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I'm starting Pharmacy school next month in Costa Rica and wanted someone who was educated in the US to give me a brief overview of areas that my curriculum here is going to miss out on in comparison.
I'm a US citizen and will be obtaining my dual citizenship here in Costa Rica in two years. I have a family here in Costa Rica so I have a pertinent reason to be studying overseas. Furthermore my Post 9/11 GI Bill is going to pay every last red cent of the tuition for the entire degree. Three semesters are done a year here, no breaks. Pretty accelerated education. Only downside is it's entirely in Spanish. Not a real problem for me now after three years here.
Curriculum:
http://unibecostarica.com/documents/PharmacyAcademicProgram.pdf
I intend on coming back to the US around the time I finish. I'm just trying to figure out if the education I receive here will be significantly lacking in any area to the degree that I will need to do a non-traditional program to transition my licenciatura (5 year bsc) to a pharmd. I'm aware I could get licensed just with the foreign BSC, but I'd hate to be getting paid for doing a bad job! Not sure how different the field of pharmacy is in this country in comparison.
All I want to do is retail work. Willing and able to get my internship hours as a volunteer.
Any advice is appreciated. Have a great day!
I'm a US citizen and will be obtaining my dual citizenship here in Costa Rica in two years. I have a family here in Costa Rica so I have a pertinent reason to be studying overseas. Furthermore my Post 9/11 GI Bill is going to pay every last red cent of the tuition for the entire degree. Three semesters are done a year here, no breaks. Pretty accelerated education. Only downside is it's entirely in Spanish. Not a real problem for me now after three years here.
Curriculum:
http://unibecostarica.com/documents/PharmacyAcademicProgram.pdf
I intend on coming back to the US around the time I finish. I'm just trying to figure out if the education I receive here will be significantly lacking in any area to the degree that I will need to do a non-traditional program to transition my licenciatura (5 year bsc) to a pharmd. I'm aware I could get licensed just with the foreign BSC, but I'd hate to be getting paid for doing a bad job! Not sure how different the field of pharmacy is in this country in comparison.
All I want to do is retail work. Willing and able to get my internship hours as a volunteer.
Any advice is appreciated. Have a great day!