Resident Insider Weekly
The Hidden Curriculum
The Archive — every past issue, one short read every Sunday on what medical school and residency don't teach you.
The Borrowed Number
Your family will ask for a prescription. Check your DEA number first.
Earlier issues
- 18Sep 20, 2026September 20, 2026 2 min read Contracts
The Second Rulebook
Leaving a practice has a second rulebook nobody hands you
- 17Sep 13, 2026September 13, 2026 2 min read Career
The Number Nobody Runs
Fellowship has a payback period and almost nobody computes it
- 16Sep 6, 2026September 6, 2026 2 min read Insurance
The Box You Shouldn't Tick
You have 60 days to decide, unless you sign the form
- 15Aug 30, 2026August 30, 2026 2 min read Legal
The Client In The Room
The hospital's lawyer has a client, and it isn't you
- 14Aug 23, 2026August 23, 2026 2 min read Legal
The Thing That Follows You
Being named in a claim is not what follows you
- 13Aug 16, 2026August 16, 2026 2 min read Money
The Money That Isn't Yours Yet
Your employer match has a clock nobody mentions
- 12Aug 9, 2026August 9, 2026 2 min read Insurance
The Guaranteed Column
The whole life pitch has a column nobody reads
- 11Aug 2, 2026August 2, 2026 2 min read Taxes
The Bracket Myth
Your attending raise can't tax you backwards
- 10Jul 26, 2026July 26, 2026 2 min read Contracts
The Invisible Fence
The clause that decides your next address.
- 9Jul 19, 2026July 19, 2026 2 min read Loans
The Pause That Costs You
The most expensive thing you can do with your loans in residency.
- 8Jul 12, 2026July 12, 2026 2 min read Career
The Code Your Note Writes
The billing code hidden in every note you write
- 7Jul 5, 2026July 5, 2026 2 min read Loans
The Two Lanes
The student-loan menu shrank on July 1. Here's your move.
- 6Jun 28, 2026June 28, 2026 2 min read Legal
The Words That Work
The words that protect you after a medical error.
- 5Jun 21, 2026June 21, 2026 2 min read Insurance
The Definition That Pays
The one clause that decides if your disability insurance pays.
- 4Jun 14, 2026June 14, 2026 2 min read Money
The Unicorn Account
The best account almost no resident opens.
- 3Jun 7, 2026June 7, 2026 2 min read Career
The First 90 Days
Why your start date isn't your payday.
- 2May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 2 min read Contracts
The First Read
The first contract read your lawyer can't do for you.
- 1May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 2 min read Money
The Roth Window
The retirement move that closes the day you become an attending.