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Reaching the end of my high school career, I’ve come to a fork-in-the-road. I know that I want to eventually become a physician and I will spend my first two years on a full ride scholarship program at a community college. I’m currently enrolled in missouri’s Primo/ACES program which pays $5,000/year for undergraduate education and $20,000/year for graduate. The catch is that it will only pay for a degree in primary health-care (not PharmD). My other option is to take the two years at the community college, attend pharmacy school (graduate with a PharmD), and, while working as a pharmacist, continue on to med school for the last two years. The disadvantage being that I am no longer eligible for the $100,000 scholarship (Primo/ACES) but I will have a PharmD and a MD. Can anyone who is better informed give me some advice. I am certain that I want to go into medicine whether it be primary or secondary, I have yet to decide.
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Very few medical schools will let you transfer credits from your PharmD program into their programs, since the curriculum is often different. Most likely, if you get a PharmD and then plan on attending medical school, you will have to attend the entire 4 years in order to obtain your MD or DO degree. Also consider that following that, there is a 3-7 year residency where the pay is low (usually no more than 50K/year) and the hours are long (often 80 hours/week). If you want to go to medical school, I personally would do that from the beginning instead of going to pharm school first. Most pharm programs are 4 years (have heard of 3 year programs). Also, it is unlikely you would be able to work as a pharmacist during medical school due time constraints and the large amounts of studying. Also, some schools will not allow you to be employed while attending their school. So really, it all boils down to what you truly want to do and how long you want to be in school. Your ultimate decision should be based on what your passion is. There are loans available. If you are not interested in a program, don’t do it just because you will get a scholarship. After all, you will be working in the field approx. 40 years! Good luck!
Pharmacists earn good money, but don’t have to work long hours.
Doctors, however, work up to 16 hours a day and the pay is crummy for the first 10 years-especially if you work in a hospital.