Rubel's February 2021 Blog Post
Food Donations: 1 hour This has been a relaxing, but growth filled month. In medical pharmacology we began our neuro block, and it has been a very humbling experience to learn about the different psychiatric conditions that can affect the human mind, as well as the intricacies that our neural pathways play in maintaining our internal homeostasis. Looking more in depth at the different mechanisms of action in play with neurology has definitely given me a greater appreciation for the field as a whole. One of the topics we discussed was the condition of bipolar disorders. I hadn’t previously known that there were three different types, and the difference in displayed “mania” categorization between them. It's little things like that, that has given me even more motivation to understand as much as I can in the topics covered. We were also able to have a discussion with a Tulane fellow OBGYN, Dr. Naresh. She discussed her journey of becoming a physician, and the difficulties she faced wi