Pharmacy
What does a pharmacist do?
Pharmacists are medication experts who enhance patient care and promote wellness. You will use your professional knowledge as a pharmacist to prepare and dispense prescriptions, ensure medicines and doses are correct, prevent harmful drug interactions, and counsel patients on the safe and appropriate use of their medications.
As a pharmacist, you will have unique and specialized expertise about the composition of medicines, including their chemical, biological, and physical properties, as well as their manufacture and use.
Choosing This Field
When exploring whether pharmacy is the right profession for you, make sure to look at various resources to inform you about careers, engage in self reflection regularly, and seek out relevant clinical and service experiences.
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) makes it incredibly easy to explore whether a career in pharmacy is right for you. Navigate to their Pharmacy Is Right for Me website to find career quizzes, information about opportunities, blogs, and much more.
URI’s College of Pharmacy
Our programs give students the competitive edge they need in pursuing careers in healthcare and applying to health professional programs.
URI College of Pharmacy
URI is among the top-funded pharmacy schools in the nation, supporting groundbreaking research in drug discovery, immunology, and infectious diseases. As a student, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside world-class researchers and even publish your own research before graduation.
Imagine earning your pharmacy degree and having job offers before you even graduate—that’s the reality at URI, where we have a 99% job placement rate. Graduates work as clinical pharmacists as a member of a patient’s healthcare team at top hospitals across the country.
Can I Transfer into URI’s College of Pharmacy?
Yes! Pharmacists are on the front lines of healthcare, helping patients manage chronic diseases, preventing medication errors, and leading public health efforts like vaccination programs and opioid crisis response. Pharmacy is more than a career—it’s a way to make a real impact on the world.
For students who might have to consider an alternative path to becoming a Physician (MD or DO), the PharmD program offers that option here at URI.
College of Pharmacy also offers two majors that provide students with a competitive edge when applying to health professional programs.