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