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Hello, I am an M.Pharma candidate and have keen interest in pursuing PhD in Clinical Pharmacology. How can I do it? Future prospect as a Clinical Pharmacologist with Pharma back ground?

If you want to do Ph.D in clinical pharmacology, then you must have to fulfill below mentioned eligibility conditions:-

Eligibility Conditions for Ph.D Clinical Pharmacology:- Minimum qualification required to apply is postgraduate degree in Chemistry, Life science, Botany, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Pharmacy or any other maters degree in relevant stream from government recognized institute.

- Some of reputed institutes also conduct entrance exams or interview to admit eligible candidates for Ph.d clinical pharmacology course. You can also apply through research entrance exams like CSIR, UGC NET, DBT.

Details Regarding Ph.D Clinical Pharmacology Course:-

- Duration of Ph.D clinical pharmacology course is 3 years.

- After having Ph.D clinical pharmacology you can apply for future career options as clinical pharmacologist in areas like Pharmacy companies, Defence services, Medical content writing, Hospital laboratories, Medical institutes, Private clinics etc.

Candidates those who are wiling to take admission under Ph.D course in Clinical Pharmacology, must have completed their Masters degree in Pharmacy or in the relevant field from a recognized University with scoring a minimum of 55% of marks in it.
Candidates those who have gained the above mentioned percentage of marks are eligible to appear in the NET examination, qualifying in which they can take admission in different colleges offering the said course.

There are a lot of career opportunities after the completion of Ph.D in Clinical Pharmacology.
After Ph.D in Clinical Pharmacology, aspirants can work as:-

• Healthcare scientist, clinical biochemistry
• Healthcare scientist, immunology
• Analytical chemist
• Biomedical scientist
• Clinical research associate
• Pharmacologist
• Research scientist (life sciences)
• Research scientist (medical)