May foreign pharmacy graduates work as pharmacy interns or technicians in North Carolina?
The Board of Pharmacy frequently receives questions about Board requirements concerning foreign pharmacy graduates who work as pharmacy interns. These inquiries are frequently in connection with applications for H-1B visas. Under North Carolina law, an individual who has received the foreign equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy may not work as a pharmacy intern without having obtained the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee Certification (“FPGEC”). A pharmacy intern does not require a license from the Board of Pharmacy, but all interns seeking practical pharmacy experience toward licensure as a pharmacist must register with the Board’s internship program on forms provided by the Board. These forms must be filed with the Board of Pharmacy within five (5) days of the beginning of any training period. The practical pharmacy experience forms may be found at this link: http://www.ncbop.org/Forms%20and%20Applications%20-%20Pharmacists/InternshipRegistration
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