Prospective Students
pharmacy opportunities
The practice of pharmacy has grown from the compounding and dispensing of drugs to a "knowledge system" about drugs and drug products. Pharmacy practice has increasingly become oriented to the patient and, accordingly, requires the aspiring pharmacist to possess excellent communication skills and to be aware of, and sensitive to, the frequent need for compassion and understanding. In Alberta, the scope of practice for pharmacists is the broadest in the world. Pharmacists in Alberta can provide health advice, precision medicine, disease screenings, injections and vaccinations, prescriptions and referrals.
Various career options are open to the pharmacist on graduation and licensure, like the following:
- community pharmacy and consultant pharmacists
- hospitals and other institutional settings such as ambulatory clinics/primary care networks
- drug utilization review/drug use evaluation
- pharmaceutical industry-related positions in research, medical information, and sales
- academic pharmacy
- Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces
- other fields in pharmacy-medical research and development and positions with insurance companies and in government
outside of Canada?
We accept international students into our PharmD program! Email phstud@ualberta.ca with any questions you might have.
Program + Admissions Information
Please note that any services, advising, or information sessions outside of the Alberta Pharmacy Students' Association (APSA), Black Pharmacy Students' Association (BPSA) and the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Student Services groups are not endorsed or supported by the faculty.
Please use our website or contact phstud@ualberta.ca for the most relevant and up-to-date information about admissions requirements and procedures.