Ishita Mehta, PharmD/MBA ’17
Drive the business of the pharmaceutical industry forward with the analytical tools and managerial skills necessary to become a leader.
Prepare for a career in retail pharmacy, hospital and health care systems, or pharmaceutical manufacturing. The School of Management and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences offer a collaborative program leading to both the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and the MBA degrees.
You may qualify for the Dawn Gideon Foundation Dawn Gideon-Huron Scholarship, awarded to women who self-identify as Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic or Native American or have demonstrated a commitment to health equity and who are pursuing a master’s degree in healthcare administration and/or business administration.
You may apply to both schools simultaneously or during the first or second professional year of your pharmacy program. You will take MBA core and electives in a dedicated year, blending your remaining MBA electives and capstone in your remaining pharmacy years.
Apply separately to both schools. Applications do not have to be submitted concurrently. PharmD/MBA applicants who are already enrolled in the University at Buffalo’s PharmD program do not need to submit a standardized test score if they did not submit one for admission to the PharmD program.
A PharmD/MBA student must fulfill six APPE rotations for the PharmD program and 48 credits in the MBA program, including a 3-credit MBA internship. To fulfill the curricular requirements of both schools, you must complete one of the following:
To learn more about the Doctor in Pharmacy program, visit the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.