YFP 058: How Good is the ROI of the Pharmacy Degree?

On Episode 58 of the Your Financial Pharmacist Podcast, YFP Founder Tim Ulbrich interviews pharmacy thought leader Deeb Eid, host of the Pharmacy Universe podcast, about how rising student debt loads and a tightening job market are impacting the return on investment of the pharmacy degree.

Deeb Eid, PharmD started his pharmacy journey as a pharmacy technician learning the building blocks of what both efficient and non-efficient workflow operations could look like. He gained a deep appreciation for the role and potential of the pharmacy technician and continued forward with Bachelors and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences in Ohio. His talents took him to Washington D.C. to become the inaugural Executive Resident in Association Management & Leadership at the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. While traveling the country, he was able to present, meet with, and discuss the challenging and evolving atmosphere within pharmacy with a variety of stakeholders. He now serves as an Assistant Professor and Experiential Coordinator at Ferris State College of Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, MI working to mentor and inspire students while creating new avenues and opportunities. Deeb is the Founder and Content Strategist of Pharmacy Universe which is a social platform whose vision is to socially educate and engage the world about #Pharmacy.

Mentioned on the Show

• Script Financial
• Pharmacy Universe Podcast
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
• Pharmacy Universe Episode 004: Finance and Education (Your Financial Pharmacist, Dr. Tim Ulbrich)
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• YFP Episode 004: The Landscapes of Student Loans In Pharmacy Education with Dr. Joey Mattingly
• AACP Graduating Student Survey
• AACP Enrollment
• AACP Degrees Conferred
• Pharmacy Manpower Index (Pharmacist Demand Indicator)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (Pharmacist)
• YFP Episode 053: One Pharmacist's Journey From Financial Ignorance to Financial Independence with Tony Guerra, PharmD
• Munger MA, Gordon E, Hartman J, et al. Community pharmacists' occupational satisfaction and stress: A profession in jeopardy? J Am Pharm Assoc. 2013; 53(3): 282-96.2013
• Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA)
• Art of Manliness Podcast
• How I Built This Podcast
• Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu
• The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Careers by Alex Banayan