Second year of pharmacy school

It feels like it was only yesterday that I was a P1 studying in Ashburn. Time has flown by so quickly and I am now in my second year at Winchester already. The events at Ashburn will be a lasting memory that I will have, since this is my first experience living on the east coast. I’ll miss those days when it took about an hour to drive to Washington D.C. to enjoy the city’s nightlife or to get Korean food in Annandale. However, those places are still accessible with an extra hour on top of the usual commute time.

It has been several weeks into the school year and I finally feel like I have settled into Winchester. I’m currently living with a fellow classmate from Ashburn. It’s funny how several of my Ashburn classmates ended up living in close proximity with each other. A few of the guys, with the intention of residing in a large home, ended up living next to us in Stuart Hill Apartments. Some of the girls ended up living in a group at a condo complex. It’s wonderful that all my classmates live fairly close to the area so we can spend more time together. It isn’t like last year in Ashburn where half the class was commuting an hour away from areas such as Maryland or Winchester.

So far P2 year feels a bit laid back in terms of classes. We get out of class fairly early for most days and the latest class for some is until 3. Unfortunately, Wednesdays is a long day for me with an elective that does not end until 8:30 at night. So far the semester has been manageable for the transition back into the schooling mentality. The courses I’m taking this semester include pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, nonprescription medications, biostatistics, and pharmacotherapy outcomes. The courses are getting more rigorous but interesting as we hit the more in depth subjects. Besides schoolwork, I’ll be busy juggling involvement with activities for Kappa Psi and running the student NCPA chapter.

Stay tuned for further updates about being a P2 at BJD.