Difference between PharmD and BScPhm (i'm a canadian =D)

[shunsistoesis]

I don't think this question has been asked elsewhere..but in case it has please don't beat me up for it

What is the difference between PharmD and BScPhm in terms of career possibilities? This applies to Canada mostly since most programs in the states are direct entry to doctorate level.. Does a PharmD give you options to practice in more specialized departments in the hospital? does it qualify you as a researcher for example, looking at health policy research or improving clinical pharmacy practice? Does it qualify pharmacy teaching? I can't seem to find a clear answer to this even on pharmacy school websites..

Thanks!!

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[goinkhead]

1 BScPhm = 0.9775 PharmD

you're welcome

I don't think this question has been asked elsewhere..but in case it has please don't beat me up for it

What is the difference between PharmD and BScPhm in terms of career possibilities? This applies to Canada mostly since most programs in the states are direct entry to doctorate level.. Does a PharmD give you options to practice in more specialized departments in the hospital? does it qualify you as a researcher for example, looking at health policy research or improving clinical pharmacy practice? Does it qualify pharmacy teaching? I can't seem to find a clear answer to this even on pharmacy school websites..

Thanks!!

 

[shunsistoesis]

haha..a very concise answer 👍!

what's the other 0.0225 then? =P

 

[drugdoc]

I don't think this question has been asked elsewhere..but in case it has please don't beat me up for it

What is the difference between PharmD and BScPhm in terms of career possibilities? This applies to Canada mostly since most programs in the states are direct entry to doctorate level.. Does a PharmD give you options to practice in more specialized departments in the hospital? does it qualify you as a researcher for example, looking at health policy research or improving clinical pharmacy practice? Does it qualify pharmacy teaching? I can't seem to find a clear answer to this even on pharmacy school websites..

Thanks!!

ALL US programs are now PharmD (as of 1996, I think it was). Bachelor's was prior to that. Those who only got their bachelors (older pharmacists) have the option of doing extra classes to complete their PharmD. Really, no difference bw the two, as far as what you can do (at least in Minnesota - not sure about other states, or if that even matters). We have pharmacists in my hospital with BS and with PharmD, and they all do the same work.

Research and teaching - no idea. At my school, I don't think I've had a pharmacist/pharmacy professor with a BS - they've all been PharmD, or else a specialist (a pathologist in the Medical Center teaching us or a statistician teaching us stats). My instinct is to say that you've got to have a PharmD to teach, but I have to real idea.

 

[RxWildcat]

BsPharm is an antiquated degree, if you want to do pharmacy in the US get a PharmD.

 

[michelle_is_me]

I don't think this question has been asked elsewhere..but in case it has please don't beat me up for it

What is the difference between PharmD and BScPhm in terms of career possibilities? This applies to Canada mostly since most programs in the states are direct entry to doctorate level.. Does a PharmD give you options to practice in more specialized departments in the hospital? does it qualify you as a researcher for example, looking at health policy research or improving clinical pharmacy practice? Does it qualify pharmacy teaching? I can't seem to find a clear answer to this even on pharmacy school websites..

Thanks!!

let me try and help:

in Canada, you'll get a bachelor of pharmacy (4 yrs) and u'll b able to work as a pharmacist in retail and hospital

however, within the hospital, there are a kind of pharmacists that does rounds with the docs/nurses/etc etc, the clinical pharmacists... and there is another kind that works in the pharmacy dispensing area all day... if you would like to be the type that can go clinical, you'll need to do an internship (1yr after ur bachelor) or even a PharmD (2 yrs?).... if you only have a bachelor, chances are you'll only get to be dispensing


now,

in the US: everybody gets a PharmD... as a US pharmD, you'll get to work in retail and hospitals... but to increase your chance as a hospital pharmacist, you'll need to do an internship (1yr)



so... a Canadian PharmD is good if you are interested in clinical pharmac aspect (and maybe teaching, i'm not too sure).. but if you only want to work retail, a bachelor is sufficient.

🙂

 

[shunsistoesis]

let me try and help:

in Canada, you'll get a bachelor of pharmacy (4 yrs) and u'll b able to work as a pharmacist in retail and hospital

however, within the hospital, there are a kind of pharmacists that does rounds with the docs/nurses/etc etc, the clinical pharmacists... and there is another kind that works in the pharmacy dispensing area all day... if you would like to be the type that can go clinical, you'll need to do an internship (1yr after ur bachelor) or even a PharmD (2 yrs?).... if you only have a bachelor, chances are you'll only get to be dispensing


now,

in the US: everybody gets a PharmD... as a US pharmD, you'll get to work in retail and hospitals... but to increase your chance as a hospital pharmacist, you'll need to do an internship (1yr)



so... a Canadian PharmD is good if you are interested in clinical pharmac aspect (and maybe teaching, i'm not too sure).. but if you only want to work retail, a bachelor is sufficient.

🙂

interesting..by internship do you mean the 1-year residency that pharmacy graduates go for? i learned about this you-tubing pharmacy videos (i know..i have so much time haha) but it's kinda like a transition from school to becoming an independent practicing pharmacist.. I remember one of the pharmacists i job-shadowed mentioned about that and she said these residencies aren't mandatory but they do improve chances of employment. i dunno if this is what u mean..

thanks anyway!

 

[keepingthehope]

It depends on the country you're going to work in because some countries only require the BS pharmacy to work as a pharmacist, such as Singapore and Malaysia, and you get the same pay. The US is a bit different in that the policy changed so that after 2002, you need pharmd to practice but people graduating before that can still work as a pharmacist.