Lloyd Crystal, Wertheimer Albert, Bissasor Thandeka, Truong Phat, Khanfar Nile
Nova Southeastern University, College of Pharmacy.
Innov Pharm. 2024 May 31;15(2). doi: 10.24926/iip.v15i2.5695. eCollection 2024.
: The objective of this commentary is to consider the fluctuations in pharmacy school enrollments and to review some of the strategies employed in other health care professions, as well as to consider policies that might lead to a closer balance between admissions to PharmD programs and employment opportunities. This balance provides job stability, decreased underemployment, and greater attractiveness to study pharmacy. : Pharmacy school entry requirements have been relaxed to enroll as many students as possible due to current declining applicant numbers. As a result, there are more pharmacist graduates than there are available jobs each year. As a result, the job outlook for pharmacists may go down in the future unless action is taken. Stricter entry requirements could help produce a higher quality pharmacy workforce in the future and relieve this disparity. : Pharmacy schools try to accommodate as many students as possible, which can create a job disparity between the number of available jobs and pharmacists seeking work. Suggestions can include stricter entry requirements, certificate of need programs, required fellowships and other means to balance this misalignment.
本评论的目的是探讨药学院招生人数的波动情况，回顾其他医疗保健专业所采用的一些策略，并考虑可能有助于使药学博士项目招生与就业机会更趋平衡的政策。这种平衡能提供工作稳定性、减少就业不足，并使药学学习更具吸引力。
由于目前申请人数下降，药学院的入学要求已经放宽，以便招收尽可能多的学生。结果是，每年毕业的药剂师比现有岗位多。因此，除非采取行动，药剂师未来的就业前景可能会下降。更严格的入学要求有助于在未来培养出更高质量的药学劳动力，并缓解这种差距。
药学院试图容纳尽可能多的学生，这可能会造成可提供的工作岗位数量与求职药剂师数量之间的就业差距。建议可包括更严格的入学要求、需求证书项目、必修奖学金以及其他平衡这种失调的方法。
