MPharm student
| Highest | $4,500 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 4 years study + 1 year foundation training (first paycheck in year 5) |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $4,500max |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $4,300 |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $4,300 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $4,300 |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $4,150 |
| CanadaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · CAD 20–40k | $4,150 |
What does the day look like?
A full-time trainee pharmacist in the UK works 37.5 hours per week in NHS hospitals or 40.0 hours per week in community pharmacy chains. In hospital rotations, you work morning, afternoon, and late dispensary shifts, including weekend coverage every 4 to 6 weeks, with 4.0 hours per week of protected study time.
Only about 30% of the day is the visible clinical side: counseling patients, checking inhaler technique, administering flu or COVID-19 vaccines, and joining multidisciplinary ward rounds. The remaining 70% is technical verification and logistics: screening prescriptions using systems like EMIS Health, SystmOne, or Cerner, consulting the BNF, chasing missing stock, resolving unreadable orders with general practitioners, and logging entries into your GPhC foundation e-portfolio.
Where does this lead?
Next step up
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