u/EldestDaughter2328

Hello everyone,

I am a Canadian citizen who went to pharmacy school in the US and unfortunately was unsuccessful at passing the PEBC exams to practice as a licensed pharmacist in Canada. Long story short, I took the MCQ exam 4 times (this includes the remediation requirements) and was still unsuccessful. It was the hardest exam I've ever taken in my life and felt it was not an accurate representation of my knowledge and capabilities as a pharmacist. I've spent a lot of time grieving and I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced this type of failure but if you or anyone you know has gone through this please let me know how you navigated this.

Before anyone suggests this, working as a pharmacist in the US is NOT an option for me and so I would really appreciate if someone could let me know what other career paths there are with a PharmD in Canada. It is my dream to live and work in Canada so I'm open to pivoting career paths if need be. I do not want to work as a pharmacy technician and it is also not feasible. I have over $200k of student loans as I went to school in the states and had to take out a student LOC. I'm trying my best to stay positive but it's been really hard not to feel like I've ruined my life by going into pharmacy. Had I known it would have been this hard to become a licensed pharmacist in Canada, I never would have chosen this profession.

I'm really hoping someone in the reddit world can give me some hope and let me know what my options are given my current situation. I am definitely open to going back to school, although not sure how I will afford it as I do not want to take out anymore loans.

If you have a PharmD and pivoted into another industry or role, what was the role and how did you do it? I am open to working in the pharmaceutical industry but don't have any connections which I've heard is the only way to get your foot in the door. I am also interested in teaching at a university and women's health research. Any and all advice is welcome!

Thank you!