Doppio Titolo PharmD/MBA

The Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy has partnered with the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville to provide professional student pharmacists with an opportunity to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) while working towards a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.

Students who choose to earn both a PharmD and MBA are not only well prepared for the clinical aspects of pharmacy practice; they also have the requisite knowledge, skills, and training to pursue management positions within pharmacies.

HOW THE PharmD/MBA WORKS

Students must be enrolled in the PharmD program to apply for the PharmD/MBA program.

Students apply for the MBA program near the end of the first professional (P1) year of the PharmD program.

If accepted, PharmD students begin taking MBA courses during the summer before the second professional (P2) year begins.

In general, PharmD/MBA students enrol in one MBA course during the fall and spring semesters of their P2 and third professional (P3) years while enrolling in all required pharmacy courses. PharmD/MBA students may also enrol in two MBA courses during summer sessions.

Students who participate in the PharmD/MBA program earn an MBA degree in less time, and at a lower expense, than if they pursue the two degrees individually.

The Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy was created to meet a critical need in the South Texas community. Today, 42 percent of graduates from our fully-accredited program have returned to South Texas to help underserved populations as Aggie pharmacists.

In all we do, we dedicate the full measure of our resources and abilities to advancing our profession's knowledge and technologies. We strive to cultivate a culture of excellence in research, practice, and patient care in each professional student enrolled in our pharmacy program. Guided by our Core Values, we continue to enhance the quality of lives in the border region, the state of Texas, and beyond.

Our mission is to develop and inspire a diverse group of future leaders in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences through transformational education, innovative research, holistic care, and effective outreach and service.

Rangel College of Pharmacy students can enroll in Kingsville or College Station, receiving the same transformational education at either campus. All students and faculty benefit from collaboration opportunities for basic sciences and translational research with the rest of the Texas A&M University Health Science Center colleges, institutes, and partners. Combined with experiential education placements throughout our vast preceptor network, we're expanding our impact across South Texas and beyond.