First reasons for choosing pharmacy as a career (0 - 5)

Reason 0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh Income Potential 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 Job Security 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 Desire to Help 3.4 2.9* 3.2 2.8 Self-employment 2.6 2.7* 3.0 3.9 Flexible Scheduling 3.9 3.6* 4.1 4.1 Family Expectations 3.5 3.1* 3.7 3.1

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First reasons (ctd) (0-5)

Reasons 0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh

RPh recommend 1.3 1.2 1.5 3.1

Counsellor 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4

“Professional” 3.7 3.9 3.1 4.4

Default 2.2* 2.6 2.6 --

Next choice 2.6 2.9 2.6

7 years from now… in %

0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh Community 32 36* 33 50.4 Hospital 17 9* 15 19.1 Management 19 21* 30 24.4 “Different” 12 15* 10 4.4 Out of pharmacy 16 18 10 Out of workforce 4 2 2 1.7

Oh no! More school???

Plan on getting another degree in next 7 years

0T5: 19%*

0T4: 14%*

0T3: 26%

RPh: 24.0%

Degrees most commonly cited:

• MBA (25%)• Pharm D (55%)• MD/DDS (10%)• MSc/PhD (1%)

Show me the money...

Expect to make:

0T5: $71 050/year*

0T4: $67 100

0T3: $72 120

StatsCan (2004): $58 900/annually (FT)

Over a career: 2.2x

Opinions (-5/0/5)

By 2011 0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh Job prospects imp. -3.1* -2.9* -2.1 0.8 Reimbursement -3.0* -3.1* -2.0 PC practiced -2.7 -3.4* -2.9 PharmD vs. BSc 3.7 3.9 3.8 Technology 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 “Job” 3.3 3.1 3.3 1.0

Knowing what you now know...

0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh

Would enter pharmacy

37 33 30 36

I’d have second thoughts about it

30* 34* 55 51

Definitely not enter pharmacy

33* 33* 15 13

If someone younger was interested in pharmacy...

0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh

Strongly recommend

45* 25 33 22.8

Doubts about it

20* 54 33 68.1

Advise against it

35 21 34 9.1

Opinions (ctd.) (-5/0/5)

0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh Pharm. in decline 3.3 2.7* 3.2 3.6 Losing ground 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.8 Proud to be RPh 2.1 1.7 1.9 0.6 Optimistic-self 1.9 2.4* 1.9 1.4 Optimistic-society -1.2 -2.3* -1.1 -0.9 Rich/poor gap 1.1 1.2* 0.1 2.1

Opinions (ctd)

0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh Rich pay more tax -3.2 -3.9* -3.2 -1.9 Growing up poor -3.5 -3.9* -3.5 -0.9 Deregulation -4.2 -4.2 -4.1 Affirmative action -1.1 -3.3* -1.2 -0.5 Upper/lower class 2.1 3.1* 2.0 EI/Welfare 2.0 3.4* 1.9 2.9

Opinions (ctd.)

0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh Same-sex 4.0 2.2* 4.1 3.1 User Fees 2.3 3.9* 2.2 1.9 Abortion 4.2 2.3* 4.3 1.9 Social program -2.1 -3.9* -2.2 Higher being 1.7 2.2 1.2 2.0 Homelessness 2.1 3.0* 2.0 1.6

Opinions (ctd.)

0T5 0T4 0T3 RPh Hard to find work 2.4* 2.2 2.0 Happy working 1.1* 0.9 0.7 MD smarter -1.1* 0.2* -0.8 Intimidated MD -1.0* 0.4* -0.8 Rather be MD -1.8* 0.9* 0.2 Other

Miscellaneous

0T5 0T4 0T3 Invest 30 30 29 Volunteer 20* 20* 33 Voted Liberal 61 61 60 Voted PC 35 32 35 Voted NDP 4* 4* 2 Voted Alliance N/A 3 3

Demographics

Male: 25%

Female: 75%

Age: 26.2

Number of years in post secondary: 7.4

Total debt: $39 275

Things to change in pharmacy

• ‘Prescribing’ for pharmacists

• Alternative reimbursement

• Marketing of pharmacists’ services to public

• Standards of practice raised

• Access to patient information/diagnosis

• Curriculum (!)

Other comments

• “Problem” with culture of pharmacy

• Culture of the Faculty

• Experiential learning

• Links to practitioners

• Pharmaceutical care