What are the health requirements for PharmD students?
Because pharmacy students are health-care workers, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy PharmD program requires you to complete immunizations designed to protect you from blood and air borne pathogens. In addition to the University vaccination requirements, you must be fully immunized against hepatitis B. This is a three-injection series that takes six months to complete. All students must have completed this series prior to the first day of classes. With this in mind, it will be necessary to complete this series PRIOR to finding out if you have been accepted to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. In addition, you must provide evidence of varicella immunity and complete a TB skin test dated after April in the year you will be beginning school. No student will be allowed to begin classes in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy unless they provide verification that they meet the vaccination and immunity requirements of our program. Finally, you must purchase and maintain a health insuranc
