Pharmacy:

An overview of one of the

world’s most trusted
professions.
Joey Mattingly
PharmD/MBA Candidate 2009
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
 Overview
• Brief History of Pharmacy
• Today’s Pharmacist
– Career Opportunities
– The Expanding Role
• Becoming a Pharmacist
• Pharmacy School
• Helpful Tips

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 Brief History of Pharmacy
• Originally, pharmacists were trained
by apprenticeship.
• Pharmacists were considered more
as retail clerks than health
professionals.

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 Progression of Pharmacy
Degrees
• 1900s - Apprenticeship
• 1950s - 4 year BS degree
• 1960s - 5 year BS degree
• 1970s - 2-year Post-BS Doctor of
Pharmacy degree
• 2000 - 6 year Doctor of Pharmacy
degree

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 Evolution of Pharmacist’s
Role
• Advances in healthcare has created a
demand for a medication therapy expert.
• The role of the pharmacist is changing
from a product centered role to a patient
centered role.
• “Drugs do not have doses, patients have
doses”

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 Quick Quiz
• What is the most expensive
medication on the market today?

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Career Opportunities for
Pharmacists

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Community
Pharmacist
•Most common position
•Independently owned vs. Corporate chain

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Health Systems
Pharmacist
•Staff pharmacist vs. Clinical Pharmacist
•Most clinical pharmacists work in
institutional settings advising on medication
therapies and working one-on-one with
patients and other health professionals

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 Consultant
•Pharmacist
Medicare requires that all
nursing home residents
have their charts reviewed
monthly by a pharmacist

•Consulting pharmacists
monitor patient therapies
and make
recommendations

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Industry
•Develops new drugs and dosage forms or
conducts and manages clinical trials
•Positions for pharmacists throughout the
company
•Sales/Marketing
•Regulatory Affairs
•Drug Information
•Drug Discovery and Development

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Nuclear Pharmacist
•Work in specialized
pharmacies, hospitals, or in
imaging centers

•Nuclear pharmacists
prepare
radiopharmaceuticals for
use in diagnostic testing
and therapeutics
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Veterinary
Pharmacist
•Compounds unique strengths
and dosage forms for animal
patients who include household
pets and wild animals

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Drug Information
Specialist
•Provides in-depth
information about
medications and evaluates
the drug literature
Compounding
Pharmacist
•Prepares medications
not commercially
available or that need
to be delivered in
different
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 Other Pharmacy Practice
Areas
• Academia
• Hospice
• Military
• Nutrition
• Poison Control
• Public Health

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 Job Outlook
• UK graduates have multiple job
offers
• Shortage has created higher
salaries
• Opportunities exist in a variety of
areas in every state
• Majority of jobs are in community
and institutional settings
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Is pharmacy the right
profession for you?

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 Career Preparation &
Exploration
• Shadow and/or interview pharmacy
professionals in different settings
• Seek out opportunities for
internships, volunteer work, or
employment in a pharmacy or
health care setting
• Find out as much as you can about
pharmacy, the role of the
pharmacist, & trends for the future
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 Pharmacy
School

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Getting in Pharmacy School

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Pre-Pharmacy Required
Courses
English
Animal Biology & lab
Microbiology & lab
Calculus (College Algebra/Elementary
Calculus)
Statistics
General Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Anatomy / Physiology
Physics
Microeconomics
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 After Admission…
• 3 years of coursework
– physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology,
medicinal chemistry, physical assessment,
compounding, pharmacokinetics,
therapeutics
• Pharmacy Practice Experience
– Built throughout curriculum
– Majority of practice experience in the final
year
– Community Pharmacy, Community
Hospital, Ambulatory, Medicine, Specialty
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 Additional Training
Opportunities for
Pharmacists
• Residency
• One year of pharmacy practice
• Additional year of specialty training

• Fellowship
• Dual degree programs
• Board certification

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Dual Degree Programs
• PharmD/MPA
• PharmD/MBA
• PharmD/MPH
• PharmD/MS Economics
• PharmD/PhD

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 Board Certification
– Pharmacotherapy
– Nuclear Pharmacy
– Nutrition Support Pharmacy
– Oncology Pharmacy
– Psychiatric Pharmacy

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 Application Process
• Dual process:
1) apply through national, online, centralized service:
PharmCAS, www.pharmcas.org.
2) Send supplemental application directly to University of
Kentucky. Check web site for current information.
www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacy

• Rolling Admissions: apply early!

• PCAT: No limit on number of times you can take

the test (will only look at scores from the previous
5 years)

• Pre-pharmacy requirements must be

completed by the end of the spring semester in
the year of desired enrollment

• Complete the following courses

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 Helpful Tips
• Remember the numbers
– PCAT & GPA
• Any experience can be beneficial
– Not a requirement, but a good idea
– Knowing more about the profession may
help prepare you for the interview
• Utilize your most valuable resource
– Current student pharmacists and
practitioners
• Keep your options open
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 For More Information
• University of Kentucky College of
Pharmacy www.mc.uky.edu/pharmacy
• American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy www.aacp.org
• American Pharmacists Association
www.pharmacist.com
• Visit the UK College of Pharmacy
– Check for open house dates
– Schedule an appointment with an advisor

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 UK College of Pharmacy
Contact
Vicki Henderson
Recruiting and Pre-Pharmacy Advising
859-323-2755
Email: pharmacyinfo@lsv.uky.edu
725 Rose Street
Lexington, KY 40536-0082

My Contact Information:
Joey Mattingly
Email: joeymattingly@gmail.com
Questions

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