I appreciate it if someone has some info. to share. My daughter, a senior in HS, is planning on a Pre-Pharm path. I did some research and got a little worried about the saturation of Pharmacists. My question to you is if she takes a Pre-Pharm curriculum and find out a yr or 2 down the road that she needs to switch, which major can she switch to without losing too much time. She thinks about Bio-Engineering or Chemical Engr. I wonder if there are others? Another question is whether she has to apply to the Engineering college at the start in order to pursue a degree?
What can she do with Biology? She does not want to pursue a Medical degree because she does not want to spend 10 yrs in college.
If I could go back to my senior year in high school, I'd be looking to go to Rice ,UT, A&M, UH, or even Praire View (in that order) to study Chemical Engineering instead of Business. I loved my time at Texas State, but after working in the Petro Chem industry I realize what could have been. I'm confident that my business degree will eventually get me there, just slower than Chemical Engineering. So... My suggestion is chemical engineering.
Pharmacology isn't just limited to becoming a pharmacist. You have research scientists who work on new drugs, pharmacologists who work in sales selling developed drugs to pharmacies around the world among a few of the options. There is a nice summary here: http://www.med.wayne.edu/pharmacology/careers.asp UTMB has a very strong pharmacology program.
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Nuclear pharmacists ... crappy hours, great pay. And...if she likes that arena, look at cyclotrons (FDG makers)...they seem to be the future as traditional nuclear medicines are slowly phased out.
While I certainly praise the initiative, I don't see how a 17/18 year old can be so set on x,y,z career path. When I went to college, I had it narrowed down - business, but there were so many options beyond that. I'd assume a lot of the prerequisites are the same, so I think it's best she go into college with an open mind towards to goal of doing something in the sciences or healthcare. I mean at least let the freshman year play out.
We don't spend 10 years in college, you do 4 years of college, 2 years of college like work in med school (while at the same time training to be a physician) and everything after that is in the hospital. If that was her only deterent to wanting to go the medicine rout she should gather some more information, it may be for her.
I understand what you said about a young person not knowing what he/ she wants but these days, certain career paths require you to plan for it early or you risk wasting time. She tries to keep her options opened, hence the questions.
When you said 4 yrs of college + 2 yr college like work (I assume Intern), you had not included the Pre-Med part, correct?
My rec if pharmacy doesnt happen...is having a chemistry degree...people are always looking for chemistry/biochem... A Biology degree by itself is not really beneficial...it may help you be familiar with some medical type courses(which they will need to take in pharmacy, regardless)... in the end...getting a chemistry degree might be more beneficial if she isnt planning on further studies and just looking to work... just imo
Nope, 4 years of college to get your degree (in my case biology) The first 2 years of med school are like really hard college The next 2 years of med school are spent mostly in the hospital, with real patients working on real cases. After that is up to the individual, but if you pursue more training it will continue to be hospital based, not classroom.
btw...if u are doing medicine...i think all american medical schools(MD/DO's) require having to finish an undergraduate degree of somesort. After that you have 4 years of medical school(2 years of classroom, and 2 years of clinical-hospital work) You only get financial re-compensation once you start residency(~50K/year), and depending on what you want to pursue...residencies can range from 3-5 years...if you want to be a specialist after that...you have to apply to be a "fellow"..Fellowships range (btwn another 2-3 more years)... So really after high school its a total of 8 years of tuition and learning...(expected tuition costs for both about 250K-300K) This is really mainly just for medicine. Cant tell you about other fields
Pharmacy is very competitive so good luck to your daughter. I recommend chem. engineering just because of how stable of a job any type of engineering is.
