TY - JOUR
T1 - Initial Employment Plans of PharmD Graduates from Ten Public Colleges/Schools of Pharmacy, 2018-2022
AU - Stratton, Timothy P.
AU - Lebovitz, Lisa
AU - Vellurattil, Rosalyn Padiyara
AU - Ray, Mary E.
AU - Higginbotham, Mary C.
AU - Klepser, Donald G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2024 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/3/1
Y1 - 2024/3/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Since 2009, the Big Ten Pharmacy Assessment Collaborative has surveyed their Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) graduates regarding their first employment plans. The current study updates the results from 2013-2017, since which the nationwide demand for pharmacists decreased, then increased again due to COVID-19. METHODS: Quantitative first-position employment data from 2018-2022 were tracked among 6687 Big Ten PharmD graduates. Outcomes included job/residency/fellowship placement; satisfaction with placement; salary; time spent searching; and perceived difficulty finding placement. RESULTS: Over the study period, 5276 usable surveys were received (survey participation rate 79%). Respondents who reported applying for employment (2699) spent nearly 3 months searching for a position, although 64% had received employment offers before graduation. Annual salaries in pharmacy positions of at least 32 h per week (excluding residencies or fellowships) trended downward from $113,754 in 2018 to $99,175 in 2021, rebounding to $114,097 in 2022. Approximately 42% of respondents who applied for jobs reported difficulty finding a position in 2018 and 2019, decreasing to 20% in 2022. In total, 73% of respondents were satisfied with the offers they received, with 72% finding positions in their preferred job setting. An average of 57% applied for residencies from 2018 to 2022, nearly 10% higher than 2013-2017, with 76% of applicants matching. An additional 19% planned to pursue additional academic degrees, fellowship training, or both. CONCLUSION: From 2018 to 2022, Big Ten PharmD graduates found pharmacy-related first positions to the same extent as did Big Ten PharmD graduates from 2013-2017, at similar salaries.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Since 2009, the Big Ten Pharmacy Assessment Collaborative has surveyed their Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) graduates regarding their first employment plans. The current study updates the results from 2013-2017, since which the nationwide demand for pharmacists decreased, then increased again due to COVID-19. METHODS: Quantitative first-position employment data from 2018-2022 were tracked among 6687 Big Ten PharmD graduates. Outcomes included job/residency/fellowship placement; satisfaction with placement; salary; time spent searching; and perceived difficulty finding placement. RESULTS: Over the study period, 5276 usable surveys were received (survey participation rate 79%). Respondents who reported applying for employment (2699) spent nearly 3 months searching for a position, although 64% had received employment offers before graduation. Annual salaries in pharmacy positions of at least 32 h per week (excluding residencies or fellowships) trended downward from $113,754 in 2018 to $99,175 in 2021, rebounding to $114,097 in 2022. Approximately 42% of respondents who applied for jobs reported difficulty finding a position in 2018 and 2019, decreasing to 20% in 2022. In total, 73% of respondents were satisfied with the offers they received, with 72% finding positions in their preferred job setting. An average of 57% applied for residencies from 2018 to 2022, nearly 10% higher than 2013-2017, with 76% of applicants matching. An additional 19% planned to pursue additional academic degrees, fellowship training, or both. CONCLUSION: From 2018 to 2022, Big Ten PharmD graduates found pharmacy-related first positions to the same extent as did Big Ten PharmD graduates from 2013-2017, at similar salaries.
KW - Education
KW - Employment
KW - Pharmacists
KW - Pharmacy
KW - Residencies
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.100663
DO - 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.100663
M3 - Article
C2 - 38377867
AN - SCOPUS:85188030920
SN - 0002-9459
VL - 88
SP - 100663
JO - American journal of pharmaceutical education
JF - American journal of pharmaceutical education
IS - 3
ER -