CHAPSA Health Fair

            I know I said I wouldn’t be back here until Tuesday but I couldn’t resist after an eventful day.  I had IV rotations this morning at County.  Woke up at 5am and then worked until 10am.  Afterwards, I went straight to Monterey Park to a Church for a Health fair.  This health fair was held by the Chinese American Pharmacy Student Association (CHAPSA) in collaboration with VAPSA (V for Vietnamese).  I was pretty useless at first, just standing around talking to some of my classmates since I didn’t know any form of Chinese.  Patients would go up to the educational booth and talk to me in Chinese and I would tell them to wait as I got them a translator.  Right when I was getting ready to leave, my help was needed.  Fortunately, I had brought with me my intern license.  This allowed me to do screenings that included finger pricks.  I then walked over to the cholesterol screening booth and did about 10 screenings before I left at 1:30pm.  I had originally planned to stay until 12pm to get some extra credit, and then go home for some much needed sleep and studying, but what I can say when patients are in need of my help.  I had a great day and was glad to stay the extra hour or so to help out.