My pharmaceutical rotations have come to an end 😭 For those of you who are reading my blog for the first time, my first 2 APPE rotations of P4 year were at Allergan and Pfizer. I intentionally planned these industry blocks as early as possible so I could obtain letter of recommendations for fellowship applications next month. My upcoming rotation, Block 3, will be at Walgreens. I know you must be thinking... why didn't you put this as your last rotation? Well, I chose to have retail during my 3rd block so I could work on applications. I definitely did not want to be juggling projects/early hours with medicine rotations on top of writing my letter of intents and narrowing the programs I'd be applying to. There's a reason to everything I do! 

As I was ranking rotations as a P3, I did not have any guidance to the process but I was able to determine which rotations I needed earlier on to make myself a stronger candidate. For my past two rotations, I had support from numerous fellows and preceptors in various companies. I was overjoyed with how willing they were to give advice! For current pharmacy students, I'm here to help! To those of you who have reached out to me so far, thank you for all your sweet emails! I'm so happy to be able to pay it forward. I will be posting extensive blog posts about P4 year and individual rotations in 2020. To get a glimpse of what I'm doing every day, follow me on IG: @adriennenguyenn.

Anyways, here's one of the summer outfits I wore in Corona del Mar combining bohemian/California girl vibes. I honestly keep finding new items in my closet with tags still attached! I'm in need of a shopping intervention since I buy so many things and wear them only once, if I'm lucky. I'll also be doing a big update to my Poshmark closet in 2020.

I can't believe I'm done with 1/7 blocks of my P4 year! This break will actually be my last one for the remainder of the academic year! Sure, there's winter break but that's when Midyear and potential interviews hit 🙏💪!  I'm both excited and scared for the entire PPS process - more on this soon!

It was nice to debunk without any looming deadlines or assignments however, I did do a lot of research about potential fellowships. Most of the programs have updated their brochures and I was surprised at the sheer number of Med Affairs positions! It's going to be quite interesting to balance interview prep while on rotations. Here's to an eventual rest of 2019! Until next time!

I'm finally done with all my midterms - I wanted to have a new post up much earlier but I've been catching up on much needed sleep! After a brutal week of exams, I hopped into my car and blasted to Los Angeles in the rain to finalize some business details. I don't exactly know my way around LA so I used Siri and she ended up leading me into East LA as a shortcut. Not so great when it's raining, dark and gloomy... After getting stuck in traffic on the way back, I ended back in my hometown of Orange County! Anyways, I had a much needed break this weekend but it's back to the grind in San Diego!

I received this adorable watermelon clutch courtesy of Nylon Shop! I wanted to pair this with an outfit something bright and since it was still a tad bit cold, I decided to pull out my mustard coat from Zara! I believe the juxtaposition of the colors works extremely well and it's a great Spring outfit! Even though some of my clothes only fit certain criteria and/or events - I do love it when I can add something versatile, such as this coat, to my closet! It works for school, work, and play! Plus, the pop of color adds more life to everything!

As for pharmacy school, I cannot believe it's already Week 7! Finals are creeping up and within a blink of an eye, it'll be time to study for the comprehensive exam and PCOA! This quarter is zooming by way too fast! I wish I had a pause button in life just so I could live in the moment and have some time to breathe. Pharmacy school is no joke - if you're not passionate about pursuing a career in the field, you'll just be miserable all throughout school. Sure, I do other things and I still continue with all my hobbies however, I no longer have time to travel or explore with leisure. Anyways, I am so glad I am able to assist so many of you with all your questions and even meet some of you in person! I promise my next post will be Pharmacy related so be on the lookout! Until next time!