CA Intern license expired

[anaheimangels]

I graduated from pharmacy school in 2017 and have yet to take my licensure exams and my intern license has since expired. I was wondering what would be the best way to go about obtaining one again. I took some time off but I want to work while I study for the NAPLEX and CPJE. I requested an intern license extension but the CABOP has requested a letter of explanation for the extension for why I haven't been able to earn hours. Would I still be able to intern since my licensure application is on file? Or do I need to submit the letter?

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[Blue2midnight]

If the board is asking you to submit a letter why are you asking us if you have to submit a letter? They obviously need you to submit a letter to keep your license valid. Continuing to work while your license is expired probably isn’t a good idea.

Also I hope you have a good explanation for why it took you almost 3 years to get a pharmacist license and start working as a pharmacist - that is, if your application doesn’t hit the trash bin first and you actually get an interview

 

[owlegrad]

So your question is do you have to do the thing the board told you to do and can you work with an expired license in the meantime?

Yes, you have to send the letter the board requested. No, you cannot work on an expired license in the meantime.

I hope this helps!

 

[BidingMyTime]

I really don't understand the trend of current pharmacy students waiting and waiting and waiting to take their exams. Back in my day, the exam was only offered 3 times/year, and everybody took it in June. Nobody was going to wait for the next date of October. But now, when students can actually take it anytime after graduating, they wait 6 - 12 months to take it! Makes no sense to me with loan interest increasing and the change of finding a job decreasing.

 

[rxkrafted]

Lol is this a prank? You graduated pharmacy school over 2 years ago and you want to work as an intern as you study for your board exams? Did you run away after graduation and hide under a rock? I hope you have no loans and aware of the current pharmacy market situation. You took a very long vacation buddy

 

[Sine Cura]

A not insignificant amount of students who are, at best, retail cannon fodder and are saddled with massive loans don't want to face reality.

 

[steveysmith54]

I graduated from pharmacy school in 2017 and have yet to take my licensure exams and my intern license has since expired. I was wondering what would be the best way to go about obtaining one again. I took some time off but I want to work while I study for the NAPLEX and CPJE. I requested an intern license extension but the CABOP has requested a letter of explanation for the extension for why I haven't been able to earn hours. Would I still be able to intern since my licensure application is on file? Or do I need to submit the letter?

What hours are you taking about? CA BOP doesn’t require outside of school intern hours, anymore. Hasn’t in quite a long time, in fact

Post seems fake. In the event that it isn’t, just work as a tech.

 

[Sine Cura]

A foreign graduate would have to submit proof of 1500 hours still... if they graduated from an ACPE-accredited school on Jan 1, 2016 or later then they shouldn't be submitting any hrs (and shouldn't be taking this long to get licensed)

 

[AM77]

I graduated from pharmacy school in 2017 and have yet to take my licensure exams and my intern license has since expired. I was wondering what would be the best way to go about obtaining one again. I took some time off but I want to work while I study for the NAPLEX and CPJE. I requested an intern license extension but the CABOP has requested a letter of explanation for the extension for why I haven't been able to earn hours. Would I still be able to intern since my licensure application is on file? Or do I need to submit the letter?

Your first priority should have been to pass the board exams right after you graduated. The job market in California is far worse today than it was two years ago (thanks to the four new California Pharmacy schools that graduated their first class in 2018). The longer you wait to take the boards, the harder it is to pass. Why? Because they keep adding new material every year.
Secondly, just because your intern application is on file does not give you permission to work as an intern. You need to submit the letter. If you have any further questions, you should contact the board directly.
If you still have no intention on taking your board exams and only want to work, you might as well get a technician license.