Medbullets

What Medbullets is

Medbullets is a medical learning and collaboration community with free study resources and a paid PEAK subscription. Its Community plan includes more than 1,000 free high-yield review topics and more than 1,000 free USMLE Step 1-style questions. PEAK adds study plans, diagnostic exams, a premium QBank, notes and highlighting, and Anconeus algorithmic learning. The study plans use adaptive calendars; learners can follow the recommended pace or set their own schedule. Premium QBank filters for mastery, importance, and subspecialty help shape practice exams.

The PEAK page describes bi-monthly Milestone Exams with analytics that compare areas of weakness to peers. Users can dictate notes, upload article PDFs, and sync notes and highlights with the iPhone or Android app. The Bullets app also syncs with PEAK for study in short blocks of time. Medbullets is available on web, iOS, and Android, and a 90-day PEAK free trial is listed. PEAK is listed at $140 a month on a six-month subscription. The About page describes Medbullets Step 1 as an educational resource for orthopaedic surgeons and says it was founded by practicing orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Derek Moore. Flashcards and teaching cases are labeled “Coming Soon.”

Who it suits

Medbullets suits medical learners seeking review topics, exam-style questions, and adaptive study plans. Its Step 1 resources are described as an educational resource for orthopaedic surgeons, while PEAK adds premium question practice, exams, notes, and mobile syncing.

Limits

The Community plan provides free review topics and USMLE Step 1-style questions. PEAK's listed price is $140 a month on a six-month subscription; its free trial lasts 90 days.

Getting started

1. Visit the Medbullets website.
2. Choose the Community plan for the free review topics and USMLE Step 1-style questions, or select PEAK.
3. Start the 90-day PEAK free trial if you want to try the paid features.
4. Use Medbullets on web, iOS, or Android.
5. For PEAK study on mobile, use the Bullets app to sync with PEAK.

Verdict

Choose Medbullets if you want free medical review topics and USMLE Step 1-style questions, or PEAK’s adaptive plans and premium QBank. Look elsewhere if you need flashcards or teaching cases now, since both are labeled “Coming Soon,” or if the six-month PEAK subscription does not suit you.