internship. although many universities grant a degree of doctor in pharmaceutical sciences or doctor in pharmacy after completion of original research dissertation, those are not professional but a post-graduate course and do not grant permission to work as a pharmacist. chile in chile, the title of pharmacist (quimico farmaceutico) is granted after completing 10 or 11 semesters of full-time studies in an accredited university. the pharmacist degree is a professional degree, awarded after finishing 5.5–6 years of study (bachelor in pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences), and then finish an internship of 6 months on the specialization area of the student (pharmaceutical lab, community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy) and/or a scientific thesis. the chilean pharmacy professional degree of químico farmaceutico (q.f.) is generally equivalent to the degree of pharmd. the pharmacist can get a master in pharmaceutical sciences (msc), of 2 years, or a doctorate in pharmacology (phd), of 4 years after finished the bachelor. these are academic degrees, needed for scientific career on investigation, but are not required to work in other professional areas. colombia in colombia, the title of pharmacist (quimico farmaceutico) is granted after completing 10 semesters of full-time studies in an accredited university. the pharmacist degree is a professional degree. while the term pharm.d. is not formally regulated it can be used and is commonly added to the graduate's professional license (issued by the colegio nacional de quimicos farmaceuticos de colombia).