Complete List of Pharmacy Books Needed (Pharm.D)! - Independent Study

[Dzialo]

Hello,

I am currently a Senior at L'Anse Creuse North; and I would like to go to Pharmacy School. [Macomb, MI, 48042]

I will be going to community college for my Pre-Pharm Course work.

I have been reading some threads on the difficulty level of Pharmacy School - and a lot of you say it wasnt hard, it's just the volume of information that you have to learn in a small amout of time is what makes it hard.

I will most likely want to attend Wayne State or Michigan University.

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I was wondering if anyone happens to go to these schools; could you give me a list of books or ISBN's of ALL YOUR COURSE BOOKS FOR ALL YEARS?

I wanted to know if starting some of the material now would help me when I begin Pharmacy School? Helping bring down the amount of material I need to learn; allowing time to master other material.

I am interested in becoming a Scientist, and do plan on addiational schooling in other fields.

If I can obtain a collection of the books used for a complete Pharm.D program, I will be buying them, and scanning them all to PDF format.

Thanks!

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[stevephhs016]

Personally, I wouldn't worry too much about reading the material ahead of time. You will be going into your first year in school so you will be learning the basic materials for your first two years. To be honest, they give you enough time to learn the material at school.

If you really insist, your first two years usually consist of chemistry...biology 101 courses. So you could get an overview on those subjects. 2nd year, you work on organic chemistry etc.

 

[Hels2007]

Bad idea. Firstly, because you wouldn't be able to get the advanced stuff without knowing the basics, so focus on the basics first. Secondly, textbooks change quite frequently, and what you are reading today may not be the book you will be taught from five years from now. Thirdly, the value of pharmacy education is not memorization, a trained monkey could do that. It is tying complex concepts together, and you are unlikely to be able to do that without proper guidance, and who is going to provide that? There is a reason a lot of teachers in pharmacy school do not even assign any book readings/many courses do not have required books.

If you want to succeed in pharmacy school, your best option is to develop your critical thinking and analytical abilities, and to really understand (note: understand, not memorize!) and learn well (note: learn, not cram for an exam!) all the foundation courses.

Extra reading, if you really want to do it, would be more useful if it were pharmacy publications that would give you understanding of what pharmacy is, what issues is it facing, etc. That's more important than memorizing side effects of a drug that may be withdrawn by the time you get to pharmacy school, or trying to plough through medicinal chemistry textbook without having had organic chemistry.

 

[Dzialo]

Bad idea. Firstly, because you wouldn't be able to get the advanced stuff without knowing the basics, so focus on the basics first. Secondly, textbooks change quite frequently, and what you are reading today may not be the book you will be taught from five years from now. Thirdly, the value of pharmacy education is not memorization, a trained monkey could do that. It is tying complex concepts together, and you are unlikely to be able to do that without proper guidance, and who is going to provide that? There is a reason a lot of teachers in pharmacy school do not even assign any book readings/many courses do not have required books.

If you want to succeed in pharmacy school, your best option is to develop your critical thinking and analytical abilities, and to really understand (note: understand, not memorize!) and learn well (note: learn, not cram for an exam!) all the foundation courses.

Extra reading, if you really want to do it, would be more useful if it were pharmacy publications that would give you understanding of what pharmacy is, what issues is it facing, etc. That's more important than memorizing side effects of a drug that may be withdrawn by the time you get to pharmacy school, or trying to plough through medicinal chemistry textbook without having had organic chemistry.

I agree.

However, I would feel more at ease if knew some basic Pharm material before I enter school. So I don't have to memorize, but learn the material. One thing I hate doing is memorizing things.

In High School, I am always 1 chapter ahead of my class. Allowing me time to begin my notes, and ask questions so I am more prepared for the chapter and new material.

And I don't want to fall behind in a fast passed class because I have to learn a large amount of mundane concepts that I could have learned in the past.

 

[Hels2007]

I agree.

However, I would feel more at ease if knew some basic Pharm material before I enter school. So I don't have to memorize, but learn the material. One thing I hate doing is memorizing things.

In High School, I am always 1 chapter ahead of my class. Allowing me time to begin my notes, and ask questions so I am more prepared for the chapter and new material.

And I don't want to fall behind in a fast passed class because I have to learn a large amount of mundane concepts that I could have learned in the past.

Don't worry, as long as you do your homework, you won't fall behind. And no one prevents you from reading ahead once you DO start the subject and get the syllabus. Right now it would be a waste of your time, IMO, but if you want to do it - whatever rocks your boat. Just be prepared that it will not help you as much as you hope it will, and any benefit will be disproportionally small compared to the effort.

 

[Dzialo]

Don't worry, as long as you do your homework, you won't fall behind. And no one prevents you from reading ahead once you DO start the subject and get the syllabus. Right now it would be a waste of your time, IMO, but if you want to do it - whatever rocks your boat. Just be prepared that it will not help you as much as you hope it will, and any benefit will be disproportionally small compared to the effort.

Indeed. I never waste my time with parties and other non-productive activities.

Thanks for your comments.