Bedside
Bedside is a study platform for MBBS students that combines real past exam papers, an AI tutor that explains answer reasoning, and a live examiner feature for viva practice. The service works on iPhone, Android, and web, and is already used by students at medical colleges across Pakistan, including NUST, LUMHS, and King Edward Medical University.
- Education Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Agents
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Medical students often struggle to retain what they study because they memorize answers rather than understand the reasoning behind them. Traditional study methods fail to simulate the pressure of real exams or viva voce, leaving students unprepared for the format and stress of actual assessments.
Solution
Bedside provides a comprehensive study platform that combines real past exam papers with an AI tutor that explains the reasoning behind each answer. The platform includes a live examiner feature for viva practice, allowing students to rehearse oral examinations in a realistic setting. Students can answer questions, receive immediate feedback with source-backed explanations, and ask follow-up questions to deepen their understanding. The system tracks every question a student gets wrong and brings it back on a spaced repetition schedule until it sticks, ensuring long-term retention.
Target Audience
Primary users are MBBS students at medical colleges in Pakistan, including institutions such as NUST, LUMHS, King Edward Medical University, and others. The platform is also intended for medical trainees and educators in formal medical education programs.
Features
- Real past exam papers from medical colleges, answered cold before checking the key
- AI tutor that explains why an answer is correct and why the student's choice was wrong, with source citations
- Live examiner feature for viva practice that simulates oral questioning
- Spaced repetition system that automatically re-surfaces missed questions on a schedule
- Cross-platform availability on iPhone, Android, and web with progress syncing across devices
- Synthetic, fictional clinical cases generated by AI models (Anthropic) for safe, realistic practice