Doctor's degree Pharmacy - Idaho State University

Doctor's degree Pharmacy from Idaho State University is a Campus Ph.D Pharmacy degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. ISU's College of Pharmacy is the oldest of the colleges on campus and offers the Doctor of Pharmacy degree . Better known as the Pharm.D., the Doctor of Pharmacy degree is a four-year professional doctorate, preceded by at least 3 years of prepharmacy academic studies. The College of Pharmacy serves the State of Idaho. The Doctor of Pharmacy degree can be completed in either Pocatello or Meridian Idaho. Students may complete their fourth year at our clinical sites in Idaho (Boise, Pocatello, Coeur d'Alene) or at our site in Reno Nevada. General Information The College of Pharmacy offers a professional doctorate that focuses on improving clinical outcomes and improving the quality of patient life. Specifically, we educate pharmacists to: Provide patients quality pharmaceutical care Be a valuable member of a health-care team Promote public health Meet the health-care challenges of the future Pharmacists are called upon continuously to develop knowledge and skills to assume new roles that focus on medication management, and to optimize patient outcomes. Graduates of the Idaho State University , College of Pharmacy possess the knowledge and skills to succeed throughout their careers and hold true the values of professionalism, ethics, critical thinking and life-long learning. ISU's Pharm.D. graduates are sought after for various career opportunities. New graduates reported employment in the following areas (in order of majority of positions accepted): community pharmacy practice, clinics and hospital practice, long-term care and home health care. Full-time salaries associated with these positions for new graduates range from $70,000 to $87,000 annually. PRE-PHARMACY If you wish to be one of our students, you must complete all prepharmacy requirements, except for biochemistry, by the end of the spring term of the year you apply. Biochemistry may be completed the summer prior to your admission. Your prepharmacy requirements may be completed at any accredited two-or four-year college. These courses provide the foundation necessary for successful completion of the Pharm.D. program. In addition to ISU's general education requirements and elective credits, you will need to have completed the following prepharmacy requirements: General Biology General Chemistry Brief Calculus or Calculus I General Physics I Organic Chemistry Biochemistry (beginning with 2010 Applicants) General Microbiology Economics Anatomy and Physiology English Composition Public Speaking Humanities & Social Sciences Students are required to complete a minimum of 72 college/university semester credits before beginning the Pharm.D. program at ISU. View more details on Idaho State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Pharmacy courses.