I'm interested in drug and food policies so I hope to work for the FDA in the future. Thus, I'm thinking about pursuing both pharmacy and JD as a dual. The best school that offers PharmD/JD dual degree is Univ. of Maryland.
However, at this moment, I'm split between two paths. First is applying to University of Maryland Pharmacy school this fall. If I get in, in my p1 next year, I'm going to apply to Maryland Law to study healthcare law (I heard Maryland's healthcare law program is ranked #2 in the country). By doing this, I could get both degrees in 6 years.
Second is to go to a top-tier pharmacy school like UNC or Michigan for pharmacy next year. Then, after finishing 4 years of pharmacy, I could go to law school for another 3 years. By doing this, I will have both degrees in 7 years. I guess advantage of this would be that I would have degrees from top-ranked schools.
So my questions are:
1) Which option is better for me? Does it matter for me to go to a top-ranked school for pharmacy AND law if I want to work in the FDA in the future?
2) Are there any PharmD/JD out there who can give me an advice on where they work, what they do, and whether you would recommend doing pharmD/JD? Thanks for your advice and help ahead of time!
However, at this moment, I'm split between two paths. First is applying to University of Maryland Pharmacy school this fall. If I get in, in my p1 next year, I'm going to apply to Maryland Law to study healthcare law (I heard Maryland's healthcare law program is ranked #2 in the country). By doing this, I could get both degrees in 6 years.
Second is to go to a top-tier pharmacy school like UNC or Michigan for pharmacy next year. Then, after finishing 4 years of pharmacy, I could go to law school for another 3 years. By doing this, I will have both degrees in 7 years. I guess advantage of this would be that I would have degrees from top-ranked schools.
So my questions are:
1) Which option is better for me? Does it matter for me to go to a top-ranked school for pharmacy AND law if I want to work in the FDA in the future?
2) Are there any PharmD/JD out there who can give me an advice on where they work, what they do, and whether you would recommend doing pharmD/JD? Thanks for your advice and help ahead of time!