Mission 05 · Medical education

Picturing Medicine: AI medical flashcard app

A mobile app for medical students and doctors that turns labelled images from medical atlases into flashcards, with descriptions written by AI. Built for JKD Healthcare in two months; in 2026 we added exam questions, research summaries and a CPD certificate.

Picturing Medicine on three phones: the home screen with the newest pictures, a labelled illustration of the complications after a myocardial infarction with the audio player, and a multiple-choice question on the same topic.

Client: JKD Healthcare
Industry: Medical education
Platforms: iOS and Android
Built with: Flutter, Strapi, OpenAI

01 · Business context

The problem

The client ran a basic medical-education website and wanted to bring the idea back as a modern app that uses AI.

They had a collection of specially prepared images from medical atlases: SVG files with labels for anatomical parts. The app had to find those labels, highlight the parts they name, and write descriptions on the fly, even for labels the system had not seen before.

The client

JKD Healthcare

A team of practising physicians who know the difficulties of medical education well. They wanted to rethink their earlier educational website with modern methods and AI, to help future medical professionals remember medical topics through structured, interactive learning.

02 · Key features

What we built

A Flutter app for iOS and Android with a Strapi backend and an admin panel. One full-stack developer built the app and the backend, with two UX/UI designers and a project manager. In 2026 we redesigned the picture screen and added exam practice, research summaries and a CPD certificate. These are its most important features.

Labels from atlas images

Custom code finds every label in the SVG atlas images, so the app can highlight the anatomical part each label names. New images go into the CMS with their labels extracted.
AI-written descriptions

AI writes definitions and descriptions from the extracted labels, on the fly when a label is new.
Exam practice

Up to 20 multiple-choice questions per topic in the style of the UK MLA and US MLE exams, and top tips for each topic, both generated with AI.
What's Hot

Short summaries of recent research on each topic, such as systematic reviews.
CPD certificate

The app records learning time per picture for an appraisal period and exports it as a PDF certificate.
Flashcards and audio

Users create and bookmark flashcards to learn through active recall, and the app reads every text aloud in a choice of natural AI voices.

Picturing Medicine on two phones: the written introduction to complications after a myocardial infarction, with the audio player, and the topic's top tips for medical licensing exams.

03 · Results

What changed

We built the first version in two months, and in August and September 2026 we added exam practice, research summaries and a CPD certificate.

Key achievements

Built in two months in 2024, now on the App Store and Google Play.
Two big updates in 2026 (versions 1.2.7 and 1.2.14): a redesigned picture screen, natural AI voices to choose from, exam questions, top tips, What's Hot and the CPD certificate.
The client's basic educational website became a mobile app.