Say it out loud. That's the exam.
An AI examiner runs the new ABEM oral boards, end to end. In English, by voice. You talk through the case, it pushes back, and grades what you actually said.
Four stations, color-coded by acuity.
Each maps 1:1 to the real ABEM domains. The stripe is the triage weight, resus-critical to routine.
Clinical Decision-Making
Nine CDM domains, one undifferentiated patient, history to disposition.
- Cardiovascular
- Resuscitation
Prioritization Board
Six charts, a hard 15-minute clock, two more roll in. Order, stabilize, delegate.
- Triage
- Resource use
Difficult Conversations
Death notification, a conflict with a consultant, an agitated family.
- Communication
- Professionalism
Procedures + Ultrasound
Talk through RSI, LP, chest tube; read a FAST, safety-checked each step.
- Procedures
- POCUS
The rest of the market is a PDF.
| OutLoud MD | BoardED | |
|---|---|---|
| Channel | Voice, spoken aloud | Text only |
| Domain coverage | 8 / 8 | ~4 / 8 |
| Procedures + Ultrasound | Yes | None |
| Feedback | Grounded, instant, per-domain | Undisclosed |
| Price | Free beta | $449 |
The station no one else builds.
OutLoud MD is the only sim that runs Procedures and Ultrasound. You verbalize each step; the examiner flags the moment a move turns unsafe.
- RSI
- Lumbar puncture
- Chest tube
- Central line
- FAST exam
- Cardiac POCUS
- Cricothyrotomy
Describe, don't perform. It's a spoken board, not a manikin, so we say so up front. You narrate technique and indications; the AI never pretends a needle went in.
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Anesthesia
Oral boards for the anesthesiologist, from pre-op to PACU.
General Surgery
Oral boards for general surgery: scrubbed in, under pressure.
Questions, answered.
What is the ABEM oral board?
The ABEM Certifying (oral board) exam is the oral exam emergency-medicine residents take to become board certified. An examiner presents clinical cases that unfold in real time, and you reason out loud through history, workup, differential, stabilization, and disposition.
How does the simulator work?
An AI examiner, Dr. Morgan, runs interactive oral-board stations with you: clinical decision-making, multi-patient prioritization, communication, and procedures. You respond by voice or text, and get a detailed score and feedback after every case.
How many cases are there?
Unlimited. Cases are grounded in the emergency-medicine literature, so they're anchored in real sources rather than invented, plus a library of hand-authored cases across the ABEM station types.
Can I practice out loud?
Yes. You can speak with Dr. Morgan out loud, just like the real oral boards. The simulator supports speech recognition and read-aloud in English. You can also type, if you prefer.
What station types does it cover?
The four ABEM Certifying Exam formats: clinical decision-making (a single evolving case), prioritization (a board of ED patients you triage under time pressure), communication (a difficult conversation), and procedures (verbalized technique).
Is the AI examiner accurate?
Dr. Morgan runs on an advanced language model with access to the medical literature as context, and scores your answers against criteria defined per case. It may still contain inaccuracies. It doesn't replace practice with a physician, but it's a strong base for preparation.
How do you keep quality high?
Multiple AI agents are incorporated into each case we generate and each exam attempt you run. They work together to keep your practice and feedback at a high bar.
Is it free?
Yes, you can practice for free. Just sign up with an email or Google account to save your progress and scores.
The exam changed. Your prep should too.
ABEM retired the free-form oral exam. Most prep still rehearses the old format. Practice the one they actually give: out loud, free, right now.