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These pages contain a non-comprehensive listing of resources for board exams or test prep. The guides include links to publicly available resources, PCOM affiliate-restricted resources, and department-, program-, or class-restricted resources. The inclusion of items in this guide is not an endorsement of any product.
New Resource - AMBOSS!
What is AMBOSS?
AMBOSS is a comprehensive study tool designed to support your USMLE and COMLEX preparation. It offers an extensive library of medical knowledge, 8,600 Step practice questions with explanations that are linked to the library, and tools to enhance test-taking, such as Attending Tips and Key Info Highlights.
AMBOSS is a comprehensive study tool designed to support your USMLE and COMLEX preparation. It offers an extensive library of medical knowledge, 8,600 Step practice questions with explanations that are linked to the library, and tools to enhance test-taking, such as Attending Tips and Key Info Highlights.
How to access AMBOSS:
- First, create your PCOM AMBOSS account.
- After creating your account, you can login using the PCOM AMBOSS Login.
- Enter your PCOM email address, including the @pcom.edu
- Click “Log in through Institution.”
- Note! If you experience problems logging in, contact AMBOSS Customer Support.
How to access AMBOSS question banks:
- Log into AMBOSS
- Click Qbank
- Click New Custom Session
- Select your exam
PCOM Exam Preparation Resources - General
ScholarRx
ScholarRx is a modular learning platform designed to support medical education with interactive content and assessment tools. It helps medical students study and review essential topics through flexible, structured units. Note! ScholarRx is available to DO M1 and M2 students, only, who will receive an email with login instructions at the start of their M1 academic year.
ScholarRx is a modular learning platform designed to support medical education with interactive content and assessment tools. It helps medical students study and review essential topics through flexible, structured units. Note! ScholarRx is available to DO M1 and M2 students, only, who will receive an email with login instructions at the start of their M1 academic year.
AMBOSS
AMBOSS is an online platform designed to help medical students and professionals prepare for exams like the USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination). It offers a comprehensive medical knowledge library, which includes detailed explanations of medical concepts, clinical scenarios, and high-yield facts, and tips for test-taking strategies and exam format insights.
AMBOSS is an online platform designed to help medical students and professionals prepare for exams like the USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination). It offers a comprehensive medical knowledge library, which includes detailed explanations of medical concepts, clinical scenarios, and high-yield facts, and tips for test-taking strategies and exam format insights.
Additional Resources
- What’s Your Study Style? (NEJM Knowledge+)"Everyone has a different study style. Understanding yours is essential to optimize your preparation for — and performance on — the board exam. To better appreciate how this works, we investigated how physicians study. Our conclusion? Most people fall into one of three basic categories: Planner, Crammer, or Episodic Studier."
Guide Information
Last Updated: Apr 17, 2025 9:41 AM
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