My third week interning for Carilion picked up where it left off the week before. I began the week continuing to research more potential interview candidates.
On the last day of the week, I conducted my first interview with the manager of Guest and Volunteer services. We had a fantastic conversation for almost an hour. We got into the challenges her department faced while battling through COVID (such as personally having to assist with Health Checks for visitors entering the hospital), her previous time with the Roanoke Times, and how working at the hospital and a newspaper are more similar than many would think. The interview was an eye opening look into the less “glamorous” jobs that make the hospital run with the smoothness it does.
Following the interview, I spent the next 3 hours transcribing the audio into a 21 page word doc before heading home for the weekend.
