Melissa Fernandes

Melissa Fernandes

Founder and student. Rethinking med ed.
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Sometimes I program and create some cool things

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  • MapMed
    MapMed
    Your AI co-pilot for surviving health school.
    Jun 2025
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    Joined Product HuntJune 8th, 2025

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Creating tools for overwhelmed students (and loving it)!

Hi Product Hunt! I m Melissa Fernandes

I'm a mechanical engineering student who unexpectedly fell in love with building tools for students in healthcare, especially the kind that make learning less overwhelming and more intentional.

After watching friends and family in med school burn out under the pressure of disorganized notes, endless PDFs, and mental overload, I decided to do something about it.

Studying medicine shouldn't feel like guesswork.

I'm building MapMed, an AI-powered study system designed specifically for health students. Think of it as a JARVIS built for med school, for helping students organize, retain, and apply what they learn with clarity.

Key Features:

How are students using AI to actually learn better, and not just faster?

I ve been thinking a lot about how most AI tools are focused on speed and automation. But when it comes to learning, especially in complex fields like medicine or health; speed can sometimes make things worse, not better.

So I m curious:

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