Pharmacy Before Med ?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hi everyone. I tried to look for some answers related to my question here but it's so long and i have no time so i'm sorry if my question overlaps.</p>

<p>I'm a Canadian citizen planning to start my 1st year undergraduate at UBC faculty of science. I am 99% definite about my desire to go to medical school, and I want to go to a top medical school in the U.S. ie. JHU. Until a week ago i had been planning to major in bio/biochem or dual with french/international relations but recently someone suggested to me about going into pharmacy before medical school. </p>

<p>So then i planned out my 1st year courses required for going into pharmacy. Do you think this is an okay plan if i want to go to a med school in the US? I don't know how it is in the US .. would JHU look favorably upon a pharmacy grad?
the thing is, i don't think i can demonstrate well-roundedness with the pharmacy degree. at UBC, i would take all the pre-req courses and PCAT in my 1st year, then if accepted, go on to pharmacy for next 4 years. So it would take me 5 years to graduate with B.Sc. in pharmacy and a license to be a pharmacist. I don't want to live rest of my life as a pharmacist, but my cousin who is a pharmacist himself, told me that the things you'd learn during pharmacy would benefit later on in med school. </p>

<p>any feedback/advice will be greatly appreciated! thanks!</p>

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<p>Normally I'd say you should absolutely not go this route, but your Canadian citizenship, and the differences between the two systems alters that a tiny bit. The biggest twist is that you only have to get a Bachelors in Canada to be a pharmacist, but in the US you need a PharmD.</p>

<p>Those differences noted, I don't they're enough for me to change from my standard view that "if you want to be a doctor, be a doctor". </p>

<p>As for JHU - no matter, you'll be fighting EXTREMELY long odds to get there, and I see no advantage gained by being a licensed pharmacist in Canada.</p>

<p>I think you'll be much better served by either of your original plans for majors.</p>