AI oral-board examiner · iOS & Android

Practice the oral boards like you'll take them.

EmergeMD is an AI board examiner for anesthesiologists preparing for APPLIED. Real Socratic questioning. Patient-specific pushback. Rubric-aligned feedback. In your pocket, any time you want to run a case.

Coming soon to iOS and Android.

Why EmergeMD

Reading is not practicing.

UBP, Miller, M5 — they teach you what to know. EmergeMD trains the thing the exam actually measures: organized, patient-specific reasoning out loud, under pressure.

Real Socratic questioning

Not a flashcard. Not a multiple choice bank. A board examiner that probes your reasoning, pushes back on weak answers, and introduces complications when you least expect them.

Rubric-aligned feedback

After every case, you get scored against the four attributes the ABA actually evaluates — Knowledge, Judgment, Adaptability, Communication — with specific, actionable notes.

Practice out loud

Tap the mic, answer the way you will on exam day, edit the transcript if needed. Train the muscle you'll actually use, not the one that types.

A peek inside

A case at 9:47 pm.

The kids are asleep. You've got 25 minutes before you are. EmergeMD hands you a case, asks you to walk through your plan, and doesn't let you slide on the details.

9:47

22:14

Short form · A 58 y/o, 110 kg male with T2DM (HbA1c 8.2) and OSA presents for laparoscopic gastric bypass.

Examiner

How would you approach the preoperative evaluation?

Morbid obesity with OSA and uncontrolled diabetes for elective bariatric. My focused workup targets airway, cardiopulmonary reserve, and end-organ damage…

Examiner

His STOP-BANG is 6 and he hasn't been on CPAP for a month — his machine broke. Does this change your plan?

Yes. Untreated severe OSA for an elective case — I'd strongly consider delaying for CPAP reinitiation…

Designed for the way residents actually study.

Short Form and Long Form stems, like Room 1 and Room 2.
Grab-bag questions at the end of every case — the part nobody practices and everyone fears.
Progress dots across the top so you know where you are in the arc without breaking flow.
Debrief that lands — strengths, focus areas, and specific study recommendations, not generic praise.
Streaks and daily cases so the habit builds before exam week.

A note from the builder

Built by an anesthesiologist.

Why I'm building this.

I'm a practicing anesthesiologist. I remember exactly what the last six months before APPLIED felt like — the case files, the note cards, the expensive live mocks you can only get on a Tuesday at 3pm.

What I wanted back then was a board examiner I could spar with at 9:30 at night. One that wouldn't let me wave my hands on dantrolene dosing or the hypoxia differential. One that would score me the way the exam actually scores.

EmergeMD is that tool. I'm building it carefully, with clinical accuracy review from practicing colleagues, and the AI stays in its lane — training, not treating.

— Tanner, MD

FAQ

The questions everyone asks first.

Is EmergeMD affiliated with the ABA?

No. EmergeMD is an independent educational product for anesthesiologists preparing for board examinations. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a substitute for the American Board of Anesthesiology. All scenarios are original and AI-generated.

How much will it cost?

Planned pricing is $199/year with a 7-day free trial. Early waitlist members will get a launch discount.

When can I use it?

We're in private development. Closed beta starts with a small group of residents in the summer. Public launch is targeted for Q3 2026. Waitlist gets first access.

Will it work on Android?

Yes. EmergeMD is being built from day one as a single codebase that runs on both iOS and Android.

How accurate is the AI?

Clinical accuracy is our highest priority. Cases are reviewed pre-launch by a panel of practicing anesthesiologists. Ongoing evaluations run nightly against known-answer scenarios, and every debrief screen has a one-tap way for users to flag anything that doesn't look right. That said, this is an educational tool — clinical decisions for real patients must always be based on professional judgment and current evidence-based guidelines.

Can I use it for real patient decisions?

No. EmergeMD is a training simulator. It is not for clinical use, does not diagnose or treat patients, and users may not enter real patient information.