Helena Kaso is a software developer.

Building a clinical simulation app without an MD: a developer’s guide

Health Technology
February 1, 2026

I am not a doctor. I am a software developer who taught herself mobile development while working full-time and raising two kids. But I built a clinical simulation app used by medical students, and here is how I made sure it is actually clinically sound.

The credibility problem

When you don’t have an MD, you can’t rely on intuition or clinical experience. Every design decision has to be defensible, referenced, and auditable. …

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Building a clinical simulation app without an MD: a developer’s guide

Medical education’s blind spot: the cost of diagnostic testing

Medical Education
January 30, 2026

Medical education has a blind spot.

We spend years teaching students to identify diseases. We drill them on symptoms, pathophysiology, and treatment algorithms. By the time they reach clinical rotations, most can rattle off the differential diagnosis for chest pain or abdominal discomfort without hesitation.

But ask a third-year student how much a CT scan costs, or whether an MRI is worth the added expense over an ultrasound, and you’ll often get …

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Medical education’s blind spot: the cost of diagnostic testing