Division of Practice Advancement, Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2021 Nov;13(11):1424-1431. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2021.09.013. Epub 2021 Sep 26.
The objective of this study was to examine pharmacy prerequisites and estimate the costs prospective students may incur to complete those requirements.
Prepharmacy requirements for doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree programs in the United States (US) (n = 137) were sourced from school websites in 2018. Credit hour costs for community colleges, public four-year institutions, and private four-year institutions were collected. Chi-square and independent t-tests compared group differences.
Schools required 66.12 ± 8.15 prerequisite credit hours (range 41 to 91 hours). All schools required one course in general chemistry and organic chemistry. A higher proportion of schools in 2018 required anatomy/physiology and statistics when compared to 2009. Estimated costs to complete prerequisites ranged from US $16,359 at a community college to US $187,800 for a bachelor's degree at a private institution.
Trends in healthcare and education make it timely for schools to reconsider prerequisites. Renewed consideration should be given to identifying what is core to the profession and the minimum competencies students must demonstrate for entry into PharmD programs.
本研究旨在考察药学专业的入学要求，并估算完成这些要求的潜在学生可能产生的费用。
2018 年，我们从学校网站上获取了美国药学博士（PharmD）学位项目的药学预备课程要求。我们还收集了社区学院、公立四年制学院和私立四年制学院的学分费用。卡方检验和独立 t 检验比较了组间差异。
学校要求 66.12±8.15 个预备学分（范围为 41 至 91 个学分）。所有学校都要求修一门普通化学和有机化学课程。与 2009 年相比，2018 年有更多的学校要求修解剖学/生理学和统计学课程。完成预备课程的估计费用从社区学院的 16359 美元到私立机构学士学位的 187800 美元不等。
医疗保健和教育的趋势使得学校重新考虑入学要求变得及时。应该重新考虑确定哪些是该专业的核心内容，以及学生进入 PharmD 项目必须具备的最低能力。
