Evaluating the Changing Financial Burdens for Graduating Pharmacists.

Evaluating the Changing Financial Burdens for Graduating Pharmacists.

Mattingly T Joseph 2nd; Ulbrich Timothy R

American journal of pharmaceutical education

2017

2017-09

Objective. To compare new practitioners in 2009 and 2014 by modeling net income from available salary, expenditure, and student loan data. Methods. A Monte Carlo simulation with probabilistic sensitivity analysis was conducted to model net income for graduating pharmacists in 2009 and 2014. Mean and standard deviations were recorded for each model parameter. Student t-tests were used to compare the mean differences between 2009 and 2014 cohorts. Results. Pharmacist salary and disposable income were higher on average in 2014 compared with 2009. Consumer expenditures were higher in 2014, offsetting the higher salary resulting in a 2014 discretionary income that was less than in 2009 [95% CI: -$2,336, -$1,587]. Net income decreased from 2009 to 2014 for all pharmacy school types. Conclusion. Regardless of loan payment strategy, net incomes for pharmacists graduating from public and private institutions were less in 2014 compared with 2009.

Humans; Career Choice; Income; new practitioners; personal finance; Pharmacists/*economics; Salaries and Fringe Benefits/economics; student debt; Training Support/*economics; Students; Education; Schools; Pharmacy; Pharmacy/*economics

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