Choosing a medical specialty is one of the highest-stakes career decisions a person can make. Most students rely on informal advice or generic 5-question quizzes that tell them to "be a surgeon because you like working with your hands."
I wanted to build something better — so I created MediQuest.
What is MediQuest?
MediQuest is a free, scenario-based specialty discovery quiz for medical students. Instead of asking vague personality questions, it presents 40 real clinical situations and maps your responses across 8 professional dimensions:
- Procedural vs. Cognitive orientation
- Acute vs. Longitudinal care preference
- Patient interaction style
- Team dynamics preference
- Work-life balance priorities
- Research vs. Clinical focus
- Diagnostic complexity tolerance
- Autonomy vs. Collaboration
The algorithm compares your profile against 20 ACGME-recognized specialties and generates a personalized radar chart showing where your clinical personality clusters.
The Tech Stack
- Frontend: Next.js + React, deployed on Vercel
- Scoring Engine: Custom weighted algorithm mapping responses to specialty profiles
- Payments: Stripe integration for the optional $9.90 detailed report
- Design: Responsive, mobile-first — most med students take it on their phones between rotations
Why I Built This
Every "what specialty should I choose" resource I found online was either:
- A 5-question BuzzFeed-style quiz with zero clinical relevance
- A wall of text listing specialties with no personalization
- Behind a paywall with no free option
MediQuest gives everyone a complete free profile. The optional premium report ($9.90) provides deeper analysis for students who want more detail.
Try It Out
Free — takes about 10 minutes: https://mediquest-en.vercel.app/
I'd love feedback from the DEV community on the UX, the algorithm approach, or anything else. Happy to answer questions about the technical implementation!
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