Published March 11, 2026 • 3 min read

Why We Don't Use AI to Write Our Questions

AI is transforming medicine — and we use it ourselves, from helping to code parts of the Urobank platform to checking grammar in our articles. But when it comes to writing exam questions, we draw the line.

The Problem with AI-Generated Questions

Large language models are impressive, but they're not urologists. They can produce plausible-sounding stems, but they struggle with the nuance that separates a good question from a misleading one.

Pitching difficulty at the right level, reflecting current guidelines accurately, and avoiding ambiguity in answer options — these require clinical judgment that AI doesn't yet reliably have.

When you're preparing for a high-stakes exam like FRCS(Urol) Part 1 or FEBU, the last thing you need is to learn something incorrectly because a question was subtly flawed.

How Urobank Does It Differently

Every question on Urobank is written by a post-exam urologist and reviewed by another. That means two clinicians who've been through the exam process have checked each stem, each set of options, and each explanation before it reaches you.

It takes longer, but it means you can trust what you're learning is accurate, the right level, and relevant.

Quality Over Quantity

Some platforms boast huge question numbers, but volume means nothing if the content isn't reliable. We'd rather offer a tighter collection of genuinely useful, accurately pitched questions than thousands of machine-generated stems that might lead you astray.

The Bottom Line

We're not anti-AI — we use it where it makes sense. But writing the questions you'll rely on to pass your exam isn't one of those places.

Urobank is built by urologists, checked by urologists, and designed to give you content you can trust.

Experience Human-Written Quality

Try Urobank and see the difference clinician-authored questions make.