About How Many Years Of School Does A Pharmacist Have To Go For?
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In the United States the Pharm. D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) degree is a first-professional degree or professional doctorate that prepares the graduate for pharmacy practice. The multidisciplinary curriculum may focus on pharmacy-biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, social and administrative sciences, clinical sciences and experiential training. Entrance into a Pharm. D. program generally does not require prior completion of a college degree, although the majority of accepted applicants hold one. Typically, it takes a minimum of six academic years after high school graduation to complete the Pharm. D. program.
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pharmacy is a great future, there are so many oppurtunities involved in it.  thats where im headed right now.  the program is tough but it is so worth it.  right now they say that in 10 years there will a shortage of about 50,000 pharmacists nationwide, which is a great number.  there is always a need for pharmacists, as long as there are medications and patients, the world will always need you, there isnt  a way for computers to replace you.  plus the money aspect is also a plus, the average graduate starts off at between 75-90,000 a year, all  depending on where you work, retail is more yet, but probably not worth it.  i work in pharmacy right now and am a student and i totally love it.  if your not sure try and get some experience in one to help you decide, but its definitely a good future.
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Usually four years to get bachelor's degree another four years in medical school for a M.D followed by a residency which depending upon the chosen field involve an additional two to seven years of training after obtaining the M.D.
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You'll need to pass boards & be licensed in a specific state. And of course you'll need to have a work visa or perm residency. I'd recommend you search the American Pharmacist Association, & US immigration for details.
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Do you mean a license to Dispense drugs, or a license to Prescribe drugs?\n\nBoth require about 8 to 10 years of college before doing either.
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Usually 4 years, but you may be able to do it in a little less, depending on the school and your high school grades and credits.
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4 years of undergraduate college. 4 years of pharmacy school aftewards. The pharmacy school is going to be harder than the undergrad in college. If you have already finished college and are looking to become a pharmacist, then you may need to go back to college and take a few courses first. Most pharmacy schools will require that certain science courses (like chemistry) are taken in college. You will also need to take a standardized test (like how the SATs were) for pharmacy school called the PCAT. whether its hard or not..... almost everyone who gets into pharmacy school, stays in for the 4 years and graduates. Its difficult to 'fail' out, b/c most everyone puts in a lot of time studying and working hard, and therefore naturally will do well. The concepts arent that hard to grasp, its just theres always a lot of information being taught in a short amount of time.  I hope you have a good memory.
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Demand for pharmacists is high, and programs are competitive. Why? Pharmacy is a great career for someone who excels in chemistry and science. The pharmacists I know enjoy flexible hours, high pay, great benefits, and some satisfaction from helping people. They have worked for pharmaceutical companies from sales to management, for private pharmacies and government, and have as little or as much work as they prefer. A family member is a retired pharmacist and has opportunities to travel and relieve another pharmacist to vacation. He stays and works for a few weeks in a small towns with only one pharmacist; the locations can be in all types of climates, from plains to tropics. I'm sure these are only a few of the many career opportunities for pharmacists, like in research, drug development, and even teaching other pharmacists.\n\nThe female pharmacists I know feel it is the absolute best career for a woman--they have high pay, flexibility of hours, and good working conditions. Each has her own family, has time with her kids, works only as much as she wants, and still brings in a sizable pay check. \n\nDrawbacks are few. They do have to work some weekend and night hours, and especially when just starting their career they have had long shifts. The required education will have you in school for 5-6 years, and that means tuition expenses. However, none of the pharmacists I know regret for one second their decision, nor the expense and work to get licensure. \n\nStudy your sciences, work hard to make excellent grades, and talk to some pharmacists where you live. They may have tips that could help you reach your goal.
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Most pharmacy schools right now do not need a 4 year degree.  They have a list of classes that you need to take that covers things like chemistry and biology and math.  It's just a 2 year prepharm series of courses.  Then you take the p-cat and apply to school.  If you want to go to school for pharmacy, you should look up what the pharmacy schools you're considering require and then just plan to take those.  Most schools do not require you to declare a major.\nThis may change in the future, although you will probably not have to major in anything specific even then.  You would still just have to get the list of required courses done, but something like biochemistry should fulfill most of the requirements.  The others you could use for your general electives.
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about 10-12. 4 years bachelors, 2 years med school, residency, etc.
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probably a rad tech. much better pay and a more stable job. you have to go to school for a year or two though to be a rad tech and its just onsite training for pharm techs (all you need is a HS diploma) in most states
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become a pharmacist, do your research
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note im talking about pharmacists in the US, they have different powers and responsibilities in diffrent countries\n\n\ncommunity- working at walgreens, bob's pharmacy, etc. basically count pills, occasianally do a little compounding, answer people's questions, monitor for potential drug problems\n\nhospital- count pills, put them in blister tabs instead of bottles, give doctors advice if needed, make IVs, do some compounding\n\nnuclear pharmacy- prepare radioactive drugs that are used for cancer treatment and diagonostic testing\n\npharmacy consultant- go to nursing homes, hospitals etc. and review patient medications, fix problems, eliminate or add drug therapy, try to switch people to lower cost medications that would be as effective to save money.\n\nclinical pharmacist- work in patient care programs (lipid clinics, diabetes managment, drug therapy managment, research, etc)\n\nthose are the main fields, there are some other nontraditional things as well.\n\npharmacist mainly does the dispensing of drugs (have the degree BS in pharmacy-titled RPh, or Pharm.D- doctor of pharmacy), doctors (have a totally diffrent degree, an MD or DO) are the guys you go see when you are sick, and pharmacologists arent pharmacists, they are scientists who do drug research and try to develop new drugs (for degrees, they have a BS, MS, or PhD in pharmacology or pharmaceutical science or a Pharm.D and then do a couple years of a research fellowship to become certified). if youre interviewing to get into pharmacy school, it'll be fairly similar to a job interview., theyll probably ask stuff such as but not limited to "why do you want to do this" "why would you be a good pharmacist" "what are your strenghts and weaknesses" etc. just look on the web for interview preparation stuff.
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4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and 3 to 8 years of internship and residency, depending on the specialty selected. A few medical schools offer a combined undergraduate and medical school program that lasts 6 years instead of the customary 8 years.
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Pharm D.is Doctorate in Pharmacy. Usually after completion of a 5 year program some people can do 1year residency program for clinical pharmacy.
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Becoming any type of doctor takes a lot of work. Normally you will do about 12 years of schooling, starting at regular 4-year college/university. Doctors don't take home a wage, but a salary and depending where you're at in your career will depend. But most doctors make good money, but there are long hours.
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There are 2 year and 4 year progrmas.  An associate's degree is given for the 2 year program and a bachelor's degree is given for the 4 year program.