The information below includes a variety of resources and tools to assist you with your exploration of the pharmacy profession including the many career opportunities available, the expanding roles of pharmacists, and the ever changing field of pharmaceutical care and pharmacy practice.
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Student Resources
- Pharmacy education and career information about career profiles and opportunities, job outlook, roles of pharmacists, top ten reasons to become a pharmacist, application and enrollment data, and much more.
- American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Student Resources
- Information including links to the nation’s schools and colleges of pharmacy, what today’s pharmacy education entails, preparing for the pharmacy admission process, and career opportunities available upon graduation.
- Careers in Pharmacy: Berlex 2003 Student Guide Book
- Articles on various topics including: Preparing for Your Career in Pharmacy, Navigating the Admissions Process, Employment Outlook, and Pharmacy Career Choices.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- U.S. Department of Labor information about pharmacists, the nature of the work, employment, job outlook, and earnings.
- APhA Career Pathways Evaluation Program
- Useful information about many areas of pharmacy practice as well as exercises to help you gain a clearer understanding of how to choose a career path in pharmacy that is appropriate for you.
- APhA Career Options Profiles
- Overview of some of the many and varied career profiles within the profession of pharmacy.
- National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)
- Useful information regarding what it means to be a pharmacist and career options for pharmacists.
- The Pharmacist Workforce: A Study of the Supply and Demand for Pharmacists
- A report by the Department of Health and Human Services which addresses the pharmacist shortage and factors influencing the demand for pharmacists and pharmaceutical care.
Students are also encouraged to seek career advice from a variety of sources including academic advisors, faculty, employers, current Pharm.D. students, and alumni. Please consider participating in one or more of the following mentor programs available for prospective students:
• Student Senate and the Pharmacy Alumni Association Pharmacy Mentor Program
• Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) sponsors a mentor program that matches current Pharm.D.
students with interested prospective pharmacy students.