Table 1.

Clinical Pharmacy Educational Offerings in China

Abbreviations: BS=bachelor of science; MS=master of science; PhD=doctor of philosophy; BM=bachelor of medical sciences; MM=master of medical sciences

^aClinical pharmacy is a subspecialty of medical sciences in these programs

^bCandidates must hold a BS degree for the 3-year MS or a MS degree for the 3-year PhD

^cClinical pharmacy is a subspecialty of pharmaceutical sciences (BS), or pharmaceutics, pharmacology, and pharmacognosy etc. (MS), not an independent specialty in these programs

^dCandidates must hold a BS degree for the 5-year PhD

^eClinical pharmacy is a specialty of medical sciences in this program