How much does physics matter in pharmacy?

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There's this new biomedical physics degree that "deals with the application of physics to biology and medicine".

They say it can help with pharmacy but would it really be worth while? Since the pre pharmacy curriciulum here only requires phy 2130.

I can definitley see it giving an edge in medicine but would this really help in pharmacy? Especually with the increasing number of candidates would it look good to have this degree rather than a bio/chem degree like everyone else?

 

[Sparda29]

Yes, what is the acceleration of a pill going down the esophagus of a patient. It has nothing to do with retail pharmacy. Nuclear pharmacy, you gotta know it.

 

[mrblah]

There's this new biomedical physics degree that "deals with the application of physics to biology and medicine".

They say it can help with pharmacy but would it really be worth while? Since the pre pharmacy curriciulum here only requires phy 2130.

I can definitley see it giving an edge in medicine but would this really help in pharmacy? Especually with the increasing number of candidates would it look good to have this degree rather than a bio/chem degree like everyone else?

Pharmacy school really doesn't care what degree you have as long as you met the pre-req requirement, unit requirement, grade requirement.

Now if you are wondering how competitive you will be with that degree, I can't answer that, and quite frankly, noone can.

If you earned the degree and demonstrate to the adcom committee how you were able to use your degree in a useful manner, you will make yourself a better candidate. Now, if you get the degree, and just like most useless undergrad degree, are having trouble actually using it in a day to day basis, then your degree won't help you at all. Same thing can be said about other majors, etc.

As for whether or not you will use it as a pharmacist, it shouldn't matter to you now, because what you will need to learn will be taught once you are in pharmacy school.

Concentrate on your foundations: your gpa, your EC, your LOR, your PC, and your PCAT score. Everything else isn't as important as the other requirements.

 

[RxWildcat]

To be honest, the degree won't help you very much in terms of admission to school, the adcoms look at your pre-pharm work and your overall GPA. I would say don't pursue the degree if you want it to help with admissions.

 

[YiYaoYue]

My opinion is to get a B.S. or B.A. in something as it makes you more competitive than not having one at all. If your a freshman 3 years from now a degree might become a requirement. If your strongest area in science is physics I would look into that major and maybe research more into nuclear pharmacy. It wouldn't hurt you to have upperdiv physics courses and succeed in them in fact it would make you more competitive than someone who took easy fluff classes. However, if science isn't your strong suite I would stay away as your GPA can drop by taking difficult classes.

 

[trailrider400]

sorry to you physics majors but physics is an almost worthless major/profession... when i attended a career fair i learned that physics was a dead end major... problems solvers is the only career i remember... don't be afraid of physics its just another hoop to jump through

 

[IrishRxMan]

I think the only reason we are required to take physics is for the problem solving skills the course teaches. You don't really need to know physics to understand anything. The only physics you need to understand from what I've seen is pretty much what most people have from common sense.

 

[Sparda29]

sorry to you physics majors but physics is an almost worthless major/profession... when i attended a career fair i learned that physics was a dead end major... problems solvers is the only career i remember... don't be afraid of physics its just another hoop to jump through

Unless you work for Wayne Enterprises.

 

[xeodragon]

There's this new biomedical physics degree that "deals with the application of physics to biology and medicine".

They say it can help with pharmacy but would it really be worth while? Since the pre pharmacy curriciulum here only requires phy 2130.

I can definitley see it giving an edge in medicine but would this really help in pharmacy? Especually with the increasing number of candidates would it look good to have this degree rather than a bio/chem degree like everyone else?

I don't think a different degree is that important for having a competitive edge against other applicants. It's important to maintain your GPA, ECs, PCAT, etc., which the biomed physics degree might not be best for. In fact, pre-med degrees (i.e. biomed) are sometimes not recommended because they're abit harder and the student may take a hit to their stats. Stick with what you're interested in and you should do fine 👍.

 

[Sparda29]

One of my friends was a Religion major at George Washington University. He got into medical school because the only hard classes he had to take were the prerequisites.

 

[bananaface]

I got C's in physics. Once a pharm school interviewer said to me "Oh that's just in physics. You'll never use that."