Pharm D education trains students to be an entry level clinical pharmacist. Residency is a natural extension of that training.
· Residency hones skills learned in pharmacy school.
· Allows specialization is a specific practice area of interest.
· Increases employability
· Elevates the status of the profession
· Requires scholarship
· Generates a talent pool for academia
· Prepares teachers/preceptors
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
After Pharmacy School, is it better to go to graduate school or do a pharmacy residency?
It depends on the choice of the individual. Residencies allow you to be more competitive in the marketplace versus no residency at all. In terms of earning a Ph.D., the residency will allow you to gain more understanding of the art of Pharmacy, while a Ph.D. program will require a more narrow focus creating an original body of research.
A residency allows you the opportunity to network and build collaborations for future scholarship. Build your confidence in your chosen field (teaching, clinic).
In a residency, the stipend is typically higher and the time in residency (one to two years) is much shorter than Ph.D. (typically five or more years to degree in Ph.D.) although your employment options are essentially the same.
Pharmacy residencies are more rarified versus graduate programs, which could enhance your attractiveness.
With a residency you may have more job opportunities, than with a Ph.D., which guides you towards teaching or research positions. Residencies could enhance your attractiveness to management positions in the retail or institutional settings.
A nice Internet source on this subject can be found at: http://www.ashp.org/Import/ACCREDITATION/ResidentInfo/WhydoResidency.aspx#
A residency allows you the opportunity to network and build collaborations for future scholarship. Build your confidence in your chosen field (teaching, clinic).
In a residency, the stipend is typically higher and the time in residency (one to two years) is much shorter than Ph.D. (typically five or more years to degree in Ph.D.) although your employment options are essentially the same.
Pharmacy residencies are more rarified versus graduate programs, which could enhance your attractiveness.
With a residency you may have more job opportunities, than with a Ph.D., which guides you towards teaching or research positions. Residencies could enhance your attractiveness to management positions in the retail or institutional settings.
A nice Internet source on this subject can be found at: http://www.ashp.org/Import/ACCREDITATION/ResidentInfo/WhydoResidency.aspx#
Reasons to Pursue a Pharmacy Residency
As educators, we prepare our students for minimal competency to practice pharmacy. Residency training can augment this education. These are some reasons that we think new graduates should pursue residency training after graduation with a Pharm.D. degree:
- To prepare new graduates to achieve the objectives of JCPP 2015
- To help deepen clinical knowledge and skills and allow for application to patient care
- To apply clinical knowledge to high stakes situations
- To help new graduates become confident in making quick and accurate decisions in informationally ambiguous situations
- To build credibility
- To provide for career growth and additional career options
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