Re: Pharmacy in Canada
That's because I use to live in the US for several years, and I have some, but not many friends there. You also have many more opportunities in the US. I don't know how it's like in Canada though, since I've never been there.
Life in Australia is also getting harder. Inflation is a serious problem here, real estate is also off the chart. Cost of living is now so much higher than US, and Pharmacist salary is regulated, unlike the North America. You need to have a lot of experience in order to reach $100k in aussie dollars. The avg of australian pharmacist salary is around $60k or $30 per hour(avg, not starting salary). The starting salary i heard is around 25k during the intern year.
Thanks a lot for your comment. It makes sense. But, the thing is, as a student graduating from a high school in US(not australia), my current pharmacy school actually REQUIRED ME to take at least 1 year of university study before entry to this BPharm. So I am not sure if NABP takes account into PERSONAL circumstances like myself. And also my subjects taken in US and Australia don't overlap much at all. It's only the Calcululs that I got exempted. What do you think I should do in this case?
Should I tell my pharmacy school to send a letter to NABP that "studying in the US for at least 1 yr was a requirement for this student..."?
What even more complicates the issue is that especially my pharmacy school accepts IB for high school students. In the UK, I heard IB is an alternative to A-levels in getting admission to pharmacy programs, and those with A-levels + UK 4 yr pharm degree can sit for FPGEE.
The reason I am comparing aussie to uk program is that they have pretty much the same pharmacy education except the A-levels.
I am sure that nobody in the world can answer this quickly. Just want to have some opinions and advice that are helpful.
PS) If you didn't know already, A-levels isn't even included in the pharmacy program. It's taken in HIGH SCHOOL for two years.
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