Pharm school in Canada?

[jmcfa002]

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I searched and couldn't find much, and my Professor asked me and now I'm wondering. Are there any pharm schools in Canada that accept US student, but you would still be able to practice in the US once you got your PharmD?

 

[Storm90]

Canadian pharmacy schools only have a Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, no entry-level PharmD like in the US. There are actually only 16 students in Canada accepted into the PharmD program between UofT and UBC, and that's only after a residency and you're really lucky. Could you practice in the US with a Canadian PharmD? I certainly think so, after all the requisite exams are written. I only know of 3-4 states that will accept a pharmacist with only a bachelor's degree.

 

[jmcfa002]

thanks for info. It sounded like an awesome idea at the time, but it sounds like kind of a headache

 

[PharMed2016]

I searched and couldn't find much, and my Professor asked me and now I'm wondering. Are there any pharm schools in Canada that accept US student, but you would still be able to practice in the US once you got your PharmD?

Also, getting into canadian pharmacy schools especially if your not a canadian is extermely difficult. Hence, why alot of canadian students are coming to the US for education.

 

[Storm90]

Also, getting into canadian pharmacy schools especially if your not a canadian is extermely difficult. Hence, why alot of canadian students are coming to the US for education.

Not as difficult as some might think. The international student factor comes in to play and that means $$$ tuition which some schools like. I can tell you UofManitoba and any school in Quebec won't accept internationals, but UofT, UBC, Dalhousie all like them. I've known several Americans who attended these schools.

 

[ffpickle]

Not as difficult as some might think. The international student factor comes in to play and that means $$$ tuition which some schools like. I can tell you UofManitoba and any school in Quebec won't accept internationals, but UofT, UBC, Dalhousie all like them. I've known several Americans who attended these schools.

u of t takes 10% out-of-province. very few of those are americans. most are from other cdn. provinces

 

[OChemTA]

Not as difficult as some might think. The international student factor comes in to play and that means $$$ tuition which some schools like. I can tell you UofManitoba and any school in Quebec won't accept internationals, but UofT, UBC, Dalhousie all like them. I've known several Americans who attended these schools.

UBC does NOT take international students

 

[Storm90]

😳 I stand corrected. I have met students from these schools who are from countries other than Canada. I do not know if they are permanent residents of Canada or not. I knew a few Americans, an Egyptian, and an Iraqi student from Dalhousie. I met a student who attended UBC who was from Malaysia. I also met a couple of Egyptian students from UofT. This is what I should have said. I apologize for misleading.

 

[ffpickle]

they're canadians are permanent residents.

80% of UT's pharm class is Asian girls (i'm being facetious)

that doesn't mean that take people from China.

 

[allthaticanbe]

Yeah its really hard for international students to get into pharmacy here in Canada. (And VERY hard for Canadians).

I bet all those people were have resident status allowing them to apply as Canadians. I've met so many people at UofT who are "international" students- meaning they were born in Canada then went to schools in their home countries and then came to university here. Or alot of people who applied for permanent res. status and then applied for University. Also several students I know have parents on a working visa and they don't pay international fees, don't ask about the last one cause I'm not sure how they pulled that one off.

 

[fruity]

only 15 between u of t and ubc? i thought u of t alone took 50 students

 

[fungikid]

I heard it's actually easier to go from Canada to the US than the other way around. Apparently the US recognizes the Canadian Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy. However, you do need to pass the US licensing exam.

 

[zohaibab]

Not as difficult as some might think. The international student factor comes in to play and that means $$$ tuition which some schools like. I can tell you UofManitoba and any school in Quebec won't accept internationals, but UofT, UBC, Dalhousie all like them. I've known several Americans who attended these schools.

We have no American students in our pharmacy class at University of Toronto. And yes, I would rather listen to someone who actually attends pharmacy school here (that, would be myself and not Storm90 I'm presuming).

 

[fungikid]

While I have not met American students at U of T Pharmacy, there are international (overseas) students in the program. However, they were also an international student in a Canadian university for undergrad before pharmacy. So they didn't get accepted directly from a foreign institution.

 

[Storm90]

😳 I stand corrected. I have met students from these schools who are from countries other than Canada. I do not know if they are permanent residents of Canada or not. I knew a few Americans, an Egyptian, and an Iraqi student from Dalhousie. I met a student who attended UBC who was from Malaysia. I also met a couple of Egyptian students from UofT. This is what I should have said. I apologize for misleading.

We have no American students in our pharmacy class at University of Toronto. And yes, I would rather listen to someone who actually attends pharmacy school here (that, would be myself and not Storm90 I'm presuming).

Nope, University of Colorado. It's been a while since I looked into Canadian pharmacy programs, and I'm obviously out of date. As I said before, I mislead and I apologize. fungikid, thank you for clarifying.