openQbank

An AI-powered USMLE prep platform with thousands of NBME-style questions, targeted analytics, and integrated AI workflows. Question access is free, paid tiers unlock practice tests, Custom Anki, and the Chrome extension, and custom question generation is available on Seasonal Latte.

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openQbank Dashboard Overview

Why openQbank?

Live features designed to accelerate high-yield prep.

NBME Insights Analyzer Live

Upload NBME Insights CSV data and generate targeted blocks around your weakest systems and competencies.

AI Tutor Live

Turn each vignette into a citation-backed mini-lesson with queue-safe generation and in-session retrieval.

Security & Privacy

Industry-standard PBKDF2 hashing with SHA256, role-based access control, and strict user isolation protect your data.

Performance Analytics

Track progress by organ system, domain competency, relative performance, and overall accuracy trends.

Async AI Infrastructure

Background job processing powers Tutor and Custom Anki workflows without blocking study sessions.

AI Tutor

AI Tutor turns any vignette into a citation-backed mini-lesson so you can review related concepts without breaking focus.

  • Citation-backed mini-lessons in the review flow
  • High-yield differential tables for similar presentations
  • USMLE-focused tactics to improve answer selection
AI Tutor preview showing high-yield tables and citations

Included AI Workflows

Tier 1 is free question access. Paid tiers add practice tests, Custom Anki, Anki sync export, and Chrome extension support. Seasonal Latte adds custom question generation. Tier 3 adds AI Tutor.

Custom Anki Cards Live

Turn weak areas into card sets tailored to your missed concepts for faster spaced-repetition review.

NBME Targeted Blocks Live

Upload NBME Insights and build focused blocks around the exact domains and systems that need work.

Source-Backed RAFT Pipeline

openQbank uses a RAFT-style pipeline to generate and refine questions with stronger evidence grounding. Each item is built from source-backed research, standardized to NBME-style formatting, and passed through verification steps to improve clinical accuracy and explanation quality.

  • Evidence-grounded question generation
  • Style normalization and distractor quality checks
  • Verification loops to reduce hallucinations
RAFT pipeline overview for source-backed question generation

Security & Privacy First

Your data is protected with industry-leading security practices. We believe your study habits and performance data should remain private.

  • PBKDF2 + SHA256 Password Hashing with Salting
  • Encrypted Session Cookies
  • Strict User Isolation & Role-Based Access

Cost-Efficient Architecture

Our Tutor pipeline uses optimized generation and caching to minimize API costs while maximizing accuracy. Smart caching and background job processing keep the platform responsive and affordable.

  • Optimized Tutor generation pipeline
  • Async Background Job Processing
  • Optimized API Cost Reduction

Data-driven insights

Track your progress with granular analytics. Visual breakdowns of your performance by organ system help identify weak spots instantly.

Analytics Dashboard