Careers in Pharmacy

Pharmacists are among the most highly-respected professionals in the country. The pharmacist's roles are expanding. Pharmacists:

• care for patients' drug-related needs in community pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities and home health-care settings.
• act as drug therapy consultants to other health professionals.
• design new drugs and diagnostic techniques and devise new ways to administer drugs.
• educate pharmacy students.
• conduct research in colleges and universities and drug companies.
• work in government health agencies.
• administer pharmacy services in health-care institutions.
• manage pharmacy services for large health maintenance organizations.

Admission to colleges and schools of pharmacy

• Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS)
• Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)
• The University of Minnesota Health Careers Center -  workshop dates and online presentation on writing a personal statement

  Pharmacy Careers

• Visit the Career Center that the College co-sponsors with the Minnesota Pharmacists Association.
• APhA Career Pathways Evaluation - a handy online tool that helps you find the path in pharmacy that is right for you.
• University of Minnesota Health Careers Center
• Occupational Outlook Handbook – information on pharmacists
• ISeek – Minnesota’s one-stop gateway to education, employment and career resources
• Monster.com
• Full Preparation: The Pfizer Guide to Careers in Pharmacy

  Pharmacy Organizations

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• The American Pharmacists Association
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
• American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy
• The Minnesota Pharmacists Association
• Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Undergraduate Courses offered by the College of Pharmacy
The college offers several courses for undergraduates that can help prepare for a career in Pharmacy and the health sciences. Please visit the college's Office of External Education for more information on these courses.