title: Practice characteristics of bachelor of science and doctor of pharmacy degreed pharmacists based on the 2009 National Workforce Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare practice settings and activities of pharmacists with bachelor of science (BS) in pharmacy and doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degrees.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the 2009 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey instrument were analyzed. Multivariate regression was used to examine the association of the PharmD degree with time spent in dispensing and patient care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The survey response rate by pharmacists was 52%, and 562 usable responses met our inclusion criteria. Sixty-three percent of BS and 39% of PharmD pharmacists were employed in community pharmacies, compared with 21% of BS and 38% of PharmD pharmacists employed in hospital pharmacy settings. Practicing in a community setting had the strongest influence on time spent in dispensing and time spent in patient care. Among respondents with PharmD degrees, a residency was associated with less time in dispensing and more time in patient care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Time spent in dispensing and patient care were influenced more by practice setting than by educational degree and residency training.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmac, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, USA. dhkreling@pharmacy.wisc.edu
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kreling
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Doucette
authors.forename: Elizabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Caroline A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gaither
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mott
authors.forename: Jon C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Schommer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D005791:Patient Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024382:Professional Role; D012044:Regression Analysis