Working outside the country?

[Hosstheboss]

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When I graduate from pharmacy school in the states is it possible to work outside the United States? Is it like a certification thing where you'd have to take a test?

 

[Knickerbocker]

I would also like to know! My guess is that it is possible, but they'd have some kind of strict certification.

 

[Hels2007]

It is definitely possible, but depending on the country, can be difficult. To work in Britain (I just recently looked at that for a friend who is considering pharmacy), you would need to study for a year in a special course, pay a fee, and then can sit for their boards. To work in Germany, I think, involves at least a year in the university, and then taking their exams - but their course of study is so different, I doubt I would have liked studying there or working there as a pharmacist. Then there is the way I have chosen - to work for a big, transnational pharmaceutical corporation and hope they send you to work abroad in one of their subsidiaries. 🙂 You don't need to be licensed for that type of jobs. Regardless, there is a ton of paperwork involved in getting work permit in whatever country you want to work in, I am not sure I would tackle it without a company to sponsor me.

 

[Omegadramon]

I know alot of people get a very bad mental image when I mention this, but pharmacists get treated very well in the Middle East (More Specifically, Dubai). Tax free income, paid residence and travel expenses and 8 weeks of vacation. Dubai is a great place to live.