How long did it take you? Are you a liscensed pharmacists now? Just curious because this is something I have thought of doing for a long time, but I don't know if it is possible through DL? Thanks, Travis
BTW, it seems like there are so many different Pharamcy Degrees(ie, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Master of Pharmacy,etc). What do you need to be a pharmacist? Travis
UF Check with the University of Florida. My stepson has a Ph.D. in pharmacology but still had to take four more years to be a pharmacist. I think it is online except for one week each year.
Creighton University has an all online PharmD. Here's the link: http://pharmacy.creighton.edu/spahp/non_traditional/rx/async_overview.asp The PharmD is now the only degree for pharmacists and takes 6 years to complete (2 years of prerequisites and 4 years of pharmacy school). The B.S. in Pharmacy is a 5 years degree and is the degree that most pharmacists hold. Until the 1990's, not too many pharmacists went the extra year for the PharmD because all pharmacists took the same boards, and there was not much of an advantage to the PharmD. Now, the B.S. has been phased out and the PharmD is the only degree. There is no M.S. in Pharmacy. You can get a Master's in Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, etc. but those are not degrees in Pharmacy and do not qualify one to sit for the Pharmacy boards in order to obtain a pharmacist license.
If you want a list of PharmD programs, look at Jonnie's: http://www.geocities.com/liu_jonathan/dlpharmd.html
Except for Creighton, the non-traditional PharmD degrees are for practicing pharmacists to upgrade their BS degree. Currently the BS degree programs that remain (if any) are being phased out. I am doing a non-traditional program now. There is no way I would attempt the entire program DL. Studying med-chem, pharmaceutics, etc. would be impossible for one of my limited intelligence. You do have to do rotations and that has to be non-dl. Good luck.
No on-line or nontraditional programs are available to students who do not already have an accredited bachelor's degree in pharmacy. The clinical component of the Pharm.D. can only be completed in approved clinical rotation sites. The sites will likely be near where the pharmacist lives and numerous enough to allow a wide range of training. Probably two-thirds of the sites will provide required clinical experience while a third will be elective in nature. The clinical experience will take a year or more to complete depending on how the particular university has structured the program. Most programs today will require the pharmacist to spend three to four years to complete the Pharm.D. Except for the clinical experience most required instruction will be provided on line in one manner or another.
According to the Creighton website the "fulltime" program is DL. You have to do intensive lab work on site so it is not completely. Clincals are also required. I remember in a Drug Topics article the program being sort of a solution to some of the shortage problem in areas of the country. You are certainly on target with every other program though. I think you are a little off here Jack, although I certainly don't think I could recommend this route to anyone. I certainly would be surprised if they had many (any?) graduates.