Social Events

It goes without saying that pharmacy students know how to work hard, but sometimes we have to take time to let our hair down. That being said, we take our social events seriously, and work hard to make them a lot of fun. Today I wanted to share with you pictures from some of the events we've had over the past few weeks.

These first pictures are from our beautiful formal! There was a great turnout from our pharmacy, DO and biomedical programs. I had such a great time dressing up and hitting the dance floor with my classmates. We also had a tasty dinner and a great view of the aquarium's biggest attractions. A big thanks to the students who put the event together, because it was definitely a night to remember. I can't wait to see how we top it next year!

Some of our third year students enjoying a last night out before High Stakes exams began!

These gorgeous photos are courtesy of Abhishek Achar (shown above, left).

Next up are some photos from our Second Annual Easter Egg Hunt. You may think egg hunts are just for kids, but you haven't experienced how entertaining it is to chase down candy filled eggs with your friends and  professors. This year, students won prizes like gift cards, pharmacy t-shirts and gift baskets. There was perfect weather outside as Georgia begins to warm up for the spring.  All of the money raised from ticket sales went to a good cause as well.

She may or may not have laid that egg.

Much thanks to Jis Joseph for the pictures of the Egg Hunt!

Katie

Under the Sea

Hey guys!

This whole week has been a busy one for all of us here at PCOM. In addition to planning for the health fair I talked about in my last post, we have all been getting ready for formal. Every year the student council members from each program get together and plan a formal for all of the classes to enjoy. This year it will be in the Georgia Aquarium Ballroom! Our aquarium is one of my favorite places in the world and I am thrilled we're having the formal there. The ballroom opens up to two exhibits, the Ocean Voyager exhibit and the Beluga Whale habitat. The belugas are my favorite!

Here are some photos from one of my trips to the aquarium over the years:

We've also been busy planning for next year. Over the last few weeks we have had elections for many of our clubs and organizations. I've had many friends run for positions and it's always great to see my classmates getting involved. It's always been really great seeing so many of our first year students taking on leadership positions. As I move begin to wrap up this year, I'm glad to see that our newest class wants to be just as involved as I have been. I know they will do a great job with their new positions.

Good luck to them all!

Katie

Health Fair

This week at PCOM we are starting to gear up for our school's first official health fair. It will be at Rhodes Jordan Park in Lawrenceville, Georgia and will be staffed by our student volunteers. Our students have volunteered at many other health fairs but it's exciting to be planning one of our own. We've been working with the rest of the school to have students from all of our programs chip in so it will be a great tool to bring us all together as a school and help our community.

Some of the activities we have planned will focus on diabetes self-care, blood pressure monitoring, healthy eating, smoking cessation and immunizations. 

It will be a great opportunity for our students to fine tune their communication skills and to apply the information they've learned in classes all while improving the quality of life for people in our community. 

Here is a picture from a community event we did last year at a local elementary school.

I went with small group of students to the school and we were able to do a interactive presentation to classes of third graders on what being a pharmacist meant. They were so excited and it was so much fun!

Katie