Program Overview

PharmD-PhD Degree Program

The PharmD-PhD Degree Program is a sequential degree program that attracts outstanding students who are committed to earning the PharmD degree and a PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics (PSPG) at the University of California San Francisco.

Program Overview

This program meets the pressing need to translate basic science research into clinical application. Graduates will be uniquely suited to perform basic and clinical research and to translate the results of the research to clinical practice. The course of study prepares graduates for careers in academia, as faculty members in schools and colleges of pharmacy, government, leaders in drug discovery and development in the pharmaceutical industry, or other health settings where they will engage in academic instruction, clinical care, and research.

Program Benefits

• Our program enables students to complete degree requirements efficiently, and prepares learners to be uniquely qualified to translate basic pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacogenomics research to clinical applications.
• Students in the PharmD-PhD program will meet all requirements for licensure as a pharmacist in the state of California.

Program Structure

• The program is a seven-year sequential degree program.
• The course of study prepares graduates for careers in various fields, including academia, government, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Career Opportunities

• Graduates will be prepared for careers in academia, as faculty members in schools and colleges of pharmacy.
• Graduates will also be prepared for careers in government, as leaders in drug discovery and development in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Additionally, graduates will be prepared for careers in other health settings where they will engage in academic instruction, clinical care, and research.