Hi Guys,
I graduated from MCPHS University in 2015 with the Pharm.D. degree and am a licensed pharmacist. I plan to work for a few years and then try to obtain a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry so I can do the job I really want to do, which is work in drug discovery and research. I just have some general questions to anyone who can help:
1. How important is the school I go to? I plan on applying to MCPHS or Northeastern University (I want to stay near Boston MA), MCPHS is cheaper but I don't think it has as prestigious a reputation as Northeastern. When applying for jobs, do they care a lot about which school I graduated from or do they look more at other things? The job I would be applying for would be a Medicinal Chemist in a pharmaceutical company.
2. Are there any other good schools in the Boston area for this program?
2. Is there any way I can avoid paying out of pocket for this degree? I know if I get directly into the Ph.D. of Northeastern I think it is free of charge, but I heard this is very hard to get into to.
3. This may seem a bit silly, but, with regards to the future of drug discovery, will there always be work for a medicinal chemist to do? will there always be a lot of new drugs to discover over the next 50 years or so?
4. I already have accumulated about 20 ideas for new drugs. As a Pharm.D. with no industry experience is there any way for me to have these developed now? MCPHS has no funding to do it, and Northeastern can't because I have to be a student there.......
5. I understand that sometimes it takes longer than expected to receive a Ph.D. because of, something with regards to the research findings being significant. Can someone expound upon this in more depth? What exactly do you have to do to graduate? Discover a new finding?
Thanks for your time.
I graduated from MCPHS University in 2015 with the Pharm.D. degree and am a licensed pharmacist. I plan to work for a few years and then try to obtain a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry so I can do the job I really want to do, which is work in drug discovery and research. I just have some general questions to anyone who can help:
1. How important is the school I go to? I plan on applying to MCPHS or Northeastern University (I want to stay near Boston MA), MCPHS is cheaper but I don't think it has as prestigious a reputation as Northeastern. When applying for jobs, do they care a lot about which school I graduated from or do they look more at other things? The job I would be applying for would be a Medicinal Chemist in a pharmaceutical company.
2. Are there any other good schools in the Boston area for this program?
2. Is there any way I can avoid paying out of pocket for this degree? I know if I get directly into the Ph.D. of Northeastern I think it is free of charge, but I heard this is very hard to get into to.
3. This may seem a bit silly, but, with regards to the future of drug discovery, will there always be work for a medicinal chemist to do? will there always be a lot of new drugs to discover over the next 50 years or so?
4. I already have accumulated about 20 ideas for new drugs. As a Pharm.D. with no industry experience is there any way for me to have these developed now? MCPHS has no funding to do it, and Northeastern can't because I have to be a student there.......
5. I understand that sometimes it takes longer than expected to receive a Ph.D. because of, something with regards to the research findings being significant. Can someone expound upon this in more depth? What exactly do you have to do to graduate? Discover a new finding?
Thanks for your time.