The cliché saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun” has never been more applicable than right now. I am truly so incredibly blessed to be surrounded by amazing faculty, staff, and classmates as a part of the Campbell University PharmD Class of 2020. Here’s to the next four years!
-Diana Charles (P1, Clinical Research Dual Degree)
Eat. Sleep. Pharmacology. 