- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Putting Pharmacy Education Within Reach https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1306391?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1306391?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1306391?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Putting Pharmacy Education Within Reach&body=ESG News from CVS Health https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1306391?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Education](/CSR-News/education) # Putting Pharmacy Education Within Reach Apr 14, 2026 8:30 AM ET ![CVS Health and MUSC pharmacy practice lab.](/sites/default/files/2026-01/SC%20Lab_CVS%20Health.png) ▶ Video ![Graduate shown with her family.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/next-gen-pharmacists_CVS%20Health_1.5.26A.png) ![CVS Health and MUSC pharmacy practice lab.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/2026-01/SC%20Lab_CVS%20Health.png?h=f5c2c196) ![Graduate shown with her family.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/next-gen-pharmacists_CVS%20Health_1.5.26A.png?h=a8505aa5) [Originally published on CVS Health](https://www.cvshealth.com/news/pharmacy/putting-pharmacy-education-within-reach.html) At CVS Health, we’re thinking about tomorrow’s pharmacists *today*. We understand the vital role they’ll play in communities across America, and we’re committed to supporting future pharmacists, so they can help create healthier communities for years to come. Our 2025 Rx Report revealed that 40% of pharmacy technicians surveyed are interested in becoming pharmacists, up from 23% in 2024. And 77% of them say that tuition assistance would increase their likelihood of pursuing a career as a pharmacist. As the nation’s largest employer of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, we continue to make great strides in putting pharmacy education within reach and encouraging more people to choose a career in pharmacy. We’re supporting the next generation of pharmacists, helping them achieve their developmental goals by providing structured internships and training, tuition assistance, and continuing education opportunities. **Pharmacy training lab** For example, we recently opened [a newly remodeled training laboratory](https://pharmacy.musc.edu/resources/news/2025/08/cvs-lab-remodel) at the Medical University of South Carolina, designed to simulate the layout and workflow of a community pharmacy. Here, students will get true hands-on experience, practicing tasks like compounding medications, dispensing and labeling, counseling patients, administering immunizations, and using pharmacy software and technology to enhance patient safety. Funded by a CVS Health donation, the lab will support student competency in both clinical and technical skills, patient care, communication, critical thinking, ethics and interprofessional collaboration. **Duquesne University PharmD scholarships** Additionally, through our [partnership with Duquesne University](https://www.cvshealth.com/news/pharmacy/duquesne-university-and-cvs-pharmacy-team-up-to-help-address-pharmacist-shortage.html), CVS Pharmacy colleagues have the opportunity to pursue a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree online at a reduced cost. Because the program is offered online, students benefit from its accessibility and flexibility, so they can continue to care for their communities at the pharmacy while also continuing their education and growing their careers. **Additional programs to reduce financial barriers** CVS Health colleagues can also take advantage of additional programs designed to help reduce financial barriers to education. These include the PharmD tuition assistance program, which offers up to $20,000 per school year for fifth-and sixth-year CVS Pharmacy interns; an annual benefit of $1,500 that can be applied toward select non-degree certificate programs through the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP); and a [scholarship offered](https://www.aacp.org/resource/2025-cvs-health-aacp-community-pharmacy-award) in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Every day, across the country, our approximately 30,000 pharmacists and 74,000 technicians power quality care. Ultimately, their growth and development will help us deliver on our ambition to be America’s most trusted health care company. 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