About Resident Insider

Resident Insider was built by two practicing US attendings. We’ve each been on every side of the match: student, applicant, resident, now attending.

We built this because we wished it existed when we were applying. The honest take on programs only happens behind closed doors, and that information shouldn’t be reserved for whoever happens to know the right person.

So we built it. Medical students can anonymously message verified residents at any US program — $50 Standard or $75 Priority, full refund if no answer arrives. Residents earn $25 Standard or $38 Priority per answer. Beyond the Q&A: a weekly editorial newsletter on the hidden curriculum, free dashboard tools (Find Your Specialty for MD/DO students, Find Your Residency — with anonymous externship ratings — for DPM students, plus a private Rotation/Externship Debrief log and Interview Tracker for everyone), and a private Lounge for verified MD/DO and DPM residents — separate rooms by degree, each with an in-house library of career guides, free for verified residents. The MD/DO library also includes a 100-page Compensation Benchmarks guide covering 24 specialties.