"I wish I had this when I started Pharmacy School..."
- Heather H., P4 Student
The handsome, talking experts who write the words you're reading
Hi!
Brandon Dyson and Sam Oh here. We are practicing, board certified, residency-trained pharmacists. We are teachers and licensed student preceptors.
We know how hard it is to absorb the amount of material that gets thrown at you during pharmacy school.
And we know how hard it is to keep up with it all when you are practicing.
We created tl;dr pharmacy to make your life easier.
How tl;dr pharmacy will help you
You're busy, we get it. During school, you average something like 17 tests per week. And when you're done with school you’re battling to keep up with changes in the field (not to mention volume and staffing constraints) in your practice career.
Why should you spend your valuable time here?
“Love your site! Great for us preceptors!”
Because if you're like us, you need some glue to hold everything together. You have a bunch of drug 'factoids' memorized, but you struggle with connecting the dots and applying them to clinical practice.
Learning pharmacy is overwhelming. The amount of drug information out there is staggering. Where do you focus your studying efforts?
You spend hour after hour studying, but your grade doesn't budge. So your professor tells you to go back to DiPiro and "Learn the material, don't just memorize it."
“I really enjoy the way the articles are written. It’s like a breath of fresh air. ”
How do we know this?
Because we've been through the same exact thing.
We've struggled through it ourselves. We've seen so many others struggle. It's not your fault. Seriously. It's not your fault.
“I love your antibiotic utilization highlight sheet! I’ve been referring to it several times throughout my rotation and it’s super quick and easy to look at!”
It's hard to see the connections between the modules during pharmacy school. You don't see the forest for the trees or get the benefit of a "10,000 ft" view.
So you end up compartmentalizing everything; resulting in the classic “learn and dump.” You’ve forgotten everything you learned two weeks into the next module.
You knew everything about moxifloxacin in your ID module...what the hell is it doing on an exam question in your Psych module?!
tl;dr pharmacy has got your back.
Welcome to the dot-connector and the gap-filler of your pharmacy education.
Put simply...
tl;dr pharmacy is the thing we wished existed when we were in pharmacy school.
“I just want to say. YOU GUYS ROCK! I am a practicing pharmacist and I love your blog. Best I have seen so far as far as being useful and to the point. Please keep it up!”
Our stuff is in plain language and littered with (bad) jokes. We don't like reading medical journals, and neither do you.
And here's a secret -- Your patients don't want to hear counseling points regurgitated from Micromedex. They want you to talk to them like an actual person.
At tl;dr pharmacy, you'll find actionable information you can use right now.
Clinical overviews? Check.
Tools to help you pass the MPJE? Check
NAPLEX study tips? Check.
Not making an ass out of yourself on rotations? Check.
Residency and practice job interview advice? Check.
Occasional rants about the state of the profession? Check.
“You guys make complex “science-y” material seem simple. On top of all that, I get a laugh every now and then.”
What tl;dr pharmacy is NOT
Learning the amount of drug information required to care for your patients is hard work. There is no getting around it.
We can give you some short cuts, but we cannot replace the hard work that YOU must put in.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you, and another sprinkle of thank you!”
If you are a healthcare practitioner and are referring to us for a refresher, great!
But remember the limitations of what you’re reading...
We are just people typing words into a computer.
We are qualified professionals, but we are NOT a substitute for peer-reviewed, evidence based guidelines and literature.
“I have fallen in love with your website. The only thing I regret is not finding it when I started pharmacy school!”
We cannot replace your sound clinical judgement. We aren't afraid to give our professional opinions here. But we don't know your patient.
By the nature of "tl;dr," we have to leave some stuff out. You will find tons of useful info here, but it will not be the full picture. For more information, please see our disclaimer.
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Brandon Dyson, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS
Works as the Area Pharmacy for a community oncology practice. Previously was Pharmacy Manager of an Outpatient Specialty Oncology Clinic and an Adjunct Assistant Professor. Completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at a major academic hospital. He can be reached at brandon@tldrpharmacy.com
Samuel Oh, PharmD, BCPS
Works as a Senior Technical Manager for an international development consulting firm. Previously was a Catalog Manager on a global supply chain program, and before that practiced as a Clinical Pharmacist in Informatics and Pain Management. Completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at a government hospital. He can be reached at sam@tldrpharmacy.com
Stephanie Kujawski, PharmD, BCPS
Works as a Clinical Pharmacist in the Neurology Clinic at an academic medical center. Previously involved in academia and inpatient internal medicine. Completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at a large community teaching hospital. She can be reached at steph@tldrpharmacy.com
Samantha Le, PharmD
Previously worked as a Clinical Trials Manager for a health organization. Currently a full time medical student (that’s right, this is a future DO, PharmD). Interests include: illustrations, clinical writing, and academia. She can be reached at samantha@tldrpharmacy.com
Savannah Mageau, PharmD
Works as a Medical Writer for Merck. Her primary therapeutic area of interest is hematology/oncology. Interests include practicing yoga and doing other socially-distant activities. She can be reached at savannah@tldrpharmacy.com
Josef Hadib Nissan, PharmD, BCPS
Works as an ICU/ED clinical pharmacist at an academic medical center. Completed a PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency at a large community hospital and a PGY1 pharmacy residency at an academic government-funded hospital. Interests include spending time with family, playing basketball, and snacking. He can be reached at josef@tldrpharmacy.com
AnnMarie Mohan, PharmD, MS
Works as a Manager of Commercial Market Access for an international consulting firm. Previously worked in Managed Care as a Clinical Pharmacist and as a Retail Pharmacist for a large chain Pharmacy. She can be reached at annmarie@tldrpharmacy.com
Courtney Howell, PharmD
Works as an inpatient pharmacist in a large pediatric hospital. Her therapeutic areas of interest include infectious diseases and neonatal medicine. Real-life interests include crafting, baking, and eating baked goods. She can be reached at courtney@tldrpharmacy.com