AboutMary E Scott, RPh, CGP Expertise I am a certified geriatric pharmacist with over 23 years experience as a long-term care consultant to nursing homes. I also do community-based consulting on an individual basis. My facility-based monthly newsletter on pharmacy topics is read by nurses in over 200 long-term care facilities in 5 states.
Experience I received a BS in Pharmacy in 1980 with post-graduate work in public health. I have had a Consultant Pharmacist license since 1984.
Organizations American Society of Consultant Pharmacists .I received certification in geriatric pharmacy in 1998.
Question I am still in high school and am trying to become a pharmacist, but I don't know which college to apply to. I want to go to a college in Virginia or near it, but I don't know where there are any. And what is the major I am supposed to learn in college? Can you please help me?
Answer Hi,Esther,
There are many pharmacy schools in the US, but I don't know all of them. I'm not familiar with Virginia at all,so your best bet would be to look up "colleges of pharmacy" in a search engine and they should be listed under different states. Your guidance counselor could also help you in finding a college near you. The major would be pharmacy, but many people earn their undergrad degree in other fields before they go to pharmacy school. Hope this helps, Mary
