<p>Hello all, </p>
<p>Someone, who had never gone to medical school or even majored in a scientific field in college, was utterly convinced that one could to go pharmaceutical school and then continue on to become a doctor. Is this true? I always thought that the only pathway out of pharmacy school was that of a pharmacist...and that one must go to medical school to be a doctor.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>1.) One has to go to medical school to become a physician (M.D. or D.O.)</p>
<p>2.) It is possible to go to pharmacy school first and then go to medical school.</p>
<p>3.) I do not recommend this, not least because it's a waste of four years of your life and hideously unnecessary and probably doesn't confer any advantage.</p>
<p>Haha okay, thanks. It seemed like a mental idea. A friend of mine was considering it because they were guaranteed a position at WUSL pharmaceutical school...so I was just curious. Any possible elaboration to the idiocy in purusing this?</p>
<p>Given that WUSTL doesn't have a pharmacy school, I'm very confused indeed.</p>
<p>Oh it was for a different school. But what exactly would make this a horrid route?</p>
<p>Because pharmacy school is four years long and very expensive and not worth it unless you actually want to become a pharmacist.</p>
<p>Oh. Thanks. Sorry kind of a dumb question.</p>
<p>not sure if this is true, but i heard that some d.o. schools have a decent number of pharmacists</p>
<p>Your friend should check whether medical school recognize the science courses of pharmacy schools. It is possible different medical schools will have different policies or that D.O. and medical schools will differ on this matter. I know that most medical schools will not recognize science courses taken in nursing schools, and require nursing school graduates to take the premed courses at an accredited college or university within the formal departments of the school.</p>