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[Free] Caritas QBank Deck x MCQ reviewer add-on for Anki

I'm a med student, not a coder. I built this for my own studying (Vibe-coded) and I'm sharing it free — no paywall, no account, nothing to sell.

Caritas QBank is an Anki add-on that turns Anki's reviewer into a proper question-bank style interface. It is designed for MCQ decks and custom study blocks.

What the add-on does

  • Two-column MCQ layout on desktop: question on the left, choices and live stats on the right.
  • Collapses to a clean single-column layout on AnkiDroid / AnkiMobile.
  • Answer once workflow: first-try correct can retire the card by suspending it; missed cards go into recovery until you get them right.
  • First-pass analytics in a separate database, so it does not touch your Anki collection.
  • Accuracy tracking by resource, system, topic, and other tags.
  • Sure vs Unsure calibration.
  • Trends and clickable incorrect journal.
  • Skip like a real exam: press Next with nothing selected to skip and bury; use Show Skipped to finish skipped cards.
  • Mark cards as Flag, Lucky, Guess, or Review.
  • Build custom blocks by system, subsystem, topic, resource, or tags.
  • No-code settings panel.
  • Built-in guide and diagnostics.

⚠️ It does not modify Anki's scheduler or FSRS. “Retire” is just a normal suspend, so your reviews stay safe.

📦 The deck

  • ~69,000 MCQs across 10 banks: UWorld, AMBOSS, USMLERx, Mehlman, NBME, PassMedicine, CanadaQBank, Amedex, BoardVitals, Prometric.
  • Full explanations, images, tables, and lab values on every card.
  • Cross-linked to AnKing (First Aid / Sketchy / Physeo content + tags) — "Open AnKing cards" button + "Study Resources" list per card.
  • Clean hierarchical tags: Resource::, System::, Subject::, Topic::, QID::, and more.

Caritas MCQ note-type features

Shared by all 10 resource note types — same 34 fields, only accent color differs.

Front (question side)

  • Sticky top bar — Exam · QID · First-pass badge, plus live stats (accuracy, answered, Question X/N) injected by the add-on.
  • Question stem — full HTML, tables, LaTeX. Images capped at 300px; click to zoom (lightbox).
  • Clickable choices — A–F+, selection highlights; peer-answer % shows after reveal.
  • Check Answer + Next (Next with nothing picked = skip).
  • Confidence — Sure / Unsure.
  • Highlighter — toggle on, select text to highlight; Clear removes.

After answering

  • Verdict banner — green Correct / red Incorrect; your wrong pick turns red + strike-through, correct one green.
  • Marks — 🚩 Flag · 🍀 Lucky · ❓ Guess · 🔖 Review later (saved as tags).
  • High-Yield teaching point + peer stats.
  • Collapsible sections — Explanation (with Copy button), Media gallery, References, Reference Lab Values (standard USMLE ranges).
  • AnKing Resources buttons — First Aid, Sketchy, Physeo, Pathoma, B&B, etc.; tap to expand copied content (images lazy-load).
  • Open AnKing cards — gives a Browse search string to open the matching AnKing notes.
  • Study Resources — auto-built from UWorldXRef::/AMBOSSXRef:: tags: which Sketchy video / chapter, with links to the site.
  • Footer — source (Resource · Exam) + topic tags.

Under the hood

  • Material-dark theme, per-resource accent, flat CSS (fast on weak GPUs).
  • Responsive — 2-column MCQ on desktop, single column on AnkiDroid/AnkiMobile.
  • Dark-mode correction — black/white source colors auto-fixed to readable.
  • Broken images auto-hidden (no ugly missing-image icons).
  • Keyboard shortcuts disabled inside the card — no accidental answering.
  • Remembers your pick (sessionStorage) so reveal knows what you chose.
  • Sends the MCQ result to the add-on (pycmd) for first-pass logging + retire/recovery.

Works without the add-on — choices, Check, reveal, highlight, zoom, collapsibles, AnKing buttons all function on their own. The add-on adds the live stats, first-pass badge, retire/recovery, skip-bury, and tag logging (desktop only).

Download

Add-on
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Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons → paste the add-on code

▶️ Setup

  1. Install the add-on.
  2. Restart Anki.
  3. Open an MCQ-style deck.
  4. Study on desktop for full tracking.

Mobile works for reviewing, but full stats logging is desktop-focused.

Not affiliated with UWorld, AMBOSS, AnKing, NBME, or any question bank. Use only with content you own, created yourself, or have permission to use.

Feedback and bug reports welcome.

cant upload on ankiweb the collection is too large i

Bonus

placed an html app (local) too that can let you browse anking cards by topics such as sketchy and automatically opens those cards in anki browser use Anki connect to use.

u/Kratos212004 — 9 hours ago

BDS 5 year program implementation

I have no idea what is going on and does anyone know what they are going to do? I mean almost half of the year has passed and they decided to drop this on us . Also I don't understand how they are gonna add another year...are they gonna add new subjects or they are gonna extend the already existing curriculum so thoughts????

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u/RubyMcfury — 8 hours ago

Research organisations with good mentors.

Guys which research organisations provide dedicated mentors that actually help you publish and don’t just leave you in the middle?

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u/United_Cat_9866 — 12 hours ago

URGENT SO CONFUSED

hello I’m from a level background. For unis in SINDH like Dow aku ziauddin etc for mdcat, Do we have to use PUNJAB BOARD books or SINDH BOARD BOOKS? Or both? Can someone pleaseee specify? Like can someone exactly which books to buy to top mdcat? 😭😭I’m so bebas I have no one to ask for now. Thankyou for replying.

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u/closetpoet_ — 10 hours ago

Research aspirants, form up!

I’m a final year med student who’s planning on preparing for the Step 1 in a couple of months and as research is a crucial part of the USMLE journey, I really want to get started on research ASAP and try to get a couple publications under my belt or more.
Let’s make a group chat on any preferred social media platform and if anyone knows how to do research, they can guide us and we can work on research projects together.

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u/UselessBiryani — 2 days ago

Is starting MBBS at 24–25 as a woman worth it?

I'm considering starting MBBS at 24 or 25. For women who started later, did age affect your experience, financial independence, or marriage expectations? Looking back, was it worth it, and would you do it again? Would you recommend going for it?

I'd really appreciate hearing your honest experiences.

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u/Prize-Excitement-797 — 2 days ago

Foreign MBBS student in Pakistan university query

I am a student currently studying overseas and preparing for MDCAT my father recently retired and we’re all moving to Pakistan soon, i haven’t given any Pakistani board so I had to get equivalency done.

My question is whether I’ll be able to apply for a university on local campus and not overseas, as now that our main income is gone, we can’t afford it.
For example will I only be able to apply for Liaquat overseas campus? Or even DOW

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u/Dry_Increase_2468 — 1 day ago

need help with usmle timeline please

hi, i need help planning my usmle timeline.

i'm currently in 4th year and will take my 4th prof exams in december 2026. i was originally planning to take step 1 this october, but that's no longer realistic seeing i haven't even done my first pass of FA yet

if i take step 1 in march 2027 (during final year), how should i plan step 2 and usce? i'm confused because i know electives usually have to be done while you're still a student.

my ideal plan is to take step 2 before usce since a stronger score might help me get rotations in a different specialty.

has anyone been in a similar situation or have any advice on how to structure this timeline?

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u/Dry_Display_2464 — 1 day ago

Take USMLEs

Your random reminder to take USMLEs while you are in medical school, even if you CANNOT pursue the entire path to residency.

Plans change, things happen. Spending 3k on step 1 and step 2k is the best do-it-and-forget-it investment you can make into yourself.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk

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u/WorriedSelection8045 — 3 days ago

Is joining Pak Army As A Medical Cadet (Short Course) worth it?

22M here, i want to join the army, next year in my 4th year mbbs in the short course of medical cadet. i wanna know if its worth it. people say they don't get promoted as much as the long course ones. or there are lesser perks and future prospects for the short course officers. if there are any officers here, anyone related to such people, i would love some guidance and details and some advice.

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u/BoringDisaster964 — 3 days ago
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Minimum aggregate for priv medical

I am a fresher giving the mdcat in august and I gave my boards from FBISE and anyone who gave FBISE k exams knows that our exams ended VERY LATE giving us not even a month for mdcat prep and ik I’m not smart enough to clear mdcat in a month and that I won’t get admission in gov clg which leaves me with private clgs can anyone tell what’s the lowest aggregate I need to get into a private clg

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u/Euphoric-Motor-2133 — 3 days ago

Can u do research all alone and in general how do i start research for usmle pathway when i have no clue

I know its strange but research is something i dread more than proffs or even usmle exams themselves and i have no idea how do it since my college doesnt encourage it and i applied to get into its research society but couldnt as in our college spots only go to people with connections or teachers pets can someone explain a bit , i am in 4th year

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u/Intelligent-League86 — 2 days ago

Do remote jobs for doctors in Pakistan still exist?

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A while back it was all the hype and the pays were really good even if it was for a scribe or coder or transcriptionist.

Remote work did take off but where does one begin the search and what about the experience?

I have been looking on linked in,indeed, glassdoor , upwork for more than 6 months.

Even if you do find one what is a medical assistant certificate for the US.

No one ever replies and never even gotten a single interview.

I was just wondering if the market has gotten saturated or you just need some tools that maybe I don't have ?

Also. Where does one even begin to learn that when most of our hospitals run on paper.

What use is an MBBS degree when hospitals earning millions here offer 60-80k for back-breaking work.

Honestly kindda getting depressed about this now......

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u/Ok-Armadillo1531 — 2 days ago

studying as a first year foreigner

hello I’m in first year at a public college as a foreigner and I feel absolutely cooked right now because everyone knows what they’re doing but I can’t even get past a single thing paragraph. I have no idea where to start or how I’m supposed to complete the syllabus in time for proff. I have never studied the way these locals do only for mdcat but that’s it. Someone please help and give me a guide on how to finish everything in two months. I have the entire syllabus waiting for me.

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u/Relative_Farmer985 — 3 days ago

USMLE worth it?

Hey guys,
is USMLE even worth it? Everyone second medical student is after it! I wanna know how many people really get through and is it even worth spending all the money and time and if not what other options are there on the table? Australia?

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u/Right_Branch2483 — 4 days ago