UCSF School of Pharmacy
Health Services & Policy Research Pathway
Frequently Asked Questions
When you strive and achieve, it's not uncommon for those watching to be curious and ask questions about your experience. The Health Services & Policy Research (HSPR) Pathway is not alone in this. To keep this rigorous and straightforward, we have peer-reviewed such questions and their answers with recent graduates of the program. Here are some of the questions students looking at the pathway have.
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- Will I be competitive for post-graduate positions (residencies, fellowships)?
- Will the pathway give me enough clinical experience?
- Won't it be just as easy for me to get the HSPR skills after I graduate?
- Will the Research Project be demanding?
- How does the HSPR Research Project differ from projects in the Pharmaceutical Care Pathway and Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway?
- Is there a selection process for the HSPR pathway?
