The BrainSmith Smart Residency
A Residency Built Around You.
Your Values. Your Clinicians. Your Program.
Most people build a residency by starting with an accreditor's checklist. We think that's backwards. We start with you—what your organization cares about, who your patients are, and what kind of clinicians you actually need walking through the door ready to go.
Start the ConversationA Different Kind of Residency
From there, we help you build a residency that's yours. Not a template. Not a box-checking exercise. A program you designed, with intention, around the way you want to practice.
Think less regulatory template. Think more studio model: clear standards, strong mentorship, and a point of view that's distinctly yours.
How It Works
We've designed a straightforward process. No mystery, no months of limbo. Here's what working with BrainSmith looks like:
We Meet
It starts with a conversation. We sit down with your leadership team and get to know your organization—your clinical setting, your patient population, your goals, and the problems you're trying to solve. No pitch deck. Just a real discussion about what you need.
We Define Excellence Together
This is the part most residencies skip. We work with you to get specific about what "great" looks like in your organization. What kind of care do you believe in? What should a clinician be able to do after this residency that they couldn't do before? What does mentorship look like in your culture—not in theory, but in practice?
We Build the Residency With You
Using your answers as the blueprint, we develop the full residency together. That includes program length, curriculum, the mentorship model, and assessments. Everything is grounded in evidence, but shaped around your context.
We Deploy
We build your residency on the BrainSmith platform—curriculum, case libraries, assessment tools, mentor resources, dashboards—all ready to go. Your infrastructure is handled. You focus on your people.
You Select Residents, and We Begin
You hire new residents or select current employees to go through the program. We onboard them together, and the residency is live.
Built to Develop, Built to Prove It
Mentorship That Actually Works
There's no single "right" way to mentor. The right model depends on your people, your geography, and honestly—your culture. We help you figure out which approach fits, and then we help you run it well.
- High-touch, one-on-one apprenticeship
- Team-based or layered mentorship
- Distance and technology-supported mentoring
- Hybrid setups—local hands-on plus remote expertise
You'll Know If It's Working
You shouldn't have to guess whether your residents are developing. We give you clear ways to see it:
- Competency Milestones — Specific markers for where a resident should be, and when.
- Performance Assessments — Structured check-ins tied to your own standards, not generic rubrics.
- Longitudinal Records — A running picture of each resident's development over time.
- Progress Dashboards — At-a-glance views so you can spot strengths and gaps early.
The Platform Behind It All
You don't have to build the infrastructure. We already did. You bring your patients, people, and priorities. We bring everything else.
Evidence-Based Curriculum
Content rooted in current research, ready to customize to your setting.
Deliberate Practice Libraries
Case banks designed to sharpen clinical reasoning—not just check boxes.
Mentor Training & Support
Tools and training so your mentors keep getting better, too.
Performance Analytics
Dashboards and reports that show you what's working and what isn't.
AI-Enabled Learning Tools
Smart tools that support clinical decision-making and adaptive learning.
What You Walk Away With
Not a generic program. Not a template with your logo on it. We help you build the residency you actually want—and the clinicians your system actually needs.
Want to talk about what this could look like for your organization? Let's start a conversation.