It’s finally here, the start of pharmacy school. That long anticipated wait after achieving
acceptance into the school of one’s dreams.
As I walk into the doors of the school, dressed in business casual attire,
I notice the familiarity of a few of the other students at the registration
booth. We all gather in the lecture hall
and while waiting for the first session to start are able to begin to make new
friendships that will last a lifetime through simple conversation. Dr. Fox walks in and welcomes us and then
allows Dean Stull to introduce the faculty and welcome us to school. Once the welcomes are over, we begin the
orientation sessions that are geared towards helping us through pharmacy school
early on.
The sessions that we took part in throughout the five day
orientation week were on topics such as learning what type of person you are
and how others may perceive you through the MBTI, learning the ins and outs of
the Honor Code which will be signed on the day of the White Coat Ceremony,
introductions to student organizations, how to properly dress, how to be
professional, etc.
During the course of the week, we were able to not only sit
in these sessions in the lecture hall but also be able to work on activities as
a group in both our study groups and in our advising groups. These activities gave us the opportunity to
work with our peers in order to make decisions and reflect on what others may
view in a given situation.
On Monday, we were given a list for a scavenger hunt on the
main campus. This scavenger hunt was
completed through taking pictures with our group members and was intended to
familiarize everyone with the locations of different aspects that may be useful
for us during school. We also received
our laptops and our clickers on Monday and were given instruction on how to
properly use them. 
On Wednesday, after our sessions were over, we took a trip
to Spartanburg to tour Smith Drug and QS1.
The tours of both of these facilities were amazing and everyone was
highly impressed at how all of this comes together on the other end of a
computer for many independent pharmacies.
After the tours were over, we were able to sit with some of the
employees from these companies and fellow students and talk over a catered
dinner.
On Friday, we spent the majority of the evening at the
community service sites that we signed up for earlier in the week. Some people went to help move furniture for a
prospective kindergarten program in town, some went to deliver food door to
door, others went to help at the Bailey Manor, a group went to help at the
Trinity Equestrian Center, and there were several other sites as well all with
the intended purpose of serving our community.
All of these events, sessions, and activities led up to the
White Coat Ceremony which happened on the following Saturday once completing
orientation. - Written by Michael, P1 student
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