Pharmacy Doctorate Degrees in Canada
Alberta
Name: Doctor of Pharmacy Program
Provider: University of Alberta, Edmonton
Description: “Entry-level” PharmD program under development.
Venue/format: Campus plus offsite
Length/start date: Undetermined for practicing pharmacists
Tuition: TBD
Contact: Sharon Mitchell
Assistant Dean Undergraduate Studies (PharmD Development)
Phone: 780-492-4636
Email: sharon.mitchell@ualberta.ca
Website: http://www.pharmacy.ualberta.ca
British Columbia
Name: Doctor of Pharmacy Program
Provider: University of B.C., Vancouver
Description: Eight months of academic course-work followed by 12 months of clinical clerkships
Venue/format: Campus plus clinical clerkship
Length/start date: : 20 months (full-time); clerkships start in April
Tuition: Contact school
Contact: Dr. Mary H.H. Ensom
Program director
Phone: 604-875-2886
Email: ensom@interchange.ubc.ca
Website: http://www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/pharmdprogram/
Ontario
Name: PharmD Program, Part-Time, Distance Education Program
Provider: University of Toronto
Description: Online learning plus 11 one-month clinical rotations
Venue/format: Distance (online) plus clinical rotation sites
Length/start date: Approximately two years for online studies, based on 25 hours/week, plus one month for each of the 11 clinical rotations; program must be completed within four years.
Tuition: Approx. $63,000 total, divided over three to four years
Contact: Sandra Gravel
Program Assistant
Phone: 416-978-0603
Email: d.pharm@utoronto.ca
Website: http://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/pharmd/partt/index.jsp
Name: PharmD Program
Provider: University of Toronto
Description: Academic study plus clinical rotations
Venue/format: Campus plus clinical rotation sites
Length/start date: 12 months for academic studies plus 11 months for clinical rotations
Tuition: Approx. $63,000 total, divided over two years
Contact: Sandra Gravel
Program Assistant
Phone: 416-978-0603
Email: d.pharm@utoronto.ca
Website: http://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/pharmd/fullt/index.jsp
Pharmacy Doctorate Degrees in the United States
Florida
Name: Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy
Provider: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Description: Eight academic courses for different disease states, plus a Foundations in Pharmaceutical Care course. "Remote" students have weekly conference calls and must also attend one live, weekend session each semester; sessions are held in Las Vegas, NV, and Tampa, FL. Students in the “Regional” model must attend 3 monthly sessions each semester at various sites throughout the U.S. Program results in a PharmD degree equivalent to the entry-level PharmD degree now received by all undergraduate pharmacy students in the U.S.
Venue/format: Distance (online) plus nine live, weekend sessions
Length/start date: Three semesters each year; courses should be completed within three years
Tuition: Approx. $32,400 (U.S.)
Contact: WPPD Support Center
Phone: 1-800-431-6687
Email: zuest@cop.ufl.edu
Website: http://pharmd.distancelearning.ufl.edu/
Idaho
Name: Nontraditional PharmD Program
Provider: Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
Description: Academic courses plus experiential training at U.S. site, resulting in a PharmD degree equivalent to the entry-level PharmD degree now received by all undergraduate pharmacy students in the U.S.
Venue/format: Distance (online) plus site training
Length/start date: All courses must be completed within three years, excluding 18 weeks of experiential training
Tuition: $295 U.S. per credit hour
Contact:Nontraditional Pharmacy Office
Phone: 208-282-3918
Email: ntpd@pharmacy.isu.edu
Website: http://www.pharmacy.isu.edu/live/prospective/nont.html
Nebraska
Name: Doctor of Pharmacy
Provider: Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Description: The program covers the same material as the on-campus courses, but allows students to take didactic coursework using distance mechanisms, which include the Internet and CD-ROMs, from wherever they live. Interactions with faculty and mentors occur via Internet chat rooms, e-mail, fax and telephone. The didactic portion is taught on a semester basis. Students complete the laboratory courses in a condensed manner during the summers. The on-campus laboratory sessions last for one to two weeks. The degree requires a minimum of two years of pre-pharmacy and four years of professional education. Many students complete three years or a baccalaureate degree before beginning professional education.
Venue/format: Distance (online)
Length/start date: Nine semesters over four years
Tuition: $14,407 U.S. per semester
Contact: School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Administration
Phone: 402-280-2662 or 800-325-2830 ext. 1
Email: phaadmis@creighton.edu
Website: http://spahp2.creighton.edu/admission/Pharmacy/Pharmacy_Distance.htm
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