Pharmacists can prescribe birth control in new, game-changing legislation (California and Oregon)

Don’t want to spend half of your day waiting at the OBGYN office just for a birth control prescription?  Worry no more, the pharmacists in California and Oregon are coming to your rescue! Now your friendly, local pharmacists–currently just in the aforementioned states–can prescribe and dispense your oral contraceptives in less than 15 minutes!  Hail …

A Perspective Inside the P4 COPH Career Fair Day & Interviews

For the majority of our class, the P4 annual career fair was our very first opportunity to introduce ourselves to potential employers.  The light at the end of the metaphoric tunnel appeared more realistic and convincing than ever before. The event fell short of my expectations, nonetheless, my experience has been a positive one.  I must …

My First Transgender Patient Encounter and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Discrimination in Healthcare

NOTE: The following event took place during my very first rotation site at an HIV clinic. Without a doubt, she had one of the firmest handshake I have ever felt from a woman.  She stood tall–at least 6 feet–and shoulders broader than most men.  I met—we’ll call her XY (based on the XY sex-determination system)—during …