title: Educational and career goals of pharmacy students upon graduation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students' desire to obtain additional degrees after graduation.
  
  
  METHODS
  During the spring 2011 semester, an anonymous 14-question survey instrument was administered to students across all 6 years of the PharmD program to evaluate their interest in obtaining an additional degree after graduation. Demographic data was also collected and analyzed from this convenience sample.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Approximately 34% of the respondents (n=1,239) indicated a desire to seek an additional degree. Of the additional degrees offered in the survey instrument, more than one-third of the students expressed interest in the master of business administration (MBA). Also, 79% of those respondents were willing to take summer courses to achieve a dual or additional degree.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pharmacy students are interested in obtaining an additional degree(s) after graduation and are willing to complete summer courses to achieve their career goals.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Mattia M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.forename: Ryan C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Campagna
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Albers
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003625:Data Collection; D004500:Education, Graduate; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: career goals; doctor of pharmacy students; dual degree; graduate degree