Today I visited the pharmacy school at the "Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland." Classes were done for the summer so none of the students were at the school. I was given a tour of the facility--seeing the science labs, patient practicum labs, and lecture halls. Some of the lecture halls are absolutely beautiful--with old woodwork. I got the chance to browse their online "courseweb" equivalent. And I was given the opportunity to take some of their online quizzes for "fun." That didn't go so well considering my brain is on vacation, they use other units (ie mmol/L), and they have other drugs and other drug names.
Below is some of what I learned:-The program here is 4 years + 1 year of internship = 5 years total
-It's not a doctorate degree like in the USA
-Each class only has ~50 students
-There's only 3 pharmacy schools in Ireland (2 in Dublin, 1 in Cork)
-There's no undergrad schooling--you go straight from college. You get accepted via points from your coursework. The administrator said that only about ~60% of the top students get placed in their top pick for area of study.
-Their final year includes an internship, online modules, and assignments
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