Active recall & spaced repetition

Stop cramming. Remember it for good.

MedBank decides what you review and when. Answer a card and it climbs a schedule โ€” back in a day, then three, then a week, then two โ€” so it lands in your memory right before you'd forget. Miss one and it drops to the front of the queue. Open the app and just go.

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From your home screen to answered cards

MedBank opens on your dashboard, you tap into Active Recall, and it serves today's due cards across every subject โ€” new cards and reviews that have come around again. Watch the study timer too: it only runs once you're actually on a card.

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The recall schedule

Every card returns right before you'd forget it

This is spaced repetition. Get a card right and it climbs the ladder โ€” each correct answer stretches the gap before you see it again. That's what moves a fact from "I read it once" to "I'll never forget it."

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Learn today
First pass
1d
After 1 day
24-hour review
3d
After 3 days
3-day review
1w
After 1 week
Weekly review
2w
After 2 weeks
Bi-weekly
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Long-term
Locked in

Miss a card at any stage and it drops back to the start of the ladder โ€” so weak cards come around fast, and the ones you've nailed stop wasting your time.

Why it beats re-reading

The engine that makes it stick

๐Ÿ—“ MedBank picks your cards

Open Active Recall and it's already decided what's due, what's overdue and what you keep failing. No planning โ€” just start.

๐Ÿ“Š Watch mastery climb

Every card moves through Unfamiliar โ†’ Learning โ†’ Familiar โ†’ Mastered, so you can see exactly what's still shaky before the exam.

โšก Weak cards, hard cards, mistakes

Drill just the cards you keep missing, your hardest ones, or the exact mistakes from this week โ€” in one tap.

How it works

Open it and go โ€” three steps

1

Answer today's cards

MedBank serves the cards that are due across all your lectures โ€” you just answer and rate yourself.

2

It reschedules each one

Right answers push a card further up the ladder; a miss brings it straight back. You never manage a calendar.

3

Keep your streak

A little every day beats a panic week before finals. Your streak and mastery keep you honest.

Cramming vs spaced review

Why the night-before rarely works

CrammingMedBank active recall
Everything at once, the night beforeA little each day, spaced out
Re-reading passivelyAnswering from memory
No idea what you actually knowMastery states show your gaps
Forgotten within a weekHeld for the exam and beyond
Active recall FAQ

Questions about recall & scheduling

What is active recall?
Instead of re-reading notes, you try to answer a question from memory. The effort of retrieving the answer is what builds strong, lasting memory โ€” and it's how MedBank's recall decks work.
How does the scheduling work?
Each card climbs a ladder as you get it right โ€” back after 1 day, then 3 days, then a week, then two weeks, then long-term. A miss drops it to the start, so you see struggling cards sooner and solid ones less often.
Do I have to decide what to study?
No. Open Active Recall and MedBank has already gathered the cards that are due, overdue or giving you trouble across all your lectures.
Can I focus on just my weak cards?
Yes โ€” filter a session to only the cards you keep missing, your hard/starred cards, or this week's mistakes.
Do I need to study every day?
Little and often works best, and a streak helps keep the habit โ€” but the schedule adapts to when you actually review, so you won't lose your progress if you skip a day.

Study a little each day. Walk in ready.

Let MedBank decide what to review and when โ€” you just show up and answer.

Start your recall streak