Rupp Michael T
Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA.
Ann Pharmacother. 2017 Oct;51(10):921-922. doi: 10.1177/1060028017715477. Epub 2017 Jun 13.
Despite the wishful thinking of those who have long prophesied an imminent surge in demand for clinical pharmacists, the tipping point for healthy supply-demand balance in pharmacy has almost certainly been surpassed. Imprudent overbuilding of pharmacy programs has combined with trends toward increasing automation and consolidation in pharmacy practice to create an existential threat in pharmacy education. Surviving the looming industry shakeout will require schools and colleges of pharmacy to do what our colleagues in practice and the private sector have always done: compete.
尽管长期以来一直有人一厢情愿地预言临床药剂师的需求即将激增，但药房供需平衡的临界点几乎肯定已经被突破。药学专业课程的过度建设，再加上药房实践中自动化程度提高和合并的趋势，给药学教育带来了生存威胁。要在即将到来的行业洗牌中生存下来，药学院校将需要像我们在实践和私营部门的同行一直做的那样：参与竞争。
