AN AI-powered learning platform for medical education was officially unveiled last Thursday at the exclusive Stealth Tech event hosted at Catalyst Campus in Kingston.

Developed by Jamaican medical doctor and technology entrepreneur Dr Maurice Taylor, in partnership with Rhodes Scholar and health-care innovator Dr David Walcott, the platform is designed to revolutionise how doctors and medical students across the Caribbean and Latin America learn. It moves beyond memorisation to focus on clinical mastery, pairing each user with a personal AI tutor that analyses reasoning, delivers customised content based on performance, and draws on the expertise of leading physicians worldwide.

“This is not just a digital textbook or course library,” explained Dr Taylor. “It’s a thinking partner; an AI system that understands how you learn, challenges how you think, and helps you grow into the clinician you are meant to be.”

The company behind the platform, Ace Academy, was one of the standout ventures incubated under the Accelerator Programme offered by the Catalyst Innovation Institute (Catalyst). The accelerator programme has become a launchpad for health-tech innovation, providing participants with mentorship, seed funding, access to networks, and structured business development support.

To date, Ace Academy has generated $70 million in revenue, underscoring its strong market traction. With a global market opportunity valued at over US$50 billion, the platform is well positioned to scale both regionally and internationally.

Dr Walcott, managing director of Catalyst, underscored the role of Catalyst in nurturing breakthrough ventures:

“What we are seeing with Ace Academy is exactly why Catalyst exists, which is to create an enabling environment for ambitious founders who want to solve health care’s toughest challenges. Through the accelerator, we provide not just capital, but guidance, strategic connections, and the confidence to scale.”

Dr Samantha Johnson, general manager of Catalyst, echoed this perspective, highlighting the value of structured growth. “Participants in our accelerator programme benefit from curated mentorship, peer learning, and a global network of advisors and investors. Ace Academy has leveraged these resources to develop a product that directly responds to the needs of medical students, not just in Jamaica, but regionally and globally,” she indicated.

The platform, branded as the Ace AI App, will soon be available on both the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store, offering medical students easy access to its innovative resources. The app was showcased to an audience of entrepreneurs, investors, educators, and innovation stakeholders within the health-care industry at the launch event.

Development of the platform was also supported by the IGNITE programme, Innovation Grant from New Ideas to Entrepreneurship, an initiative of the Development Bank of Jamaica. IGNITE provided grants of one to four million to 27 start-ups, including Ace Academy, enabling commercialisation, expansion into new markets, and job creation across Jamaica’s innovation economy.

Dr David Walcott (left) and Dr Maurice Taylor pause for a photo during the launch of the Ace AI app, an innovative learning platform designed to transform medical education by pairing each user with a personal AI tutor that builds clinical mastery beyond memorisation.