These students will gain more experience than their bachelors degree peers, by dealing with patients and working with professional in the industry. This benefits the student as well as assists those practicing Pharmacists. This trend is becoming more popular, and may be adopted in the not too distant future as the status quo. Additionally there is the cost of living that must be factored into the expenses. Very few scholarships are available to international students and funding is rare for students studying for professional pharmacy degrees.
Students typically resort to loans.
Once you graduate from any professional pharmacy program, there are over 400 pharmacy residency programs to choose from. These are practice oriented and typically are offered at hospitals, health care facilities and community pharmacies. International pharmacy students who are considering residency programs that are not ASHP-accredited must look closely at other programs to make sure they will receive the credit necessary. Students who have these credentials will often find that they will allow the admissions boards to advance some credit for the work done, but usually they will require some additional technical studies and will not waive all the pre-professional studies programs. In most cases additional coursework would be required.