Pharmacy combined degree programs???

[Lyricaria]

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I am currently a senior, and I would like to become a pharmacist. After doing a lot of research, I saw some combined degree programs such as a PharmD/JD, PharmD/Phd, PharmD/MPH and PharmD/MBA. I was wondering if anyone here is currently going, or deciding to pursue one of these dual degree programs. Is it worth the extra years? I wanted to go into retail, and I was looking at the PharmD/MBA. What benefits would I get out of pursuing one of these programs??

 

[117296]

I am currently a senior, and I would like to become a pharmacist. After doing a lot of research, I saw some combined degree programs such as a PharmD/JD, PharmD/Phd, PharmD/MPH and PharmD/MBA. I was wondering if anyone here is currently going, or deciding to pursue one of these dual degree programs. Is it worth the extra years? I wanted to go into retail, and I was looking at the PharmD/MBA. What benefits would I get out of pursuing one of these programs??

I am doing the PharmD/MBA at Creighton University. (I will be starting the MBA portion in the spring sem.) At our school, you can get the MBA done by the time you graduate for no extra tuition, assuming you are taking Pharm.D classes in that semester full time. (This means taking 9 classes in 8 semesters beginning the Spring of P1 year. There are 3 sems your P4 year.) Only campus students here can do dual degree.

I would say that an MBA has little bearing on community pharmacy, unless you were planning to open your own pharmacy. An MBA does look good for management positions, but the fact that you have one does not ensure that you will be hired in a corporate position for a retail company.

For retail, a combined JD, PhD, or MPH would not help much at all. The PhD and MPH are primarily research degrees, and a JD/Pharm.D is useful mainly only in pharmacy law.

 

[Marge1]

Is the PhD or MPH better for those considering a research path?

 

[117296]

Is the PhD or MPH better for those considering a research path?

A Ph.D.

For one, a Masters of Public Health really isn't a research degree. It is more for people who want to be administrators of a hospital, nursing home, etc. whereas a Ph.D is the highest research degree you can get, although there are people working on postdoctorate projects.

 

[bs9120]

Where do I find salary information for the PharmD/PhD, PharmD/MBA, PharmD/MPH, and PharmD/JD? Is there a website or another resource that gives the salary information based on degree earned?

 

[Aznfarmerboi]

Where do I find salary information for the PharmD/PhD, PharmD/MBA, PharmD/MPH, and PharmD/JD? Is there a website or another resource that gives the salary information based on degree earned?

You cant. However you can expect 6 figures no matter what based on the above degrees. The difference between those degrees is that you are more likely to be salaried (as opposed to getting paid hourly as most other pharmacy jobs).