About Apothecademy
I started Apothecademy in 2019 to help make learning pharmacy and matching for residency simpler. When I was a student, I didn’t want to study for months on end to prepare for the NAPLEX. And I definitely wasn’t going to use a 1000+ page review book. That’s why now I post daily review questions on Instagram (@Apothecademy), wrote a concise review book (Pharmacy 101), and create ~15 min review videos (on Vimeo). You already learned the material in school. Studying for exams and preparing for rotations should be effective and efficient.
As a pharmacy preceptor and former residency program director, I have seen many students and residents under prepared and overstressed for the residency application and interview process. Throughout pharmacy school, we focus heavily on learning pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, and other pharmacy minutia but need to be equally equipped to sell ourselves for future employment. Apothecademy assists with CV and cover letter writing, interview skills, targeted presentations, clinical case review, and more. You have likely spent your entire life gaining knowledge and experience but will be unable to utilizing them in your preferred practice area if you cannot present yourself in the best light come interview time.
As the owner and sole employee of Apothecademy LLC, you will work one on one with me throughout the residency application and interview process. I will use my experience as a former residency program director and program coordinator to help you prepare and ease the stress of the residency matching process.
Stay tuned for more to come.
-Brian
About me
Brian Leonard
After receiving my PharmD from the University of Florida in 2011, I completed an ambulatory care focused PGY-1 residency in 2012. Over the course of my career, I have worked in hospital clinics, primary care, population health, emergency medicine, and long-term care. Through all of this, I found the most fulfilling aspects of being a pharmacist have been mentoring students and creating a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program. As a residency preceptor, I have been involved in PGY-1 and PGY-2 candidate application review, PPS, and onsite interviews at three different practice sites. A licensed pharmacist in Tennessee and Florida, I also hold BPS (Board of Pharmacy Specialties) certification in both ambulatory care and geriatrics. My experience also includes pharmacy career coach at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, APPE student preceptor, GoodRx contributing writer, and adjunct professor for pharmacy and physician assistant students. I’ve also assisted with Kaplan Test Prep NAPLEX question bank review and APhA/ASHP BCACP field testing projects.
Outside of pharmacy, I spend my time relaxing with my corgis (Toast and Dunk) and pet birds, getting lost hiking in the Tennessee mountains, rooting for the Boston sports teams, and collecting vintage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys.
I would be remiss not to mention my beautiful wife who I happened to meet day 1 of pharmacy school orientation.
I look forward to helping you reach your pharmacy career goals,
Brian Leonard, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Education
University of Florida
Doctor of Pharmacy, 2011
Stetson University
B.S., Health Science, 2007
Licensure & Board Certification
• Registered Pharmacist (FL & TN)
• Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP)
• Board Certified Geriatrics Pharmacist (BCGP)