Posted by KaraS on March 18, 2005, at 20:33:52
In reply to Re: Please tell me.... » KaraS, posted by ed_uk on March 18, 2005, at 8:56:57
> Hello,
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> >I think that Pharmacy school here is 5 or 6 years. I think the 6 is when it includes a PharmD degree.
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> Really? That seems excessive! Ours is 4 years now, the MPharm, when it was 3 years it was called a BPharm. It it true that in America you have to have done a degree before you can study medicine? You start medicine when you're 18 here.
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> Ed xYes, medicine usually involves a 4 year college degree before you can even start medical school. I say usually because I remember there being a few special 6 year programs that combine both. You can apply to those special programs at the end of highschool. But usually by the time one gets out of medical school here, they're loaded down with tons of debt. Then they go out and bilk the patients to recover economically. :-)
Sounds like a much better deal in the UK!!!
K
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