A Looming Joblessness Crisis for New Pharmacy Graduates and the Implications It Holds for the Academy

A Looming Joblessness Crisis for New Pharmacy Graduates and the Implications It Holds for the Academy

[...]the PharmD degree became a hot commodity, generating a seemingly inexhaustible supply of applicants to colleges and schools of pharmacy. Of the increase in graduates from 2001 to 2011 by 4,931, only 1,886(38%) can be attributed to new pharmacy programs; 62% of the increase resulted from the exp...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of pharmaceutical education 2013-06, Vol.77 (5), p.90-90, Article 90
1. Verfasser: Brown, Daniel L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academies and Institutes
Analysis
Class Size
College Applicants
Community Relations
Education, Pharmacy
Fiduciary responsibility
Graduates
Humans
Labor Force
Labor Market
Labor Needs
Pharmacies
Pharmacists
Pharmacy
Statements
Students
Supply and demand
Trends
Workforce
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Zusammenfassung:[...]the PharmD degree became a hot commodity, generating a seemingly inexhaustible supply of applicants to colleges and schools of pharmacy. Of the increase in graduates from 2001 to 2011 by 4,931, only 1,886(38%) can be attributed to new pharmacy programs; 62% of the increase resulted from the expansion of existing programs. Since 2001, 31 colleges and schools increased their number ofPharmD graduates by more than There are now 41 satellite campuses-5 of which are in a state other than that of the parent program.5 Growth has been widespread, affecting every region of the country.
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467
DOI:10.5688/ajpe77590