Today I really began to get hooked on General Assembly. I decided to work on my case for the Advanced Patient Counseling Competition I was participating in this afternoon, and better to work on it in there where I can hear everything that's going on as well as ask questions of the more advanced students around me! My time slot for the completion was 3:10, so after lunch Christine and I went to our room to practice and get ready. Here's a little blurb I wrote abo...

Industry day! I was so excited to go visit a manufacturer and see what happens before the product gets to me in the pharmacy. Well, it was a bit of a disappointment. First off, we left super late, which is super typical, but when I was up at 6 to be ready and we didn't leave until after 9, I was not happy about that lost sleep. Anyway, we visited Vitma Laboratories, which was about an hour away. The bus had no air conditioning so we had to drive with the windows ...

Today was a day full of workshops. I wrote up a little blurb about each of the ones I attended. Morning Sessions: Saree Draping - we had the opportunity to interact with the delegates from India while they shared with us an important aspect of their culture. We learned not only the process, but also more details about their religion and culture. Connecting with the host country on this level put emphasis on the international aspect of World Congress and how imp...

Today was our excursion day. We woke up nice and early to explore Hyderabad! I woke up with a scratchy throat, but I didnt think much of it because the air conditioning in the hotel and the air is so different from home I figured it was from the way I was sleeping. I was so excited to finally get out into the city and see and experience where we are. We started off visiting the Charminar, which is a historical site associated with Hyderabad as it was a monument ...

Today was Scientific and Industrial Symposium Day. There were many excellent speakers that really bumped my knowledge of the global pharmaceutical practice to the next level. My favorite speaker was Dr. Subodh Priolkar, who spoke on the pharmaceutical industry and how innovation is working to raise everyone around the world to higher standards. After the symposium, we had a brief meeting about our post congress tour and our flights, then began our preparations f...