As some of hospital only appoints PharmD student for clinical pharmacist or clinical pharmacologist job role . M.pharm students can get the same?
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Good point! Ideally they both have studied for 6 years each -so they should be put at par.
Yes, M.Pharm students can get the role of Clinical Pharmacist, but the preference in many hospitals is often given to Pharm.D graduates, especially for clinical-facing roles. However, this is not a strict rule everywhere.
Pharm.D is a 6-year professional doctorate with 1 full year of clinical internship, which gives students hands-on hospital experience.
M.Pharm in Pharmacy Practice or Clinical Pharmacy (especially with hospital exposure or internships) is also eligible for clinical pharmacist roles.
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