attaining your pharmD degree

[gaba101]

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a pharmacy friend of mine wants to know:

are there any reprucussions for not attending your own pharmacy school graduation and for not notifying your school administrators that you won't be showing up? i.e. case (1) you pass all of your classes & the boards--could the school somehow step in and somehow convince the board why you shouldn't get your license b/c you're such a bad person that you didn't have hte decency to notify others that you weren't goign to show up to your own graduatoin? case (2) you don't pass the boards.

My friend's thinking of doing this. He thinks it's so long and just a piece of paper and it's more meaningful to pass the boards and rake in the money, he says. If it makes any difference, the school he is at (to remain anonymous) is not accredited yet but should be by the time he graduates (the school has already graduated a couple of classes right now but currently the accrediation people are really strict and taking their sweet time in light of the HICP disaster).

 

[AnonFaculty]

a pharmacy friend of mine wants to know:

are there any reprucussions for not attending your own pharmacy school graduation and for not notifying your school administrators that you won't be showing up? i.e. case (1) you pass all of your classes & the boards--could the school somehow step in and somehow convince the board why you shouldn't get your license b/c you're such a bad person that you didn't have hte decency to notify others that you weren't goign to show up to your own graduatoin? case (2) you don't pass the boards.

My friend's thinking of doing this. He thinks it's so long and just a piece of paper and it's more meaningful to pass the boards and rake in the money, he says. If it makes any difference, the school he is at (to remain anonymous) is not accredited yet but should be by the time he graduates (the school has already graduated a couple of classes right now but currently the accrediation people are really strict and taking their sweet time in light of the HICP disaster).

My advice. Go. I didn't attend my high school graduation for similar reasons. My graduation was a beatuiful tasefully done affair in an awesome building. You have earned it. Go.

 

[sdn1977]

No - no repercussions I'm aware of, unless it is stated in the actual requirements for completion - which would be a long shot!

I'm guessing your friend doesn't have anyone significant who might attend or who he particularly cares attends. So....for him - its just another ceremony.

You might want to hone your own clinical & interpersonal skills and see if you can find out from your friend who might be missing out on seeing him graduate. If truly there is no one...perhaps you could be that someone for him (even if you don't have a close, intimate realtionship - a good friend is always nice to have to share in an accomplishment well done). If, however, there is family, but it is dysfunctional & their presence could cause him discomfort, I can understand him not wanting to be the reason for yet another unpleasant gathering.

These kinds of things are like weddings & funerals. The lavishness is not always indicative of the significance of what the meaning reflects. Two folks can spend thousands on a huge wedding but have as meaningful a committment as a couple who decides to go to a justice of the peace. The dead man at the funeral is beyond caring, but the family may need that to help move on.

Likewise....your friend is a pharmacist with or without this ceremony. If it has meaning for him &/or for others in his life...it will be worth going. But...the school probably won't care. It would be helpful if he did let them know...so they don't call his name & have a long pause with craning necks.

 

[KARM12]

I would have your friend check with his specific school. My school considers attending the ceremony a requirement for obtaining the PharmD degree. It specifically states it in the Student Handbook. You have to get special approval from the Dean to not attended. Again, each school is different, so make sure he checks on that.