Please. PLEASE Don't Use a Template to Write Your Cover Letter

There are online templates that guide you in writing a cover letter…but should you use them?

Residency, Professional, Pharmacy School, PracticeBrandon DysonDecember 23, 2018cover letter, cover letter mastery, how to write a cover letter pharmacy, how to write a cover letter, how to write a pharmacy cover letter, cover letter pharmacy, pharmacy cover letter, pharmacy cover letter example, residency cover letter

New FDA Approval: Epidiolex

Drug

Epidiolex (cannabidiol extract from cannabis)

FDA Approval, Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ProfessionalBrandon DysonAugust 24, 2018fda approval, epidiolex, marijuana legalization, epidiolex cost, epidiolex controlled substance, epidiolex schedule, dravet syndrome treatment, lennox-gastaut treatment, epilepsy treatment

Yes, You CAN Still Get a Residency if You Didn't Match This Year

“We regret to inform you that you did not match for a position” were the words on the other side of the NMS email.

That cut deep. Real deep.

Residency, Professional, Pharmacy School, PracticeBrandon DysonMay 8, 2018residency, residency applications, what to do if you don't match for residency, can you get a residency if you don't match, didn't match for residency, how to get a residency if you didn't match

How to do a Medication Reconciliation

If I was to describe med rec to my non-healthcare system mom, I’d tell her that it’s a term used to encompass all the decisions made about a person’s medications when they change level or location of care

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, Residency, ProfessionalBrandon DysonApril 16, 2018medication reconciliation, med rec, how to do a med rec, how to do a medication reconciliation, med rec tips and tricks, medication reconciliation tips and tricks, best practices for med rec, how to do an accurate med rec

How to Match for a Residency

53.7%

Do you know what that number represents? It represents the number of students who applied for the Match in 2016 and actually ended up matching with a PGY1 program.

Stop Treating Your Patients Like Things

On the other hand, there's a part of every single one of us that treats our patients (the same people we've dedicated our lives to serving) like things.

Pharmacy School, Practice, Professional, ResidencyBrandon DysonOctober 19, 2017HIPAA, patient care, patient advocacy, healthcare ethics, healthcare rights, patient rights, stop treating your patients like things

How to Ace Multiple Choice Exams (Like a Boss)

Every single milestone that stands between you and becoming a pharmacist requires passing a multiple choice test

Pharmacy School, Clinical, Practice, ProfessionalBrandon DysonAugust 25, 2017multiple choice tests, how to study for pharmacy tests, how to study for pharmacy school, how to study, how to study for the NAPLEX, how to pass tests in pharmacy school, pharmacy school exams, pharmacy school tests, how to do well in pharmacy school, how to succeed in pharmacy school

Seven Figure Pharmacist: How to Take Control of Your Financial Life

If this book was around when I started pharmacy school...it would have prevented me from making several stupid mistakes that tacked years onto my student loan repayments.

Practice, Professional, Pharmacy SchoolBrandon DysonMay 11, 2017seven figure pharmacist, student debt, student loans, student pharmacist, pharmacy student, finances, your financial pharmacist

Surviving the Showcase: Your Guide to Midyear Success

Editor's Note: The following is a sample chapter from our new guide: Mastering the Match: How to Secure a Pharmacy Residency. Are you thinking about residency? If so, click here.

Pharmacy School, Professional, ResidencyBrandon DysonMarch 29, 2017residency, pharmacy residency, pharmacy residency interviews, the showcase, midyear, ashp midyear, PGY1, PGY-1, student pharmacist, pharmacy student

How to Transition from a Student to a Pharmacist

Hello tl;dr friends. In addition to creating lovingly hand-crafted pharmacy knowledge bombs for your reading enjoyment, I also occasionally write for Pharmacy Times. I don't post every article that I write for Pharmacy Times here on tl;dr pharmacy...

Pharmacy School, Practice, Professional, ResidencyBrandon DysonMarch 2, 2017pharmacy student, pharmacist, pharmacy resident, residency, pharmacy residency, pharmacy times

How to Stand Out as a Residency Applicant: An Insider's Guide

This post is sort of a "round up" of Residency Directors, Pharmacy Directors, and other influencers in the pharmacy residency sphere. In short, these are the people who interview you when you apply for residency.

I asked each of them one question:

"How can a pharmacy student make their residency application stand out?"

Practice, Professional, ResidencyBrandon DysonJanuary 2, 2017pharmacy residency, pharmacy resident, how to stand out as a pharmacy resident, how to make your residency application stand out, an insiders guide to pharmacy residency, how to make a stand out residency application, Residency, pharmacy residency interviews

How to Be a Successful Pharmacy Resident

One thing that new pharmacy residents struggle with is transitioning from "student" to "pharmacist." Since residents are still under the umbrella of being a trainee, the first few months of residency are not all that different from their P4 year

Pharmacy School, Professional, ResidencyBrandon DysonDecember 16, 2016pharmacy residency, pharmacy resident, successful residency, PGY1