About Residency Consult
Why This Exists
Residency Consult was born from personal experience. My spouse is a pediatric neurosurgeon, and when she was searching for a residency, and then a fellowship, it was a journey we went on together. We quickly learned that finding the right program meant searching dozens of disconnected places — group chats, Reddit threads, spreadsheets cobbled together from searching websites, word-of-mouth from friends of friends. The information was out there, but it was scattered, incomplete, and exhausting to pull together in a way that felt comprehensive.
It made us wish that there was a resource with more robust data and reviews; independent of other organizations whose focus was largely elsewhere. A resource for prospective residents and fellows where you can see updated compensation and more robust benefits data in one place, hear from people who've actually trained there, and discover good programs you might never have found otherwise.
That's what Residency Consult is trying to be.
What We Do
We bring together publicly available program data — salaries, benefits, locations, training structure — alongside reviews and insights from the people who know these programs best: current and former residents and fellows. Our goal is to make it easier to find the right program for you. Not just the most prestigious name or the highest-ranked spot, but the program where the benefits actually support your goals, where the culture matches what you need, and where you'll thrive during some of the most demanding years of your career.
We've written up exactly how we collect, verify, and label every data point — the sources, the AI-assisted extraction, the human review, and what we don't yet cover — on our methodology page.
Better Data Starts With You
If you believe in making residency information more transparent and accessible, you can help by contributing a review and/or pointing us towards data we don't have yet. Reviews from current and former trainees are the most valuable thing on this platform — they're how we make sure the picture we're painting of each program is accurate and honest. If you'd prefer not to display identifying information, you can still share your experience anonymously. Every contribution, named or anonymous, helps the next generation of applicants make better-informed decisions.
Our Principles
Transparency
We show you where our data comes from and how it's collected — the full methodology is public. No black boxes.
Privacy
Your identity is protected. We never share personal information, and anonymous reviews stay anonymous.
Independence
We don't accept advertising from residency programs or institutions. The information here is for applicants, not recruiters.
Built for the People Going Through It
Residency Consult is built for medical students, residents, fellows, and the partners and families who go through the process alongside them. If you've ever spent a late night making a spreadsheet to help rank your programs while refreshing a group chat for interview invite updates, this is for you.