<p>My daughter is interested in attending findlay pharm school in ohio. She is interested in a 0-6 program. On several occasions, i have been warned to be careful when considering this pharm school. They are listed as fully accredited can anyone give me info on this concern. We have visited and asked questions about concerns.</p>
<p>What are the concerns? I don’t recall seeing anything “bad” about the school when S was looking for 0-6 programs. What we did was looked at NAPLEX pass rate, as well as the number of students in the pharmD program freshman year compared to number from that school in the first year professional pharmD class (that gives you an idea of how many drop from the pharmD program or don’t make the cut to get into the professional phase). This is a good link to review: <a href=“http://www.nabp.net/programs/assets/SchoolPassRatesNAPLEX2007-2011.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nabp.net/programs/assets/SchoolPassRatesNAPLEX2007-2011.pdf</a>.</p>
<p>My S did not want a too-small school, so we didn’t look at Findlay. He looked into Ohio Northern, Pitt, Butler, Ferris. Wayne State and UToledo are other good 0-6 school options, but he wasn’t interested. He went to Ferris - he got a great scholarship - but he decided freshman year that he didn’t actually want to do pharmacy, after all. This is very common, which is why I would not recommend a school that is narrowly focused. If the student decides not to do pharmD, it’s important to be able to do something else. My S transferred after freshman year, and all his credits transferred to his new school; he is a bio major now. Had he wanted to, he could have stayed at Ferris & been in another program, as well.</p>
<p>My S did a pharmacy camp, and he really thought he wanted to be a pharmacist. Things often change when students get into college.</p>
<p>My friend’s D got her undergrad at UMich, then went to pharm school in SC. She got a great scholarship, had wonderful rotations, and I think was better able to handle the travel for her rotations because she was a bit older & more mature than she would have been had she done a 0-6 … and she may have been a more appealing rotational candidate, as well. She is finishing this year & has a job offer for more than $125,000 + a great signing bonus. I honestly believe, after my S’s experiences & friend’s D’s experiences, that traditional undergrad and then pharmD program is a better option than 0-6.</p>