Her Story
About Megan
I started my healthcare career at Walmart with absolutely no experience, and they provided all the training I needed. Working there was similar to what I do now but without the hospital and patient delivery aspect. They did complete on-the-job training, and from there, it really sparked my interest in healthcare. That experience at Walmart influenced me so much that I'm now in nursing school at the University of Louisville, and I still give them credit for that. Currently, I work at a hospital pharmacy where I deliver medication to patients being discharged, fill medications, work with doctors to send prescriptions to pharmacists for verification, handle insurance information and resolve any issues, and fill the medications themselves. What drives me most is patient advocacy, because I would want my family to be treated with the same respect as anybody else. On the side, I've been involved in acting for about 4 years. I started with a love of acting in high school where I was in theater all four years and took acting classes. My senior year, I booked my first contract gig with The Dinner Detective, a comedy murder mystery theater where I still perform on weekends. I also work with the Louisville Zoo doing Boo at the Zoo as a character actor and special summer events where I've played Rapunzel, Spider-Gwen, and Jesse from Toy Story.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Megan
01What do you attribute your success to?
I definitely attribute my success to my mom and my grandmother. My grandmother homeschooled me for many years before I went into public school, and my mom and grandmother were the ones who raised me. Those are two powerful women right there. They taught me everything about school and life and finances, and I take everything that I know from them. I would also say the environment that I grew up in is a big attribution to it all. Having that strong foundation and support system from these incredible women in my life has shaped who I am today.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I've ever received is from my mom, and it is just to keep working, even whenever you feel comfortable, keep working for something bigger. That mindset has really driven me to never settle and to always push myself to reach for the next level in my career, even when things feel good where they are.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I'd say to just keep going, and keep going for something bigger. Because I think careers just have so many more levels than where you can start, and so it's really important to keep going. Don't settle at your starting point because there are always opportunities to grow and advance in your field.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenges are being very short-staffed, and in certain areas, being underpaid. The salary ranges are constantly talked about within the field, but the staffing issue is huge because people just don't feel they're paid enough for the job. That's definitely the biggest challenge we have. On the opportunity side, I'm hoping to help by talking about pharmacy to people, because so many people don't know what is all involved in a pharmacy. I love being able to try and tell people about it and even spark their interest in it.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I think I value relationships the most, whether it's coworkers or my family. I think that people are more important than the work, in a way. That's why I love healthcare. I think patient advocacy is probably my number one thing that I work for, because I would want my family to be treated with the same respect as anybody else. So, that's definitely my number one - family and just people in general.
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