Resident Insider — Anonymous Residency Program Reviews from Verified Residents
The only place where verified residents tell you what their programs are actually like — and you can ask them anything, anonymously.
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How It Works
Medical students pay to ask. Verified residents get paid to answer — direct, private, and anonymous.
Get Verified
Three quick paths to a verified account — matched to who you are.
Students (MD/DO & DPM) — academic email + verification code (free)
IMGs applying to residency — any email + verification code (free)
Residents (MD/DO & DPM, including IMGs) — 5-step verification and a bank connection for payouts ($1.50 one-time ID check)
ID verified securely through Stripe — the document itself never reaches Resident Insider
Ask Anonymously
Browse programs and message residents directly. Neither side ever sees the other's name or personal details.
Ask in detail — up to a full paragraph per question
Your name is never revealed
Direct private messaging
Anonymous by design
Get the Real Story
Honest, unfiltered insights they'd never put online, or say to your face on interview day. No consequences.
Program culture
Work-life balance
Call schedule
Interview advice
Clinical & OR experience
Red flags
Insiders on the Ground
151 verified MD/DO Insiders across 102 cities — and growing.
Choose Your Insider
Connect with a verified resident in the specialty that matches your path
Verified residents are joining MD/DO and DPM programs across the country. Browse who’s active, or get notified when yours joins.
Students Ask. Residents Earn.
One platform. Both sides win.
Get the Real Story
$50 Standard or $75 Priority — ask in detail (up to a full paragraph per question) and get a thorough, honest response.
Every resident clears 5 checks — including a government-issued photo ID and a human check against their program's published roster, done within 24 hours of joining. See what each check does
Raw, unfiltered advice about programs that you won't find anywhere online
Full refund if the resident doesn't respond within the time window (3 days Standard or 1 day Priority)
Get notified when a resident joins a program you're watching — one email per match, no spam
No subscriptions. No hidden fees. You only pay when you send a message.
Get Paid to Share
Earn $25 per response — $38 for priority. Write a thoughtful, detailed answer and get paid automatically to your bank
Completely anonymous — speak freely about your program without fear of backlash
Limited to 2 insiders per residency program — exclusive access means more messages and higher earnings for you. Slots are per program, so one hospital can host 2 Internal Medicine and 2 Anesthesiology insiders at once.
Respond on your own time — 3 days for Standard messages, 1 day for Priority
Top-rated residents get more messages — students see your rating and choose who to ask
For Verified MD/DO & DPM Residents
The Lounge
Off the record. Members only.
Unlocks the moment you go live to students.
Contract Decoder
Your first attending contract, decoded. Upload it for a plain-English, clause-by-clause breakdown — what each term means, how your pay is structured, what’s at stake, and the questions to ask before you sign.
Know exactly what you’re signing.
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Land your first attending job — job-search email templates plus the full residency-to-attending transition checklist, all in one place.
Get verified to openFind Your Fellowship
All 85 podiatric fellowships, by subspecialty — ACFAS and CPME credentials badged on each card where held, plus application details and a shortlist you can save.
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Know Before You Rank
Rank with confidence. Not with hope.
Interview day is a highlight reel. Ask what it’s actually like.