Combined PharmD/MD program

[Lnsean]

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That flexibility and training isn't need to be successful in either field. It's extra training for extra tuition. Why would any MD moonlight as a pharmacist for half the salary? It doesn't make sense.

Since when did everyone go into healthcare for money? Obviously, this dual program isn't for you. Duh. I don't think it's for tuition. Rutgers Pharmacy is one of the most competitive in the nation and the med school is ultra competitive as well. If anything, they're probably doing it so the pharmds who decide to switch over to MDs have an option.

 

[PharmDCandidate2014]

Since when did everyone go into healthcare for money? Obviously, this dual program isn't for you. Duh. I don't think it's for tuition. Rutgers Pharmacy is one of the most competitive in the nation and the med school is ultra competitive as well. If anything, they're probably doing it so the pharmds who decide to switch over to MDs have an option.

Does Rutgers accept many transfer students? Some tell me they only accept 5 per year?

 

[PharmDCandidate2014]

Rutgers Pharmacy. To clarify, those who want to transfer into the P1 of the professional year after finishing their prereqs/bachelor's at another institution.

 

[Lnsean]

Rutgers Pharmacy. To clarify, those who want to transfer into the P1 of the professional year after finishing their prereqs/bachelor's at another institution.

My friend's class 2010....about 2100 applications. They accepted 8.

 

[Dr.Tao]

2100 people applied PharmD/MD? I find that extremely hard to believe.

 

[PharmDCandidate2014]

2100 people applied PharmD/MD? I find that extremely hard to believe.

2100 people applied to the PharmD portion of the program. Students can apply to the dual MD program in their P3 year, I think. Rutgers has roughly 260 students in their pharmacy program.

 

[rph3664]

I've known a few pharmacists who went to medical school. With a time frame like this, what's the difference?

 

[Lnsean]

2100 people applied PharmD/MD? I find that extremely hard to believe.

Obviously, you did not read the question that I was answering to. The other poster asked how many transfers does Rutgers usually accept into their PharmD programs. In 2010, about 2100 applications (students from other majors) who applied to transfer into Rutgers PharmD program, and 8 people were accepted. This was in 2010. It could not have been the PharmD/MD program because that program did not exist back in 2010. Know your times.

 

[oldstock]

Obviously, you did not read the question that I was answering to. The other poster asked how many transfers does Rutgers usually accept into their PharmD programs. In 2010, about 2100 applications (students from other majors) who applied to transfer into Rutgers PharmD program, and 8 people were accepted. This was in 2010. It could not have been the PharmD/MD program because that program did not exist back in 2010. Know your times.

Wow.... 2100 transfer apps to their pharmd program and only 8 accepted ?? Are rhey mainly accepted highschool students or something (accelerated 6 yr program) ?? (I'm lazy to check 🙂 )

 

[Dr.Tao]

Obviously, you did not read the question that I was answering to. The other poster asked how many transfers does Rutgers usually accept into their PharmD programs. In 2010, about 2100 applications (students from other majors) who applied to transfer into Rutgers PharmD program, and 8 people were accepted. This was in 2010. It could not have been the PharmD/MD program because that program did not exist back in 2010. Know your times.

Given that clarification of my question was ALREADY made, why don't you prescribe yourself a milkshake of Metamucil AND Exlax because you CLEARLY need it.😉

BTW, the hot water bottles are on isle 1.

 

[PharmDCandidate2014]

Wow.... 2100 transfer apps to their pharmd program and only 8 accepted ?? Are rhey mainly accepted highschool students or something (accelerated 6 yr program) ?? (I'm lazy to check 🙂 )

Yep, it's pretty exclusive to the students straight from high school as far as I've heard. Another similar program is in St Johns University in Brooklyn or Queens, NYC, where 1 or 2 students transfer into the professional phase of the pharmacy program, out of an application pool in the hundreds.

 

[oldstock]

Yep, it's pretty exclusive to the students straight from high school as far as I've heard. Another similar program is in St Johns University in Brooklyn or Queens, NYC, where 1 or 2 students transfer into the professional phase of the pharmacy program, out of an application pool in the hundreds.

add to that list is St. Louis College of Pharmacy 🙂

 

[farm_assist]

I'm not sure why someone would choose this path. I am a PharmD with 10 years of clinical pharmacy experience. I am currently a 3rd yeard medical student. There is such little overlap between pharmacy and medicine, it was quite surprising to me. Just pharmacology, thats it. Physicians don't need to know extensive pharmacokinetics or pharmaceutics, and the PharmD path provides far too much detail these subjects for what is practical for a physician. More knowledge is great, but not worth an extra 2 years IMO. And any training in pharmacy school for anything other than pharmacology (e.g. anatomy, pathophysiology) is far too superficial to be of any benefit to medical training. Anatomy in pharmacy school doesn't scratch the surface on what is covered in gross anatomy with cadaver dissection, just as pharmacokinetics in medical school doesn't scratch the surface of what is covered in pharmacy school. Becasue it's not necessary. They are two different worlds with a small interection. Perhaps the combination would help for some academic pursuit such as research.

 

[Lnsean]

I'm not sure why someone would choose this path. I am a PharmD with 10 years of clinical pharmacy experience. I am currently a 3rd yeard medical student. There is such little overlap between pharmacy and medicine, it was quite surprising to me. Just pharmacology, thats it. Physicians don't need to know extensive pharmacokinetics or pharmaceutics, and the PharmD path provides far too much detail these subjects for what is practical for a physician. More knowledge is great, but not worth an extra 2 years IMO. And any training in pharmacy school for anything other than pharmacology (e.g. anatomy, pathophysiology) is far too superficial to be of any benefit to medical training. Anatomy in pharmacy school doesn't scratch the surface on what is covered in gross anatomy with cadaver dissection, just as pharmacokinetics in medical school doesn't scratch the surface of what is covered in pharmacy school. Becasue it's not necessary. They are two different worlds with a small interection. Perhaps the combination would help for some academic pursuit such as research.

It's meant for people like us who are transitioning from pharmacy to MD. Rutger's pharmacy is a 6 year program and they take students directly from high school, so there will some students who initially decided they wanted to do pharmacy and later want to transition into more of a clinical role. I mean you graduated from pharmacy and then went back for an MD. I am also currently doing that. I've seen quite a few on my interview rounds as well. Obviously, this program will be crazy selective but the interest is there.

 

[pharmasaurusRex17]

Sean is right; although most of the ones who are going back for med school are the ones who didn't match residency or don't have residency under their belt or they wanted something more. I would do the MD route or the DO route, considering I graduated w/ PharmD at age 23 (0-6 program in Boston)... but because I'm doing residency, I think it'd be more wise to stick with it and also I really enjoy the pharma side of the clinical background.

I have a few friends in their PharmD/MD program and they're dying but they love it and kudos haha. High respects for that.