PGYwhat?

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writing…

Conversation

ReadyTap the mic and start talking

Settings

Gemini API key

Stored only on this device. Get a free key at aistudio.google.com → Get API key.

Who are you learning as?

Anything else your tutor should know? (optional)

How should it teach? (pick any)

Language

Voice

Audio setup Headphones give the most natural interrupting.

Board

Search the web for studies & guidelines
Uses Google Search when your books don't cover it

Advanced

Who draws on the board?

Voice model"auto" uses Gemini 3.8 Live when your key has billing, otherwise the free gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-latest.

Scribe model

Pause before it answers (ms)Lower = snappier, higher = it waits longer while you think. Default 600.

Your sources

Drop books here or

PDF, EPUB, Word (.docx), TXT or Markdown · added to your current exam, saved to your account

Reading…

The tutor searches the books you switch on and cites the page on the board. Big textbooks take a minute to read the first time.

Your PGY level by topic

PGY-1 Foundation → PGY-2 Core → PGY-3 Applied → PGY-4 Exam-hard. Two right in a row moves you up a PGY; a miss steps you back and schedules a review.

Add a past exam or

PDF (even scanned), Word, text or photos of the paper — Gemini pulls out the questions, answers and topics

Reading…

Your boards

Focus

25:00

Focus min Break min Long break min

Every 4th break is a long one. When a focus block ends, your tutor wraps up with a quick recap and sends you on a break.

Study plan

Choose exam type

＋ Create your own exam

Exam name

Specialty / field

Country (optional)

Topics and weights (one per line, e.g. "Cardiology 15" — or let AI suggest them)

Exam date (your plan and tutor pace themselves)

PGYwhat?

PGY what? PGY-ready.

Your AI tutor for medical exams. Upload your books and past papers, learn out loud on a live whiteboard, and climb from PGY-1 to exam-ready, topic by topic.

Email Password

Study aid only — not medical advice. Your boards and progress are saved to your account; your AI key stays on your device.

About you

Your tutor pitches every lesson to where you are — a medical student gets the basics built up, a resident gets specialty depth and exam traps.

Account

What your tutor remembers about you

Synced to your account: boards (with your drawings), past papers you uploaded, your levels and settings. Books you add under Sources sync too, per exam. Your Gemini key is never uploaded — add it on each device.

PGYwhat? is a study aid. It can make mistakes; always check important facts against your textbooks and guidelines. It is not medical advice.

Connect your Gemini key

Your tutor runs on Google Gemini using your own free key — that's what keeps this app cheap. It takes about a minute:

and sign in with any Google account.
Tap Create API key (accept the terms if asked), then Copy.
Paste it here:

The key is saved only on this device and sent only to Google. Free keys have daily limits, and Google may use free-tier conversations to improve its products; a key with billing turned on removes both.