Run a contract-review workshop

The best person to explain an employment contract to a resident is the chief resident one year ahead. This kit gives that person a plan: which tools to open, what to show, what to say, and the line nobody in the room should cross. It works for a lunch talk, a skills night or a small group before Match season.

Download the one-page run sheet (PDF) to print or forward.

Before the session (5 minutes)

• Open three tabs: thecontract checker (use its Try a sample contractbutton), your state's non-compete page, and theoffer comparison.
• Ask one volunteer to bring a real offer or contract with names and employersredacted.
• A projector helps. Phones work — every tool runs in the browser and nothing is installed.

The run of show

0–5 min · Frame it

Say what this session is: reading documents together, not judging them. The tools extract, compare and quote statutes; they do not say whether a clause is enforceable or what anyone should sign.

5–15 min · Walk the checker through the sample

Find the notice period, non-compete, tail coverage, clawback and call obligations as the checker highlights them. Ask everyone to note where those clauses live in their own offer letter.

15–25 min · State law beside the contract

Open your state's page. Read the statute summary aloud with its citation and last-checked date, then compare it with the sample's clause. The page reports what the law says — not whether a clause is enforceable.

25–35 min · Compare two offers

Use the sample offers and watch what changes at 1, 3 and 5 years: clawback math, tail liability, wRVU cuts, PSLF progress. Try Copy anonymous card — it copies the comparison as text with the offer names hidden, which is how residents can compare offers with each other without naming employers.

35–40 min · One written question each

Everyone writes one question to take to an attorney, a CPA or the program coordinator. The tools generate the questions; the professionals answer them.

40–45 min · Close

Confirm the privacy note: nothing leaves the browser, nothing is stored. Share the three links. Ask everyone to rerun the comparison tonight with their own real numbers.

Facilitator boundaries

• You are a peer, not an advisor. Never say a clause is good, bad or unenforceable.
• Never tell anyone to sign or to walk. The decision stays with the physician.
• Redact names before sharing any real document, even in a trusted room.
• Read one citation aloud so the room sees that every claim has a source and a date.

Why this works without a speaker

Every number and every legal statement in the session comes from a page that cites its source and shows the date it was last checked — so the facilitator doesn't need to be the expert, only the person holding the clicker. The tools never judge a document, which means a peer-run session never becomes amateur advice.

Programs and societies can do the same session at scale — seewhat's available for programs, or embed the tools directly with the co-brand widgets.