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Evidence-based MCQ flashcards with FSRS adaptive repetition — built card by card from PubMed and the official USMLE blueprint, reviewed by a physician on every step.

How it's built

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§ 01 — Method

Built like a clinical decision,
not like a flashcard.

Every BoardMD card is the output of a four-step editorial pipeline — the same workflow that allowed clinical AI to reach 100% accuracy on USMLE. Then a physician reviews every single one.

USMLE blueprint

Every objective and competency from the official NBME content outline, mapped one-to-one.

PubMed evidence

Grounded in peer-reviewed literature and current clinical guidelines — the same primary sources clinical AI uses.

Physician review

A medical doctor reviews every single card. No bulk generation. No copy-paste. No AI shortcuts.

Zero filler

If it isn't high-yield, it isn't in the deck. Concise by design. Every line earns its place.

§ 02 — Why BoardMD

A different kind of preparation.

AI that doctors actually trust.

Not another deck generated in an afternoon. Built with the same evidence-based methodology that achieves 100% accuracy on USMLE — and verified by a physician who has lived the exam. Zero hallucinations. Zero shortcuts.

A platform you'll want to open.

FSRS-5 adaptive scheduling. Global leaderboards that feel like a game, not a punishment. MDCoins, achievements, real-time competition. The clinical rigor of a textbook — with the engagement of an app you choose to launch at midnight.

§ 03 — Decks

One deck per Step.
The whole exam. Built right.

No forks. No versions. No community confusion about which deck to commit to. One definitive, continuously updated deck for each USMLE Step — aligned to the blueprint, grounded in evidence, ready the day you start.

USMLE · Step 1

BoardMD Step 1

Foundational sciences mapped to every NBME objective. Pathophysiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, and clinical pattern recognition — in the format your brain remembers.

USMLE · Step 2 CK

BoardMD Step 2 CK

Clinical reasoning, not memorization. Every card built around current guidelines and the diagnostic decisions Step 2 CK actually tests — designed so you can cover broader, retain deeper.

USMLE · Step 3 In development

BoardMD Step 3

Outpatient management, CCS-style decision making, biostats and quality improvement — built for residents whose scarcest resource is time.

Coming next — Specialty boards · International boards

BoardMD was built differently — card by card, evidence-anchored, physician-verified, designed for the way real knowledge sticks.

The editorial promise · BoardMD

§ 04 — Platform

The Anki you wish
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Every feature serious users miss in Anki — natively built in, refined for medicine, designed to feel like the future of board review.

FSRS-5 spaced repetition

The most advanced spaced repetition algorithm available, fully implemented — with every parameter Anki power users expect, surfaced through an interface that won't make you Google a tutorial.

Weak-spot analysis

Real-time analytics surface exactly where your knowledge breaks down — by subject, by system, by topic. Then a single tap launches a targeted review of the cards that matter most to your next exam day.

Global leaderboard, live

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MDCoins & achievements

A reward system designed by a medical student who studied for the boards — not by an engagement engineer. Rewards that mean something. Streaks that respect your schedule.

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New Delhi, India · 18 active students

91.7score

CHR

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88.4score

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86.1score

KCL

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London, United Kingdom · 9 active students

83.5score

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Curitiba, Brazil · 3 active students

74.8score

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Built like a clinical decision,not like a flashcard.

A different kind of preparation.

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AI that doctors actually trust.

A platform you'll want to open.

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The smarter way
to pass the boards

Built like a clinical decision,
not like a flashcard.

One deck per Step.
The whole exam. Built right.

The Anki you wish
you had been using.

Start where your best
day of studying starts.