Samantha the amazing and powerful!

Guess what? We had a live interview in our classroom. Our interview was with Samantha. She works at St. Marry's Hospital. Samantha went to school at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She earned a doctor of pharmacy which is a graduate degree. Samantha works at St. Marry's Hospital. She had to take specific classes in biology and medical science to join the school of Pharmacy.

Samantha said her job is like a safety officer. Nurses and doctors call her then she picks the right, and safe medicine so the patient can go back home again. She takes orders from doctors and nurses. She tells the nurses and doctors the safe mixture of medicines. She said she has to double check  work. 

She works as a team with other pharmacists. Samantha said there are two types of pharmacists hospital and retail. Before she worked at the hospital she worked at Target. Every medication at the hospital is her responsibility. Samantha said  now that she works at the hospital she misses talking to her patients. She works the evening shift 24 hours a day for 7 days. The first job is to check to make sure the medicine is correct. She needs to remember to stay calm so she doesn't make any mistakes. Samantha is not only working at St. Marry's she works at different areas in Illinois like Effingham. She was good at math and science. That's why she wanted to be a pharmacist.

You can't handle the truth. Or can you?

   This week we interviewed a interesting person. Her name is Jackie! Jackie  says she have to  triple check her work before she can publish. She said if you put the wrong information on the internet the person you are talking about could sue you. Jackie likes working with college students, and Jackie likes working with them because they are fun and interesting. They are also learning and growing about themselves and the world.

   At first she wanted to be a dentist, but then her counselor Scott  wanted her to do something completely different. Her advice is when you are checking your work ask yourself  How do I know this? Jackie said reviewing your work is very important, and sometimes your first idea is not your best idea. Part of her job is to critique a student's work in the newspaper, and she said you want to be sure all of your facts are true.  Jackie said if you publish something incorrect it is hard to get it back, and your reputation can be damaged.

   At first she wanted to be a dentist, but then  her counselor Scott  wanted her to do something completely different. Her counselor Scott was her inspiration to become a journalist. The most important thing she learned in school is always ask for help. If you don't try you won't succeed. Her advice for the Classs of 2025 is to work hard from the start. Don't forget that you can do anything, so don't let yourself get in the way of your dreams. I appreciate you reading my blog. I will interview someone very intersting, so stay tuned for next week's blog.