• In the 1950s, two schools in California did NOT transition from the 4-year BS degree to new 5-year BS degree in Pharmacy. What was the impact of them moving directly to the entry-level PharmD?
• The entry-level PharmD degree is now 20 years old as the required degree to practice pharmacy in the USA. How do you feel this significant change in educational requirements has impacted our practice?
• Are current “apprenticeship” requirements a key component to learning how pharmacy practice works? Should they be changed?
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In the 1950s, two schools in California did NOT transition from the 4-year BS degree to a new 5-year BS degree in Pharmacy. What was the impact of them moving directly to the entry-level PharmD?

From the pharmaceutical survey that was conducted in 1949, it was optional for learning institutions to adopt a newly introduced five-year program for BS degree in Pharmacy (Miller, 2017). The five-year program introduced students to entry-level PharmD, which had a great impact on pharmacy.  That is, the students became more knowledgeable compared to the…