We believe every surgical resident deserves access to high-quality oral board preparation — not just those with the right connections or institutional resources.
The ABS Certifying Examination is one of the most consequential milestones in a surgeon’s career. Yet preparation remains fragmented — dependent on access to senior faculty willing to run mock orals, geographic proximity to review courses, or sheer luck in finding a study partner.
HeyChief changes that. Our AI proctor delivers the same rigorous, back-and-forth oral board experience — available anytime, anywhere. Built by surgeons who understand what the exam demands and refined with input from program directors and recent exam-takers, every case is designed to push residents toward exam-day readiness.
The AI proctor presents a clinical scenario complete with presentation, vitals, and initial labs — just like the real exam.
Present your assessment. Answer escalating follow-up questions. Defend your management decisions. The AI pushes you the way a real examiner would.
Receive a detailed pass/fail determination with specific feedback on what you nailed and where you fell short — organized by domain.
Senior surgeons are busier than ever. Finding faculty with time to run mock orals is a challenge at many programs. Review courses cost thousands and require travel. Residents are left stitching together preparation from textbooks and question banks — but boards are an oral exam, not a multiple-choice test.
HeyChief fills this gap with an AI proctor that’s available 24/7, costs a fraction of a review course, and never gets tired of running through cases. Same oral board format. Same escalating questions. Same pressure to commit to a plan and defend it out loud.
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