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In today’s challenging health care environment, acquiring a sound combination of patient care and management skills is a must to effectively provide health care to customers. Health care professionals require organizational oversight skills to plan, manage, and control within the dynamic health care industry. They need to know how to motivate, lead, and work with others to achieve organizational objectives.

To this end, the program is directed toward providing the education students need to develop an understanding of the major functional areas in health care organizations and to design strategic plans and policies to cope with the changing pharmaceutical and health care environments.

Students enrolled in the PharmD/MBA program can earn both degrees in five academic years. If earned independently, these degrees would require six years of study.
 

Admission
Applicants to the PharmD/MBA Program must complete the application requirements of both Fisher College of Business and College of Pharmacy separately, applying independently to each school. Students will enter the PharmD program initially, and in order to enter the combined PharmD/MBA program, students will be asked to apply during their third year of the PharmD program with the intention to start the MBA portion the following autumn quarter.

Both colleges have small classes--approximately 120 (college of pharmacy) and 150 (business school)-- and start in the fall of each calendar year. While the business school follows a rolling admissions process, for the PharmD degree you are expected to send in your application by January 1st. For both programs, it is best to submit application materials early.
 

PharmD Admissions - at a glance requirements:

• Prerequisite course work for Pharmacy
• Pharmacy College Admission
• Personal statements, extracurricular leadership and prior work experience (if any)
• Undergraduate grades (overall and math/science grade-point averages)
• Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)
• Three letters of recommendation
• English language proficiency test (TOEFL)
• Personal Interviews
   

MBA Admissions - at a glance requirements:

• A completed application form
• Application fee
• Updated resume with extracurricular activities
• Official university transcripts
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
• Three letters of recommendation
• Admission essays
• Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
  
  

Curriculum
Students admitted to the dual degree program may pursue the PharmD/MBA according to this schedule:

To complete a PharmD degree, you need to take 196 credit hours (quarters). For the MBA degree, you are expected to earn 98 credit hours (quarters). In a joint degree scenario, you will be able to leverage part of your PharmD electives toward your MBA degree.

A student participating in the PharmD/MBA program can potentially receive credit for 10 credit hours of work accomplished as part of the College of Pharmacy requirements. These PharmD Electives fall into the category of Pharmacy Practice Management.

Likewise, 14 credit hours of MBA courses, in consultation with your academic advisor at the College of Pharmacy, will be accepted toward the PharmD degree.
 

Career Placement
The placement facilities of both the College of Business and the College of Pharmacy are available to our PharmD/MBA graduates. In addition to the more than 300 companies that recruit from the business school placement office,  you will have every opportunity to use the Ohio State career fairs and alumni network to find that ideal professional opportunity.

The majority of graduates with the dual degree initially take positions in the pharmaceutical industry that  include sales and marketing, clinical research, academic detailing, and drug development. The average starting salary is typically in the $80,000 - $100,000 range. Companies that have hired our PharmD graduates include:

Cigna Healthcare
CVS
Johns Hopkins
Kroger Pharmacy
Medco Health Solutions
Mt. Carmel Health Pharmacy Systems Inc.
Target Pharmacy
The Pharmacy Management Group
Vanderbilt
Walgreens
 

Contact Information
For more information and an application for the PharmD program contact:
The Ohio State University
College of Pharmacy
Office of Admissions
150 Parks Hall
500 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
+1 (614).292.7255
admissions@pharmacy.ohio-state.edu
www.pharmacy.ohio-state.edu

For more information and an application for the MBA program contact:
The Ohio State University
Fisher College of Business
MBA Admissions
100 Gerlach Hall
2108 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
+1(614).292.8511
mba@fisher.osu.edu
www.fisher.osu.edu/ftmba