February builds on our learning foundations with the launch of flashcards, quizzes and now AI OSCE Practice into testing. Our community is growing and more active than ever. Let's recap.
Growing Our Community
This month we welcomed over 1,200 new users: up 22% from January's 1,042. We're now approaching 10,000 registered users across iOS and Android, with 87% of you based in the UK.
What's been particularly encouraging is how deeply people are using the app. In the second half of February alone, over 330 clinicians used the ECG Interpretation aid, nearly 300 started flashcard study sessions, and 255 used the Cardiac Arrest Logger. The Shift Tracker has a group of dedicated power users logging their shifts every single day.
If you've found SnapMedic useful, the single biggest thing you can do to help is leave a review on the App Store or Google Play: it makes a real difference to how many clinicians find us.
Flashcards, Quizzes and Community Decks
We've been working on flashcards, quizzes and community decks for a while now and we launched this feature early in the month. You can read more about them here: New Flashcards and Quiz Features.
The Big Reveal: AI OSCE Practice
The headline this month is AI OSCE Practice, which is now live in beta and hopefully coming to all users in the near future.
OSCE preparation has always been a bottleneck for students and NQPs: you need a patient actor, a simulation room, and a booking. Most students get a handful of practice sessions before their formal assessment. We wanted to change that.
AI OSCE gives you an on-demand clinical scenario environment, in your pocket:
- AI virtual patient: ask anything you'd ask on scene. SAMPLE history, SOCRATES, PMHx, medications. The patient responds in character throughout the encounter.
- Structured assessment toolbar: tap to perform observations, ECG, chest, abdominal, neurological, skin, and more. Each assessment returns clinically accurate findings, just like an OSCE examiner would provide.
- Offline checklist mode: works fully without a signal, perfect for between shifts or on placement. Self-mark against criteria and see a model answer when you're done.
- AI marking and feedback: submit your clinical impression after each scenario and receive structured feedback on your assessment, reasoning, and management.
Checklist mode is included with Pro, and AI virtual patient sessions are accessible on a taster basis for free users (one session per day) with full access for Pro and Pro+ subscribers.
Read the full AI OSCE launch post.
Pro & Pro+
We've had a Pro subscription in the app for a while now and we see widespread signups for this. You can read more about the history of Pro here: Introducing SnapMedic Pro. Whilst we are very proud of the new OSCE feature and we want everyone to be able to use it, we also want to ensure that the app remains free and accessible to all.
Pro+ is launching at £4.99 per month and will give you unlimited access to the new AI OSCE Practice feature. This will give you the ability to practice as much as you want, every day. Pro subscribers will still retain all of their current features and will have a usage cap on the feature. This is purely due to costs of AI generation and to ensure we provide the best experience for all users.
Ambassador Updates
Ambassadors are the backbone of the SnapMedic community. They help us test new features, provide feedback, and spread the word about SnapMedic within their networks. Right now ambassadors are able to test and try out the new AI OSCE Practice feature before it is released to the public.
If you'd like to join the beta, becoming a Snap Ambassador takes seconds:
- Open SnapMedic and go to Settings
- Tap Become a Snap Ambassador
You'll unlock beta access immediately. No application or approval needed.
What's Next?
# OSCE Release
The AI OSCE feature will be released to all users in the coming weeks.
# Organisation Features
We're continuing to pilot organisation licensing for universities, ambulance trusts, and volunteer groups. If your organisation is interested, get in touch at [email protected].
# Wellbeing Tools
Work is ongoing on crew wellbeing and post-incident support tools, including research conversations with wellbeing charities. More on this in the coming months.
Thank You
Launching AI OSCE in beta is something we've been building towards for a while and seeing the response from students and NQPs has made it worth it.
We're now approaching 10,000 users, with the app being used up and down the country. None of this happens without the community: the people who share the app with colleagues, leave reviews, report bugs, and tell us what to build next.
Thank you for using SnapMedic.
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