Advise on best MBA course and university for PharmD graduate in canada?


Hi, im a pharmD graduate in India.. Interested in taking my path towards marketing. Want to pursue MBA in canada. Need suggestion regarding the courses available for a pharma graduate and the best University/college. Any advice would be happily received. Thank u.

Hi, im a pharmD graduate in India.. Interested in taking my path towards marketing. Want to pursue MBA in canada. Need suggestion regarding the courses available for a pharma graduate and the best University/college. Any advice would be happily received. Thank u.
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Duncan

If you have a few years work experience, any of the Canadian MBAs in the Financial Times ranking will have good outcomes.

If you have no work experience, look for MSc programmes in marketing.

If you have a few years work experience, any of the Canadian MBAs in the Financial Times ranking will have good outcomes.

If you have no work experience, look for MSc programmes in marketing.
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Thnq for responding. I do have 2 years of experience as clinical pharmacist in a hospital but is it valid to do a Canadian MBA

Thnq for responding. I do have 2 years of experience as clinical pharmacist in a hospital but is it valid to do a Canadian MBA
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and are there any courses specifically for pharma in the MBA offered by canada?

and are there any courses specifically for pharma in the MBA offered by canada?
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Duncan

Focus on these schools https://find-mba.com/schools/canada/specialization/healthcare-pharma-biotech

If you have three years by the time you start, th. I think you could be an interesting candidate, depending on your goals and GMAT score.

Focus on these schools https://find-mba.com/schools/canada/specialization/healthcare-pharma-biotech

If you have three years by the time you start, th. I think you could be an interesting candidate, depending on your goals and GMAT score.
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That Queen's MBA / MSc in Healthcare Quality dual degree program could be interesting, but the Alberta MBA Pharmacy program is probably the way to go.

That Queen's MBA / MSc in Healthcare Quality dual degree program could be interesting, but the Alberta MBA Pharmacy program is probably the way to go.
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Sika

Again, school brand while helps, would not recommend be the #1 criteria for your decision. If you have aim for eg. is Pharma marketing, GTA would have good options, but so would cities in Western Canada.

Again, school brand while helps, would not recommend be the #1 criteria for your decision. If you have aim for eg. is Pharma marketing, GTA would have good options, but so would cities in Western Canada.<div><br></div>
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Larry

Do you really need a specialized degree? What kind of jobs will you be looking to land after you graduate? It's worth taking a look at the requirements - and the people who are currently doing these kinds of jobs - and see what kind of MBA they have (if they do have one, at all.)
Generally speaking (not knowing your exact goals) - my sense is that if you study a general MBA at a ranked institution, you will probably have more luck landing management level marketing jobs in the health industry than if you did something specialized. 

Do you really need a specialized degree? What kind of jobs will you be looking to land after you graduate? It's worth taking a look at the requirements - and the people who are currently doing these kinds of jobs - and see what kind of MBA they have (if they do have one, at all.)<div><br></div><div>Generally speaking (not knowing your exact goals) - my sense is that if you study a general MBA at a ranked institution, you will probably have more luck landing management level marketing jobs in the health industry than if you did something specialized.&nbsp;</div>
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