MEDEX/PharmD Program

MEDEX Northwest and the PharmD Program at University of Washington have agreed to cross train a limited number of students for a developing roll as PharmD/PA-C. MEDEX places a high priority on the development of new niches of physician assistant practice as a strategy for increasing health care access throughout the region. The Pharmacy Doctorate/PA joint training program creates the unique opportunity to place cross trained individuals in academic instructional settings, such as residencies, in clinics providing care to the urban and rural medically underserved, and in newly developing hospitalist roles.

The PharmD/PA option is only available to students already enrolled in the Pharmacy Doctorate Program at the University of Washington. Students must be second year PharmD students in good academic standing. Applicants must meet all MEDEX academic prerequisites but the clinical experience prerequisite is more flexible.

Satisfactory grades in basic science and pharmacy courses taken within the PharmD program will allow MEDEX Northwest to waive the first summer basic science course and the patient mangement course offered by MEDEX Northwest may be waive for students in the MEDEX/PharmD collaborative program.

Year one and two: Enrolled in UW Pharmacy Program

Summer after year two: Make application directly to the MEDEX Physician Assistant Program submitting all required documentation and application materials no later than October 1st. UW PharmD students will be required to complete a CASPA on-line application. The link to the CASPA website can be found on the APPLY TO MEDEX page of the MEDEX website. We will also require a MEDEX supplemental application before October 1st. Our application is found within the Application Materials link as well.

Year three: Pharmacy school

Summer after year three: Pharmacy rotations and start MEDEX.

Years four & five: The 4th year of Pharmacy School will partially be replaced by years 1 and 2 of PA training. The second year of PA training is comprised of clinical clerkships that will satisfy the elective clerkship requirements for the PharmD Program. PharmD/PA students will receive their Pharmacy degree in June of their fifth year, followed by their PA certificate in August.