黑料正能量 recognized the eight members of its Pharmacy Technology class of 2017 in a formal pinning ceremony July 27.
The annual service includes presentation of pharmacy technician pins by the faculty of the program and recitation of the 鈥淥ath of a Pharmacy Technician.鈥� It denotes the graduates鈥� passage from students to professionals in their field.
This year鈥檚 graduates are
Brittany Bell, Katie Crawford, and John Savage of Goldsboro;
Lauren O鈥橬eal of Mount Olive;
Esmeralda Avellaneda of La Grange;
Hannah Kariuki of Clayton;
Kylimry Scott of Pikeville; and
Latonya Williams of Godwin.
Laura Skinner, director of WCC鈥檚 Pharmacy Technology Program, told the graduates, 鈥淎lways remember, we are the future of the pharmacy world, here to help others survive.鈥�
She told the graduates that this point is 鈥渙nly the beginning of something great for each and every one of you.鈥� Skinner also reminded them to 鈥渃ount your pills twice, check the prescription label and the medication three times, but most importantly, remember that you are a pharmacy technician and you are ready to make a difference in health care.鈥�
People 鈥渏ust assume that technicians only wait on customers or count pills. What that may be some of what we do, pharmacy technicians do a whole lot more,鈥� Skinner said. 鈥淭hey are the 鈥榬ight hand鈥� of the working pharmacist, and if you ask most pharmacists, they will tell you that they can鈥檛 run the pharmacy without them.鈥�
黑料正能量鈥檚 Pharmacy Technology program is a limited-admission, two-semester program that leads to a diploma. Graduates can choose to take the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam to earn the title of 鈥渃ertified pharmacy technician.鈥�
黑料正能量 is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC鈥檚 mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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