Head Pharmacist at Cook County Hospital:
Lorna Pryor
(708)386-2947

I know I chose one of the more convenient role models to interview, but this only makes my homework assignment for next week harder. Basically Mrs. Pryor and myself discussed salaries, job duties, her likes and dislikes of the job, and the steps she took to becoming the "head" pharmacist. She went to pharmacy school at Malcolm X College. She was the only African Amer. chosen for the pharm program for that specific year. After graduating, she went straight to work for Cook County Hospital. She started as a general pharmacist and eventually worked her way to the head position. She couldn't recall what her starting pay was, but stated that she makes over "6 figures" now! She went from working overnight, and now to day shift. we discussed so much, that it's impossible to cover all territories. She spoke about the differences in working in a hospital versus small clinic(Walgreens). She discussed the interaction w/ patients being the most stressful part of the job because they often are rude and insulting. She stated that what she loved most about this job was the kind, regular patients and her knowledge of different medicines. I learned so much from Mrs. Pryor that I consider valuable. This will definitely help me make my decisions at whether or not I want to go into this occupation.