PHD after becoming a pharmacist?

[pharmkelly]

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Is there anyone doing this in this forum?I am considering applying for PHD after my NAPLEX/LAW test next year.Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Besides, I had a couple of credits I can transfer from another school and two papers.
By the way, what kind of job can you do if you get phd and pharmd dual degree? I mean besides retail pharmacist, hospital pharmacist, anything else?

 

[RxBPharm]

Isnt it strange !!! We are never satisfied. I am doing something totally opposite to what you have done. I got my Ph.D. before becoming licensed Pharmacist. However, after doing basic pharmacology research for 10-12 years, I am now looking forward to become a full time Pharmacist after my NAPLEX/Law exam. This is because I realize that I need to make money too. Hopefully, there is something like a research pharmacist job out there.

 

[Hels2007]

One of my classmates went into a PhD program (I think outcomes research, or maybe public health) right after pharmacy school. It came as a suprise to all of us...

The kind of job you would get with PharmD/PhD would be greatly influenced by your PhD - do you have any idea, what concentration you would like for your program?

 

[WVUPharm2007]

Is there anyone doing this in this forum?I am considering applying for PHD after my NAPLEX/LAW test next year.Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Besides, I had a couple of credits I can transfer from another school and two papers.
By the way, what kind of job can you do if you get phd and pharmd dual degree? I mean besides retail pharmacist, hospital pharmacist, anything else?

Depends on what it's in. You could do industry, academia, gov't ****, the theoretical list would be too long to list.

 

[amerikaner]

PhD pharmaceutical researchers don't earn as much as a retail pharmacist?

 

[WVUPharm2007]

PhD pharmaceutical researchers don't earn as much as a retail pharmacist?

I'd say about the same from what I've seen. A lot more if they produce something that makes money.