About Pharmacy Careers
A pharmacist
is a health care provider specially trained to ensure the safe and effective use of medications which today are increasingly complex and highly specialized. As more and more medications appear on the market and as a growing senior population requires more drugs, the demand for pharmacists continues to rise. In fact, in many parts of the United States the need for pharmacists outpaces the supply.
Today's pharmacists master medicines in different ways. They:
- Provide direct care and counseling to patients in community pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals
- Work in drug research and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry
- Teach and conduct research in universities
- Safeguard the public through their work in government agencies.
Because of the important roles they play, pharmacists are among the most well-regarded members of the health care team.
To become drug experts, pharmacists must train extensively in science and patient care. The 4-year pharmacy school curriculum is rigorous, and today's pharmacy school graduates all hold a doctor of pharmacy degree.
To learn more about the UCSF PharmD program and hear from our students, faculty, and alumni, attend one of our programs and events for prospective students.
Learn more about a career in pharmacy
- Pharmacy is Right for Me - for middle- and high-school students interested in becoming pharmacists; quizzes, homework help, internship opportunities
- Is Pharmacy for You? - pharmacy education and careers, role of a pharmacist, job outlook, wage statistics
- Pharmacy Career Information - an overview of different pharmaceutical occupational settings, such as academic, ambulatory care, community pharmacy, armed services, managed care
- Job Outlook for Pharmacists - supply and demand of pharmacists, salary data
- Pharmacists - an overview of pharmacy occupations
- The Pharmacist Workforce: A Study of the Supply and Demand For Pharmacists (PDF, 100 pages, 1.5 MB)
Events and deadlines
for prospective students
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Sat Mar 10, 2012 |
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Tue Mar 27, 2012 |
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Fri Apr 6, 2012 |
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 |
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Sat May 19, 2012 |
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Fri Jun 1, 2012 |
Application filing period opens for students entering in fall 2013 |
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various dates in Sep, Oct, Nov 2012 |
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Tue Nov 1, 2012 |
Application deadline for students entering in fall 2013 |
