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This is an MBA - “Master of Business Administration”. Last I heard, MBA students come from many different backgrounds, including pharmacy. Even in a retail pharmacy there’s definitely an emphasis on “business administration” once you start moving up the ladder from a staff pharmacist as well.
Has it ever occurred to you that some people don’t want to do clinical work forever because as an MD, that’s probably what you will do for quite a while.
A PharmD is one of the fastest ways that will guarantee you the following:
-100+k/year for 30 hours/week + benefits + $2-20k sign on at age 24 in any economy in any region of the US
-flexibility in scheduling so that you can pursue something else that you’re passionate about (MS ChemE, part-time JD program, or anything else)
-guaranteed accelerated promotion relative to peers in the Army Reserve/NG component at making O-5 (Lt. Colonel) or higher in a short amount of time especially if you come from a traditional branch as well
-pay nothing for a Doctorate degree
This much is FACT. It does not require “luck” as it would in other fields and is 100% within your control (not someone else’s).
I agree with you. Many try, few succeed. One needs to stand out from the crowd. There are going to be too many people graduating from the same MBA class with nearly the same background. If one can’t differentiate himself from the crowd, then he’s not offering any more value to the employer than the next guy in line.
That’s definitely one of the things that came to mind. I knew that if I wanted to pursue other goals after I graduated, I wanted to be in a field that would allow me to do that freely. Lost wages aren’t that much of a concern for me because they’re not that significant.</p>