Doctor of Pharmacy
PharmD

PharmD Curriculum

The PharmD curriculum ensures a clear and defined focus on the diverse set of skills needed for the evolving range of opportunities in pharmacy. Students take courses that provide them with foundational content, exposure to emerging topics, as well as elective courses and rotations within the certificate program. Generally, the overall curriculum is arranged into four categories: basic sciences, clinical skills, professional development, and experiential education.

The KGI Difference

For KGI PharmD graduates, career opportunities extend beyond retail pharmacy. While the majority of the Class of 2019 entered the pharmacy profession, another substantial group—18 percent—entered fellowships or jobs within the pharmaceutical industry.

KGI’s PharmD program introduces students to industry with a wide range of networking and coursework opportunities, including:

• Introduction to Industry course required for all first-year students
• Certificate in Medical and Clinical Affairs option
• Industry speakers visiting campus in-person or virtually each year
• Student organizations, including the Industry Pharmacists Organization
• KGI Fellowship Program

KGI placed first among private California schools, and third among all California schools, in Phase I of the ASHP Residency Match in 2024.

KGI PharmD students finished first in the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) Seminar Clinical Skills Competition in October 2023. Students also finished second at the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Western Pharmacy Exchange (WPE) Student Quiz Bowl in April 2024.

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What Can You Do With A PharmD Degree?

Your Doctor of Pharmacy degree offers the competencies and strategic-thinking skills needed to pursue roles in several areas of medication therapy outcomes, healthcare management, pharmacy informatics, medical and clinical affairs, and many more areas. Explore the careers and salary information that many of our graduates continue into after obtaining their KGI PharmD degree.