Study tools for medical students
Turn anatomy lectures, pharmacology textbooks, and pathology slides into flashcards in seconds. Scholarly helps med students study smarter with AI-powered tools built for the volume of material you face.
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How Medical Students Use Scholarly
Anatomy Flashcards from Lecture PDFs
Upload your anatomy lecture slides or textbook chapters as PDFs and get flashcards covering structures, innervations, blood supply, and clinical correlations.
Pharmacology Drug Cards
Convert pharmacology notes into drug cards with mechanism of action, side effects, contraindications, and drug interactions. Study them with spaced repetition to lock in details before exams.
Pathology Study Sets
Turn pathology readings into organized flashcard sets covering disease mechanisms, histological findings, and clinical presentations. Upload images of slides alongside your notes.
USMLE and COMLEX Prep
Build board review flashcard sets from First Aid, Pathoma, or your own notes. Use spaced repetition to retain high-yield facts across all organ systems over months of dedicated study.
Features That Matter for Med School
Multi-Format Upload
Upload PDFs, PowerPoints, Word docs, images, or paste text directly. Works with AI Meeting Notes via YouTube links too.
Spaced Repetition
Study with built-in spaced repetition that schedules reviews at optimal intervals, essential for retaining the volume of material in medical school.
Quiz and Test Mode
Switch between flashcard review and quiz mode to test yourself under exam-like conditions. Great for simulating board-style recall.
Export to Anki
Already use Anki? Export your AI-generated cards directly to Anki format. You can also print cards or share sets with classmates.
How It Works
Step 1: Upload Your Material
Upload lecture PDFs, textbook chapters, or paste notes from any source.
Step 2: AI Creates Cards
Our AI extracts key concepts, definitions, and clinical details into flashcards.
Step 3: Study & Review
Study with spaced repetition, take quizzes, or export to Anki. Your cards, your workflow.
Built for the volume of med school
Medical school throws more material at you than any other program. Scholarly turns your real lectures, First Aid pages, and pathology readings into flashcards in seconds, so you spend your time learning instead of typing cards.
Because the cards come from your own material, they match exactly what your professors emphasize and what shows up on your exams — not a generic deck written for someone else's curriculum. Upload a PDF, paste your notes, or drop in slide images, and the AI pulls out the structures, mechanisms, and clinical correlations that matter.
Then study the way that works for you: spaced repetition to lock in high-yield facts over months of board prep, quiz mode to simulate USMLE-style recall, or export to Anki and print sets to bring to the wards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Scholarly handle the volume of material in medical school?
Yes. Premium includes 10 AI creations each week and unlimited uploads for large PDFs. Many med students create separate sets per course or organ system and review existing cards without limits using spaced repetition.
Does it work with First Aid, Pathoma, or Sketchy notes?
You can upload your own notes, summaries, or PDFs from any source and generate flashcards from them. Upload what you have and the AI will create cards from it.
Can I export my flashcards to Anki?
Yes. Scholarly supports direct export to Anki format, so you can generate cards here and study them in whichever app you prefer. You can also print cards as PDFs.
How is this different from pre-made Anki decks?
Pre-made decks are generic. Scholarly creates cards from your specific lectures and notes, so they match exactly what your professors teach and what will appear on your exams.
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Printable Flashcards
Flashcards for the library or hospital.
Free
See what it does with one of your own sources.
- 3 AI Chat messages per day
- 1 free AI creation total
- 1 free file upload total (8MB)
- 5 quiz questions per day
- 1 exam attempt per day
- 15 voice minutes per day
- 32-page PDF to flashcards
- 500 autocomplete words per day
Use it to generate flashcards, improve a deck, or create a podcast, video lecture, slides, infographic, mind map, study guide, worksheet, spreadsheet, story book, timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline — or run Deep Research or turn a recording into AI Meeting Notes.
Premium
Steady weekly output from the material you already have.
$30/month
Everything in Free, plus:
- 10 AI creations per week
- Unlimited AI chat & autocomplete
- Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)
- Unlimited study sessions
- Unlimited exams & quizzes
- 1000-page PDF to flashcards
- Export to Anki
- Priority support
Laureate
For work where being right matters more than the price.
billed monthly · cancel anytime
Everything in Premium, plus:
- Any Frontier model — Claude Opus 5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Grok 4.6
- 75 AI creations per week
- 20 Frontier creations per week
- 20 Frontier Chat messages per week
- Unlimited uploads up to 1 GB, plus 3,000-page PDFs
- 12 hours of voice mode per day
- Priority support and early access to new Frontier models
Pricing shown in USD. Local currency may be available for Premium in app.
Compare plans
AI chat
Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat. Frontier Boost on makes Auto (Laureate) use Claude Opus 5; off uses GPT 5.6 Luna.
- Free
- 3/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Chat Frontier Boosts
Premium includes recommended access to Grok 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Claude Sonnet 5. Laureate adds the remaining Frontier catalog plus 20 Frontier creations and 20 Frontier Chat responses each week; Auto uses Claude Opus 5 while boosts remain and GPT 5.6 Luna afterward.
- Free
- —
- Premium
- —
- Laureate
- 20/week
AI creations
AI creations are used for AI Flashcards, deck edits, AI Podcasts, AI Video Lectures, AI Slides, worksheets, AI Infographics, mind maps, study guides, spreadsheets, story books, timelines, SOPs, flowcharts, lesson plans, outlines, AI Meeting Notes, and Deep Research reports.
- Free
- 1 total
- Premium
- 10/week
- Laureate
- 75/week
Creation Frontier Boosts
Frontier Boost on makes Auto (Laureate) use Claude Opus 5; off uses GPT 5.6 Luna. Laureate includes 20 boosts within its 75 weekly creations. Flashcards never spend a boost.
- Free
- —
- Premium
- —
- Laureate
- 20/week · included
Video lectures
- Free
- Uses AI creations
- Premium
- Included in 10/week
- Laureate
- Included in 75/week
File uploads
- Free
- 1 total (8MB)
- Premium
- Unlimited (300MB)
- Laureate
- Unlimited (1 GB each)
PDF to flashcards
- Free
- 32 pages
- Premium
- 1000 pages
- Laureate
- 3000 pages
Practice questions
- Free
- 5/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Practice exams
- Free
- 1/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Voice mode
- Free
- 15 min/day
- Premium
- 2 hr/day
- Laureate
- 12 hr/day
Autocomplete
- Free
- 500 words/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Export to Anki
- Free
- —
- Premium
- Included
- Laureate
- Included
Support
- Free
- Standard
- Premium
- Priority
- Laureate
- Priority
What customers say
Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.
TD Georgas
Tutor
I have very good experience with Scholarly it summarize me scientific text in hovel academic level with citation. I use this for any therapeutic area . It is great and useful tool.
Diana
Scholarly user
Scholarly has been a valuable tool for my studies. The AI-generated flashcards and intuitive features make organizing and retaining information much easier.
Briana
Scholarly user
This app is great for studying for big test. Drop your PDF's in the system and it'll do the trick. You can organize it specifically for your needs.
Kelvin
Scholarly user
Your questions, answered
Is Scholarly free to use?
Yes! The free plan includes core study tools with clear limits: 3 AI Chat messages per day, one free AI creation total, 1 free file upload total, quizzes, practice exams, and manual flashcard creation. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.
What uses my free AI creations?
Generating flashcards, improving a flashcard deck, making a podcast, creating a video lecture or infographic, building slides, a spreadsheet, or a story book, making a mind map, study guide, or worksheet, having an AI Agent create a timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline, running Deep Research, or processing a recording uses your free AI creation. It is a lifetime free credit and does not reset. AI Chat messages, quizzes, and exams still have separate daily limits; free file uploads are also lifetime credits.
Can I cancel anytime?
Absolutely. There are no contracts or commitments. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings, and you'll keep access until the end of your billing period.
What payment methods do you accept?
We accept all major credit and debit cards through Stripe. Pricing is displayed in USD by default, but local currency is available in the app.
Can I use Scholarly with a class or school?
Yes. For a school or organization-wide rollout, contact us at hello@scholarly.so and we'll help you find the right setup.
What happens when I hit a free plan limit?
You'll see a prompt to upgrade. Your existing work is never lost — limits only apply to new actions. Free AI creations and the free upload are lifetime credits and do not reset. Premium includes 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.