About
Built by specialists, for specialists
Specialty clinicians deserve better media — daily, credible, and written by someone who actually sees patients.
Mission
Medical media has a signal problem. Specialists are bombarded with content — journal alerts, CME modules, industry newsletters, social feeds — and almost none of it is worth their time.
The Med 5 was built on a different premise: that the best source of clinical intelligence for a specialist is another specialist. Not a content team. Not an algorithm. A practicing clinician who reads the same literature, treats the same patients, and has a point of view worth hearing.
We publish five things, every day, in every specialty we cover. No filler. No sponsored noise dressed up as editorial. Just the signal.
Values
Clinician-authored
Every word is written by a practicing, board-certified physician in that specialty. No exceptions.
Signal only
Five items, daily. If it doesn't make the cut, it doesn't run. Brevity is the product.
Editorial independence
Sponsors support the platform. They do not influence the editorial. Ever.
Built to grow
The network model means every new specialty strengthens every other. Scale without dilution.
Timeline
How we got here
2026
First pharma sponsors
Started as a daily dermatology newsletter on Substack, written by a practicing Mohs surgeon. Grew to 780 subscribers in the first few months on word-of-mouth alone.
Mid 2026
Castle
Arcutis, Pfizer, Incyte, and Sagis become early partners — validating the audience quality and engagement rates that set The Derm 5 apart from traditional medical media.
Mid 2026
The Med 5 network launches
With The Derm 5 at 1,500 subscribers and a 70%+ open rate, the model proved itself. The Med 5 launches as the parent network, with The Ortho 5 and The Plastics 5 in active development.
Founder
Amit Om, MD, FAAD, FACMS
Founder, The Med 5 · Dermatologist & Mohs Surgeon
Amit Om is a double board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon practicing at Dermatology Group of the Carolinas in Charlotte, NC. He also operates a multi-state telemedicine dermatology practice across approximately 10 states.
He started The Derm 5 because he wanted a newsletter he'd actually read — concise, clinical, and written by someone with skin in the game. It grew faster than expected, attracted serious pharma partners, and made the case for a broader network.
The Med 5 is his attempt to build the medical media company he always wished existed: specialty-specific, physician-authored, and relentlessly focused on signal over noise.
Dermatology
Mohs Surgery
Telemedicine
Medical Media
Charlotte, NC