About Apothecademy
Apothecademy was created in 2019 with one goal: make pharmacy education simpler, faster, and less overwhelming.
As a pharmacy student, I never wanted to spend months buried in massive review books trying to relearn everything for exams, rotations, or the NAPLEX. Most students already learned the material in school — the challenge is organizing it, simplifying it, and retaining the most important concepts efficiently.
That idea became Apothecademy.
Today, Apothecademy provides high-yield pharmacy review through daily educational content on Instagram (@Apothecademy), concise review books like Pharmacy 101, and simplified video-based learning designed for pharmacy, physician assistant, nursing, and medical students.
The focus is simple:
High-yield concepts
Practical clinical pearls
Simplified explanations
Efficient learning
In addition to pharmacy education, Apothecademy also helps students and residents prepare for the next stage of their careers. As a pharmacist, faculty member, and former residency program director, I have worked closely with students navigating the residency application and interview process. One of the biggest challenges many students face is not knowledge — it’s learning how to effectively present themselves professionally.
Apothecademy offers individualized guidance for:
Residency and job application preparation
CV and cover letter review
Interview preparation
Presentation development
Clinical case review
Professional growth and mentorship
When you work with Apothecademy, you work directly with me one-on-one throughout the process.
Whether your goal is passing exams, succeeding on rotations, preparing for boards, or matching into residency, Apothecademy exists to help make the process less stressful and more manageable.
Pharm made ridiculously simple.
— Brian Leonard, PharmD, MS, BCACP, BCGP
About me
Brian Leonard
Hi, I’m a pharmacist, educator, and creator of Apothecademy.
I earned my PharmD from the University of Florida in 2011 and completed an ambulatory care-focused PGY-1 residency in 2012. Since then, I’ve worked across a variety of pharmacy settings including ambulatory care, hospital clinics, primary care, population health, emergency medicine, and long-term care.
Over the years, I realized the most rewarding part of pharmacy for me wasn’t just practicing clinically — it was teaching, mentoring, and helping students simplify difficult concepts. That passion eventually led me to create Apothecademy.
My goal with Apothecademy is simple: make pharmacy and clinical learning less overwhelming and more efficient. I know what it feels like to stare at giant review books and feel buried in information. Most students already learned the material in school — they just need someone to organize it, simplify it, and highlight what actually matters clinically and for exams.
In addition to my PharmD training, I later decided to pursue a Master’s degree in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology. That additional background has helped shape the way I teach physiology, pathophysiology, and medication mechanisms — focusing on understanding why medications work instead of simply memorizing lists of facts.
In addition to clinical practice, I’ve spent a large part of my career working with students and residents. I helped create a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program and have participated in PGY-1 and PGY-2 candidate application review, PPS, and onsite interviews across multiple practice sites. I’ve also worked as a pharmacy career coach for the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, precepted APPE students and residents, contributed medical writing for GoodRx, assisted with Kaplan NAPLEX question bank review, and participated in APhA/ASHP BCACP field testing projects.
Currently, I serve as an Assistant Professor within a physician assistant program where I teach pharmacotherapy, physiology, geriatrics, and clinical medicine topics. I also hold board certifications in ambulatory care (BCACP) and geriatrics (BCGP).
Outside of pharmacy, I spend most of my time hanging out with my corgis (Toast, Dunk, and Raven) and pet birds, hiking in the Tennessee mountains, rooting for Boston sports teams, writing fiction, and collecting vintage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys.
And yes — I met my wife on the very first day of pharmacy school orientation, which turned out to be one of the best things pharmacy ever gave me.
Thanks for being here, and I hope Apothecademy helps make your pharmacy journey a little simpler.
— Brian Leonard, PharmD, MS, BCACP, BCGP
Education
University of Florida
Doctor of Pharmacy, 2011. M.S., Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, 2025
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)