Synopses & Reviews
Earning an impressive score on the PCAT exam is not enough to gain admission to a reputable pharmacy school.
Get Into Pharmacy School: RX for Success!, the only guide on the market that offers candid insight into a pharmacy career, is a mustread for applicants.
This book offers expert advice on how to prepare an application, write persuasive personal essays, obtain the best recommendations, and sail through interviews. Also included as an appendix are contact info and entrance stats for accredited U.S. schools.
Synopsis
The shortage of pharmacists continues to be an important issue for healthcare with
current data suggesting that there are not enough pharmacists to meet existing demands.
This guidebook will help facilitate those students interested in pursuing a career in
pharmacy, providing the necessary framework and tools from the application process through various careers options in the field of pharmacy.
About the Author
Dr. William Douglas Figg, PharmD, MBA, received his BS in Pharmacy from Samford University and his doctoral degree from Auburn University. He also received an MBA degree from a combined program at Columbia University and the London Business School. Dr. Figg joined the National Cancer Institute in 1992.
Dr. Cindy H. Chau received her Pharm.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy as an NIH pre-doctoral fellow. She is currently completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute.