Would a person who wants to do research for a pharmaceutical company need a PharmD, a Ph.D., or both?
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If you're talking about drug discovery/development you're probably looking at a program that'll give you benchwork experience that's best found in PhD program where you'll be doing bench science.
If you're talking about clinical research or population group studies that could certainly be done with a pharmD. It depends on which specific kind of research you want to be doing.
But I will also tell you this: Regardless, if I was going into bench science research or not, I would do a pharmD because it'll take less time (minimum 5 yr PhD plus post-doc fellowship to do research in most cases)
If you're talking about clinical research or population group studies that could certainly be done with a pharmD. It depends on which specific kind of research you want to be doing.
But I will also tell you this: Regardless, if I was going into bench science research or not, I would do a pharmD because it'll take less time (minimum 5 yr PhD plus post-doc fellowship to do research in most cases)
I would agree, and I would do a PharmD FIRST. If you ever needed or wanted to go back for a PhD, then it's likely that your employer would help front the bill. There are also several pharmacy schools that offer a dual PharmD/PhD if you've got a couple years (and a couple of dollars) to spare. I know one PharmD who just ended up hating being a pharmacist, he would rather draw the structure of xanax than counsel the patient about it so he went back to school (Purdue) for a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry. Then his plans were to do research. With a pharmD/PhD teaching would also be an option, and with new pharmacy schools opening up all the time, there is certainly a need for pharmacy teachers. My biochem professor (I took biochem at the pharmacy school here) told me that he would be making more money with his PharmD in a clinical setting than he is with his PharmD/PhD in an academic setting, but he chose to teach. I am assuming that the hours and workload are much better in an academic setting. I think that he only teaches about 2 classes per year. I'm not sure how the drug industry is doing as far as hiring goes, you might want to look into that too, although who knows what it will be like in 4 or 5 years.
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I'm more interested in the drug discovery aspect of things than in clinical trials. Would a PharmD alone really work for that? I can't find any combined PharmD/PhD programs in my area.
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Where do you live?
I would say more than 50% of all pharmacy offer the pharmd/phd joint program.
Alot of PHD's in pharmaceutical studies favor students with a pharmD degree. Once you get your pharmD degree, you can easily get into the PHD program without doing masters or taking the stupid GRE.
I would say more than 50% of all pharmacy offer the pharmd/phd joint program.
Alot of PHD's in pharmaceutical studies favor students with a pharmD degree. Once you get your pharmD degree, you can easily get into the PHD program without doing masters or taking the stupid GRE.
I live in Kansas, which means that the two pharmacy schools within a reasonable distance are the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Neither has a combined Pharm.D./Ph.D. program. Moving is not an option because of my fiance's job. (Somebody has to support me while I'm in school, lol.)
I dunno, maybe I'm just not looking in the right place - I did a Google search but could only find two schools with combined programs.
I dunno, maybe I'm just not looking in the right place - I did a Google search but could only find two schools with combined programs.
you guys need to talk to Keiki about this. She knows all about it (she works for a big biotech.)🙂
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