Dr. Chrystian Pereira

There were newspaper articles about being a wonderful profession. Parents were getting their kids to go into pharmacy schools. And I mean, as pharmacy school in Minnesota, like we were, you know, just getting such wonderful applicants. And we still do. We still get wonderful applicants, but it was a boom. And in the nation, there were there was a huge increase in number of pharmacy schools.

There were newspaper articles about being a wonderful profession. Parents were getting their kids to go into pharmacy schools. And I mean, as pharmacy school in Minnesota, like we were, you know, just getting such wonderful applicants. And we still do. We still get wonderful applicants, but it was a boom. And in the nation, there were there was a huge increase in number of pharmacy schools.

Now, in Minnesota, I would say that the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy was very strategic and kind of like kind of kind of being careful about not having another pharmacy school in the state of Minnesota. So we expanded and we went to open up a campus in Duluth because of the high demand.

Now, in Minnesota, I would say that the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy was very strategic and kind of like kind of kind of being careful about not having another pharmacy school in the state of Minnesota. So we expanded and we went to open up a campus in Duluth because of the high demand.

And so nationally, I think like, oh, I don't know the numbers, but like, I remember there being about like a there are more pharmacy schools within a 10 to 15 year period. So there's a big boom in number of pharmacists. Now there's a concern that there was like a surplus of pharmacists graduating into the workforce.

And so nationally, I think like, oh, I don't know the numbers, but like, I remember there being about like a there are more pharmacy schools within a 10 to 15 year period. So there's a big boom in number of pharmacists. Now there's a concern that there was like a surplus of pharmacists graduating into the workforce.

And so in the tens, in the 2010 to 2000, like there was a concern that there was too many pharmacists.

And so in the tens, in the 2010 to 2000, like there was a concern that there was too many pharmacists.

um so since then like the admissions has gone down uh nationally and including minnesota so that minnesota has suffered kind of a decrease in admissions we still have two campuses open there are colleges of pharmacy in neighboring or in uh close by states that have closed campuses not necessarily all together pharmacies so there have been like consolidations in pharmacy schools like i'm thinking

um so since then like the admissions has gone down uh nationally and including minnesota so that minnesota has suffered kind of a decrease in admissions we still have two campuses open there are colleges of pharmacy in neighboring or in uh close by states that have closed campuses not necessarily all together pharmacies so there have been like consolidations in pharmacy schools like i'm thinking

in Missouri is where some of the campuses have closed, and I think Illinois too. So there have been consolidations, but there's still just a lot of pharmacists being graduated. So I would say like, we still have a healthy number of pharmacists that we graduate from the College of Pharmacy every year, but I'll tell you, these students are kind of nervous.

in Missouri is where some of the campuses have closed, and I think Illinois too. So there have been consolidations, but there's still just a lot of pharmacists being graduated. So I would say like, we still have a healthy number of pharmacists that we graduate from the College of Pharmacy every year, but I'll tell you, these students are kind of nervous.

When I graduated from pharmacy school, I went to a, and I was a new faculty member, and I went to a lecture, and we were, I don't know what the, at a national conference, And the speaker was so flippant about it. He said, okay, well, you don't have to worry about job security because if everyone could feel their pulse, if you feel that pulse there, then you're probably okay with it.

When I graduated from pharmacy school, I went to a, and I was a new faculty member, and I went to a lecture, and we were, I don't know what the, at a national conference, And the speaker was so flippant about it. He said, okay, well, you don't have to worry about job security because if everyone could feel their pulse, if you feel that pulse there, then you're probably okay with it.

If you have that thing there and the license, you're going to be fine for a job. And that was the sentiment. Like it was like, oh, there were just so many jobs available. But today this is very different. And like, Number of pharmacy jobs are consolidating and there's fewer. And so there is a stress in terms of job placement and where people are going to work as pharmacists.

If you have that thing there and the license, you're going to be fine for a job. And that was the sentiment. Like it was like, oh, there were just so many jobs available. But today this is very different. And like, Number of pharmacy jobs are consolidating and there's fewer. And so there is a stress in terms of job placement and where people are going to work as pharmacists.

So from my perspective is I think we're graduating close to a hundred pharmacy students every year with they're highly qualified and then have gotten a top level education, national education. And I can't guarantee that they're gonna get a job day one.

So from my perspective is I think we're graduating close to a hundred pharmacy students every year with they're highly qualified and then have gotten a top level education, national education. And I can't guarantee that they're gonna get a job day one.

They do get placed and we have great placement for our students, but there is kind of like a stretch and not everyone is going to work for a community pharmacy. So we have people divided into going into other training, working in hospitals, working community pharmacies, very few pharmacy owners.

They do get placed and we have great placement for our students, but there is kind of like a stretch and not everyone is going to work for a community pharmacy. So we have people divided into going into other training, working in hospitals, working community pharmacies, very few pharmacy owners.