Junior Julia Tarasova will participate in a summer internship at Kaiser Permanente, to take part in real world medical experiences. Tarasova is considering a career in becoming a pharmacist.

“I’m thinking about being a pharmacist but I’m not sure yet, this is why I want to take this [internship] so I can figure it out,” Tarasova said.

Tarasova hopes she’ll get hands-on experience at Kaiser with the medical staff there. According to Tarasova, she wants to get a taste of the lives of pharmacists and their work environment.

 “As I was told it’s going to be like I’m a shadow to actual workers,” Tarasova said. “The thing that really excites me is that I’ll actually be with people in the pharmacy there, hopefully they’ll actually show me [procedures] and their daily routine.”

Tarasova hopes this summer internship will aid her in her decision in entering the medical field.

“[The internship] sounded really cool because I wanted to continue my career in the medical field and I really wanted to have that experience so I can decide for myself.” Tarasova said.