OutLoud MD

Free ABEM oral board practice

You can practice the ABEM Certifying (oral board) exam free on OutLoud MD. An AI examiner runs unlimited cases across all four station formats, by voice or text, and scores each answer with instant per-domain feedback. There is nothing to install; it runs in your browser. Sign up with an email or Google account to save your history and track progress across sessions. It is free during beta, and it is a practice tool, not an official ABEM product.

At a glance

  • Unlimited AI oral-board cases, free during beta.
  • All four station formats.
  • Practice by voice or text, in English.
  • Instant per-domain feedback after each case.
  • Saved history when you sign up.

What is included free

Everything in the practice flow is free during beta:

  • Unlimited cases. Generate a fresh case any time, grounded in the emergency-medicine literature, plus a library of hand-authored cases. You will not run out.
  • All four station formats: clinical decision-making, prioritization, communication, and procedures with ultrasound.
  • Voice or text. Speak your answers out loud the way you will on the exam, and the AI examiner reads its side aloud, or type instead.
  • Instant per-domain feedback. After each case you get a score and written feedback broken down by domain, so you can see where your reasoning was strong or thin.
  • Saved history. Your sessions are saved to your account, so you can track progress over time.

See how the AI simulator works for the full flow, or what OutLoud MD is for the overview.

How to start

Getting started takes a minute:

  • Sign up with an email address or a Google account.
  • Pick a station format and topic, or generate a fresh case.
  • Start talking. The examiner presents the patient, and you reason out loud.

An account is what lets the app save your history and scores between sessions. Practice scores are feedback for learning, not an official ABEM result and not a prediction of how you will do on the real exam.

Free vs paid prep

Most oral-board prep costs money. For comparison, BoardED is a text-based option priced at $449 in our comparison, covers roughly four of the eight domains, and includes no procedures or ultrasound. OutLoud MD is free during beta, runs by voice, covers all eight domains across the four station formats, and includes procedures and ultrasound. See the full side-by-side in OutLoud MD vs BoardED, or read more on what oral-board prep costs.

Frequently asked questions

Is OutLoud MD really free?
Yes. Practice is free during beta. You get unlimited cases, all four station formats, voice or text, and instant per-domain feedback at no cost. Sign up to save your progress.
Do I need to pay or enter a card?
No. There is no charge and no card required to practice during beta. You only create a free account so the app can save your history and scores.
What do I get by signing up?
A saved history of your sessions and scores, so you can track progress over time and pick up where you left off. Signing up takes an email or a Google account.
How does the free practice compare to paid tools?
Many prep tools are paid and text-based. BoardED, for example, is $449 in our comparison and covers about half the domains with no procedures. OutLoud MD is free during beta, runs by voice, and covers all eight domains plus procedures and ultrasound.
Is the score official or predictive?
No. The score is practice feedback against per-case criteria. It is not an official ABEM result and does not predict your exam outcome. ABEM publishes current details at abem.org.

Key takeaways

  • Practice the ABEM oral boards free on OutLoud MD during beta.
  • Unlimited cases, all four station formats, voice or text, instant per-domain feedback.
  • Sign up with email or Google to save your history and progress.
  • Many prep tools are paid; BoardED is $449 in our comparison, OutLoud MD is free during beta.
  • Practice scores are feedback, not an official or predictive result.

Updated September 2026