Apparently so. This upcoming fall semester, the University of Florida is requiring their first year pharmacy students to either have  an itouch or an iphone. University of Florida is apparently the second university in the country to require their students to make such a purchase. Check out the pharmacy web page  that proves that it is a requirement:

Below are some excerpts from the Alligator (University of Florida’s independent student newspaper).

“These are the instruments at the forefront that are developing applications for medical uses by the hundreds,” said College of Pharmacy Dean William Riffee, an iPhone user. “We want our students to become adept at using these mobile devices early on because we see this as the future in pharmacy practice.” Pharmacists in the future will rely on these devices to access patient medical records and verify prescriptions, he said.

“…Students will use iPod touches or iPhones to participate in interactive quizzes during class and download free applications that will help first-year pharmacy students learn the names of various drugs, Munyer said.

He also said the college is developing a simulated patient that students will be introduced to at the beginning of class. Students will receive updates and messages about the status of the patient and its therapy throughout the semester.

“The primary learning objective here is to help our students learn the process of caring for and monitoring patients over different periods of time,” Munyer said.”

Full article here.