Hello Students,
The PharmD degree in India does not
train you adequately to become a clinical pharmacist in the United States.
Students here receive very detailed clinical/hospital pharmacy training which
is just not available and/or provided in India. The road towards eventually
becoming a licensed US clinical pharmacist is a long and arduous one and is
also likely only if you have US citizenship or permanent residency. Job
prospects for US pharmacists right now are bleak as there are many private
schools that have sprung up in the US which offer PharmD degrees. Also many
Indian pharmacists who have eventually obtained pharmacist licenses are now
facing the prospect of going back to India after their 6 year final H1B visa
expiry since it is becoming very difficult for companies to file for a green
card for such individuals. If you are thinking of coming and settling
permanently in the US your best bet may be to pursue a graduate degree such as
a PhD where there is still some employment demand. Overall employment demand
for qualified foreign individuals is at an all time low here.
Please
let your friends know this before you send me repeated queries as I do not have
the time to respond to the same questions over and over again.Thank
you very much, Dr. Rajesh Balkrishnan.
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