Applying to PhD in pharmacy

[hb1026]

Hello!

I am a recent graduate with a BSc in pharmacy from a foreign university. My goal is to apply directly to PhD programs in the US and pursue a career in academia. However, I've been accepted to a (one year) PharmD program at my alma mater and I have the opportunity to work at a hospital pharmacy, and now I'm facing a dilemma. I'm hoping that anyone with experience in or knowledge of applying to PhD programs would be able to help.

Would completing a PharmD degree (in a foreign university) give me an advantage when applying for PhD programs? This would be compared to applying with just a BSc.
Or would it be more beneficial for me to work at a hospital pharmacy during this year while I apply?

Basically my question is if the PharmD versus work experience would be more favored by PhD admissions committees.

Sorry for the long post, and I hope someone can advise me.

Thank you!

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[BidingMyTime]

I don't really know, but my instinct tells me the Pharm D would be more beneficial. Your best bet would be to e-mail or call some of the PhD programs you are interested in and ask them what they would prefer.

 

[lord999]

Depends on which country. Singapore and Thailand, possibly (depends on major). South Africa, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, no. Australia/New Zealand, both linguistic parts of Switzerland, France, and Germany, don't bother coming to the States for pharmacology, biologicals, medicinal chemistry, or pharmaceutics as the local education for their higher doctorates is more or less equivalent to here at least (and for certain subjects, we consider them superior). Canada should just apply directly unless it's for Clinical Trials.