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Sharon K Park¹, Kimberly K Daugherty², Srikanth Kolluru³

¹Notre Dame of Maryland University, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland spark@ndm.edu.

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Pharmacy graduates face limited traditional jobs. Exploring unconventional pharmacist roles and highlighting transferable skills is crucial for career fulfillment and program support.

Keywords:

entrepreneurship graduates innovation pharmacy workforce

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Pharmacy Education
Career Development
Workforce Studies

Background:

Limited conventional pharmacy positions pose a challenge for graduate employment.
Pharmacy programs must adapt to ensure graduates find fulfilling careers.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore unconventional pharmacy positions and their availability.
To identify essential technical and nontechnical skills for pharmacy graduates.
To guide students and faculty on diverse career pathways beyond traditional roles.

Main Methods:

Literature review on emerging pharmacy roles.
Analysis of skill sets possessed by pharmacy graduates.
Discussion of strategies for career exploration and faculty education.

Main Results:

Unconventional pharmacy careers (e.g., pharmacist innovator) offer promising alternatives.
Highlighting translational skills from training is key for graduates.
Pharmacy programs can support students by developing and marketing their skills.

Conclusions:

Adapting pharmacy education to include unconventional career paths is essential.
Students need awareness of diverse opportunities and how to articulate their skills.
Faculty support in skill development and marketing enhances graduate employability.