Product · 01
PayScopeMD
AI-powered physician contract analysis and compensation transparency platform helping physicians better understand employment agreements, compensation structures, and career opportunities.
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Daniella
Dennis, MD
Emergency Medicine Resident · Founder · Author · Podcast Host
I'm a resident physician with a lot of interests. I love books, so I wrote one. I love podcasts, so I started one. I've always been curious about entrepreneurship, so I built a startup. I'm no expert in any of it — I'm just sharing the journey and building in real time, out in the open.
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Media · 02
The Resident Founder Podcast
Physicians and healthcare professionals building businesses, side hustles, and impactful careers beyond the white coat.
Book · 03
What Medical School Didn't Teach Me About Money
A practical guide designed to help pre-medical students, medical students, residents, and future physicians understand the financial realities of medical training and avoid common money mistakes.
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Media & Appearances
Podcast Interview · AI with Bry
A Resident Doctor Is Quietly Building an AI Healthcare Startup
On stepping into the builder role as a clinician — where AI creates leverage for physicians, where it falls short, and how to responsibly build tools where accuracy and trust matter most.
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Podcast Interview · Startup Physicians Podcast
Physician Entrepreneurship in Residency: Building a Startup While Training
With Dr. Alison Curfman — building PayScopeMD during intern year, why physician contracts are hard to understand, and how early-career doctors can leverage no-code AI to ship MVPs.
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Podcast Interview · Becoming MD Podcast
Becoming a Competent Medical Student Without Being Perfect
With Caitlin Calland — an honest conversation about not passing Step 1 on the first attempt, why setbacks don't define your ceiling, and learning to trust yourself before the system says it's okay.
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Published Article · Emergency Medicine News
Match Day, the Light at the End of the Tunnel, and the Side Hustle That Started in Residency
Featured in Emergency Medicine News (Wolters Kluwer) — a personal essay on Match Day, the journey through residency, and building a side hustle alongside emergency medicine training.
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Startup Showcase Finalist · AI Day Hartford
Selected Finalist — Connecticut's AI Startup Competition
PayScopeMD selected among 10 AI startups to pitch at Connecticut's largest gathering of innovators, educators, and business leaders at Constitution Plaza, Hartford.
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