title: Status of PharmD/PhD programs in colleges of pharmacy: the University of Tennessee dual PharmD/PhD program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the University of Tennessee PharmD/PhD program and assess the prevalence and characteristics of PharmD/PhD programs in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey instruments were mailed in May 2004 to UT dual-degree program participants and deans of US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  University of Tennessee PharmD/PhD students completed more than 30 hours of graduate credit before obtaining their PharmD and 72.2% agreed or strongly agreed that the program met their professional goals. More than 40% of US pharmacy colleges and schools have or plan to have PharmD/PhD programs. A wide variation exists in the level of integration, PhD concentrations offered, entrance requirements, and student benefits. Most schools with PharmD/PhD programs had few students enrolled in the program, but attrition rates were low (<20%) for 69% of the schools.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dual-degree programs attract and retain pharmacy students in research programs and 47.6% of graduates entered academia and industry.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Dick R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gourley
authors.forename: Crescent
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rowell
authors.forename: LaMarcus
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wingate
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: Greta K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Gourley
authors.forename: Duane D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Van
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vleet
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000191:economics; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000191:economics; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000191:economics; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D013714:Tennessee