What kinds of career options are available with a PharmD degree?
The classic career for an individual with a doctorate of pharmacy (PharmD) degree is to work as a pharmacist in any of a number of different settings, including retail pharmacy, hospital administration, clinical research, public health, and others. A PharmD degree is a four year program, with good job prospects and salaries upon graduation. In the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, PharmDs often help to design, monitor, and coordinate clinical trials, and they interact directly with scientists and physicians at companies, universities, and hospitals. The PharmD is often perceived as more valuable than a Master’s degree for nonlaboratory positions (e.g., medical writing, regulatory affairs, project management, competitive intelligence, medical information, etc). In many hospitals, physicians diagnose patients and determine whether there is a need for drug therapy, and pharmacists determine the specific agent to be prescribed based on the patient’s disease state, genetic profile, oth
