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Op-Ed: Celebrate Direct-to-Career Paths and Primary Care Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacy Times

Spring is an exciting time for Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) graduates, with hooding and commencement celebrations across the United States at our 143 academic pharmacy programs (soon to be 141). Yet, many graduates will enter our community pharmacies—or, as I refer to them, primary care pharmacy practices.

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Are PharmD Graduates ‘Practice Ready’ for Primary Care?

Pulses

On the other hand, ACPE accreditation standards for Doctor of Pharmacy programs require graduates to be “Practice Ready”. However, there continues to be an inadequate number of residency opportunities available and newly graduated pharmacists would not meet the expectations of the associations’ positions. and 2.4.

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Things To Embark on During Pharmacy School for a Fulfilling Career

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

I am originally from Vietnam, and pharmacists there treat patients’ common illnesses at community pharmacies. No one in my family is in the medical field, so I thought along with helping others, I could help my family by studying pharmacy and sharing my health care knowledge with them.