Graduate Degrees after PharmD (besides MBA and JD/law)??

[WhYMee]

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Are there any graduate degrees that make sense after already acquiring a pharmd? Most go for MBA or Law, but anything else? I know you can more or less enter any program in any field, but anyone know of one that will open any career paths. I was thinking, maybe a masters in education might help with academia.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks

 

[owlegrad]

Are there any graduate degrees that make sense after already acquiring a pharmd? Most go for MBA or Law, but anything else? I know you can more or less enter any program in any field, but anyone know of one that will open any career paths. I was thinking, maybe a masters in education might help with academia.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks

Are you a masochist? Get out once you are done!

 

[pharm B]

We have a professor who has a BS in Pharmacy and a PhD in Informatics. I have no idea why you'd want to go into that field, but like you said you can enter almost any program.

 

[WhYMee]

Are you a masochist?

Might be. I worked for CVS for 11+ years....lol

 

[pharm B]

Might be. I worked for CVS for 11+ years....lol

That's pretty much the definition!

 

[HappyPharmacist]

Are there any graduate degrees that make sense after already acquiring a pharmd? Most go for MBA or Law, but anything else? I know you can more or less enter any program in any field, but anyone know of one that will open any career paths. I was thinking, maybe a masters in education might help with academia.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks

A masters in education will NOT help with academia at all. Expertise in your field, a good residency will help! Most folks who get a Ph.D. after a Pharm.D. are very passionate about the particular research field. If better compensation/lifestyle is the goal there should be many better ways to getting to that rather than accumulating degrees.

 

[HappyPharmacist]

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That's pretty much the definition!

 

[SpirivaSunrise]

Master of Health-System Pharm Administration

 

[MuffinGirl]

Masters of Public Health would be useful and very interesting. Thinking about doing that myself...

 

[BrightLight]

Master of Health-System Pharm Administration

I agree. I had a professor who had Pharm.D. and MPH who really enjoyed research. Her education background and research skills made her successful and well-respected in the academic arena.

Other than that, consider M.D. then.