Nice counter point;
but I'm not saying that when you graduate you are going to get 10 calls a day from companies looking for new hires;; that doesn't even happen to MD's. You're going to have to dig through some dirt to get a good job....in any field....
By the way, where are you looking; cause if you're looking in big cities like DC, Baltimore, Seattle, etc; then you can say that the market is saturated;
but if you look in "minor cities" then you could find a job easy...
And besides; a lot of schools are coming up with dual degrees now and you could double your qualifications with them
My colleagues (PhDs) were offered multiple positions all within large cities.
What I'm saying is that you just need to build a different skill set that most PharmD programs don't focus on.
Yes, there are dual degree programs (I'm in one) but you add on a few years and life sucks while you do it. PharmDs might start jumping on that bandwagon if they see their options decline as pharmacists. The difference is, you REALLY, REALLY have to want to do a PhD AND do a PhD in a certain track. Trust me. It's not a "I just need to get through this class..." mentality you see in pharmacy school. You have to learn it, retain it, and apply it or you WILL fail your oral and comprehensive exams. Then there is dissertation......
There is a considerable difference in potential job options between PhD types-- drug design versus pharmacology versus clinical research, etc. as well.
As for schools starting up dual degree programs? We'll see what happens with that. School and faculty reputation holds a lot more weight when you're talking PhD job options, including academia.
There are plenty of super awesome dual degree programs and unicorn faculty out there but (1) you have to get in, in the first place, (2) you have to be a good fit for the program, and it has to fit your needs, (3) your faculty mentors and focus of the program need to support your career goals, and (4) publish, publish, publish. Oh and grants-- lots and lots of grant writing.... That is, you have to like what you're doing or you'll be horribly miserable.
It's a lot of work for doing it just because there were no jobs elsewhere.
EDIT: don't get me wrong when I say "life sucks". I love, love, love what I'm doing. It's just difficult to manage everything-- classes, research, seminar presentations, grant writing, etc. In my field you have to learn various software that involves a certain level of programming, which can be a PITA. Some programs require regular teaching/TA'ing on top of everything else. Mine makes it optional except for the lectures you do as part of a teaching class (yes, they teach us how to teach! And write/validate exams, syllabi, active learning exercises, TBL, etc.). But those of us going into academia enjoy getting experience. I love proctoring exams too
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