Guys, does anyone know if an Irish Degree in Pharmacy is accredited in Canada?
Pharmacist Evaluating Examination - Introduction
No longer automatic. You can apply to PEBC, but they are not obligated to accept your application for even consideration. But if your application is accepted, the process is similar to the Irish Pharmaceutical Society's process. Good luck.
@superrx01 Speaking from the perspective of having both (due to the old NAFTA reciprocity between Manitoba and Minnesota), the rules have changed since then. I assume that you are going to attempt the English exam (I actually don't know how Laval or Montreal's graduates with the French version works in Quebec).
So the steps are:
1. You have to register with the PEBC and go through their process (except Quebec).
Do this now, as the PEBC has to qualify you to sit for the exams and there is some major paperwork involved. As a Canadian national, you will not need to demonstrate work eligibility. Because you are an American graduate, you skip the PEE process and proceed straight to the PQE. The first sitting in summer is sometime in June with a terminal application date (meaning everything must be cleared by PEBC) by sometime in March.
2. For each province with the exception of Quebec, there are specific registration matters to each province. Quebec has two, one for the English speaking and one for the French speaking and you qualify with either one. Figure out which province you are intending to license in (MB is straightforward).
3. Prepare for the PQE, there is a LIVE practical portion that requires your communication to be up to par. The other sit-down exam is set differently than NAPLEX, it is much more science heavy from people who have taken it in the last couple of years than the NAPLEX is now (you will actually get serious questions on pharmaceutics and medicinal chemistry than the NAPLEX).
4. If you are going to prepare for the PEBC PQE, don't bother studying for NAPLEX. You'll easily cruise through NAPLEX while the PEBC tends to be a tricky exam due to the topic coverage. I passed with some room to spare, but that was a difficult exam in terms of the pharmaceutics (I didn't realize I needed the actual Martin's version of Fick's diffusion to attempt the exam!).
