USMLE STEP 1 FLEXTRACK
A Smarter, Totally Revamped Way to Prep
Go beyond Qbank with a fully flexible, on demand prep experience—now fully personalized to you. Your USMLE® study plan evolves based on your schedule and your individual performance, so you’ll prep smarter and pass faster.†
What's Included
- Nearly 1,200 instructive and easy-to-understand videos, organized into learning modules
- Each module includes reading assignments and pre- and post-quizzes (1,600+ additional questions!)
- Instruction from top faculty at U.S. medical schools
- Diagnostic exam to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses so you can better gauge your studies
- 9 discipline assessment exams
- 2 full-length simulated USMLE® Step 1 exams
- Kaplan's USMLE Step 1 Lecture Notes
- A unique study calendar that adapts to your availability
- Robust Activity Library that offers the ability to filter content by organ system, high-yield, and much more
- Overall performance tracking
- USMLE Step 1 Qbank with 3,000+ exam-like questions
- Includes Kaplan’s AI Tutor: Instantly access definitions, examples, and analogies; receive resource recommendations; and follow step-by-step explanations to master high-yield content faster
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Three 1-Hour Sessions Focused On Your Goals
Meet with a USMLE expert to get personalized advice and strategies to help you succeed throughout your USMLE journey.

Time-Saving Study Tactics
Review your performance and sharpen your prep plan with strategies that make studying as efficient as possible.

Personalized Assessment And Evaluation
Let our experts help you identify and address challenges you may be facing with preparation.
What Our Students Are Saying
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Kaplan does a great job of displaying high-yield content in an easy to digest manner. Their q-bank has tons of practice questions to test your current knowledge level and offers a tutor mode to give explanations to each answer option.
Not Your Typical Qbank
With FlexTrack, you’re in control of your prep. In between lessons, keep your Step 1 skills sharp with loads of practice materials including realistic practice exams and a test-like Qbank.
A Study Plan That Evolves with You
Your schedule isn’t fixed and your prep shouldn’t be either. Our dynamic study plan adjusts based on your progress and availability. That means you’ll always stay on track and keep moving forward.
Smarter, Faster Learning, Powered by AI
With Kaplan’s AI Tutor built into your FlexTrack course, every quiz becomes a personalized teaching moment. Get clear, step-by-step explanations, instant access to definitions and examples, and recommendations for exactly which resources will help you the most. Multilingual support lets you learn in your preferred language, and AI-generated notes make it easy to turn insights into custom flashcards. It’s efficient, adaptive, and designed to make tough concepts click.
Seamless by Design. Efficient by Default.
Our intuitive platform makes it easy to move between resources, track your progress, and focus on what matters most. You’ll be prepping smarter from day one.
A Newly Enhanced Video Experience
Study with updated video lessons designed for how you actually learn. Break content into bite-sized, chaptered segments, jump to exactly what you need, and follow along with linked USMLE Step 1 Lecture Notes. With high-yield summaries from faculty and insights into the most common student challenges, your prep has never been more focused.
Here's What We'll Cover
Study smarter with a course built to match how you learn best.
Master content by discipline for deep understanding - or by organ system for integration
Learn by Discipline (Build Deep Understanding)
Strengthen your foundation and fill in knowledge gaps.
- Anatomy – Learn structure in a clinically meaningful way.
- Behavioral Sciences – Master biostats, ethics, and patient scenarios.
- Biochemistry – Make pathways and genetics finally click.
- Immunology – Understand immune mechanisms without overwhelm.
- Microbiology – Turn microbes into easy, testable patterns.
- Physiology – Build the “how it works” behind every question.
- Pathology – Recognize disease patterns quickly and confidently.
- Pharmacology – Learn drugs through mechanisms—not memorization.
Or Learn by Organ System (Integrated for Step 1)
See how everything connects—just like on the exam.
- Foundations of Medicine – Build the core concepts that show up everywhere.
- Nervous System – Tackle neuro with clarity and confidence.
- Cardiovascular – Turn hemodynamics and murmurs into easy points.
- Respiratory – Simplify lung physiology and pathology.
- Renal – Finally understand fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base.
- Gastrointestinal – Connect digestion to disease and treatment.
- Endocrine – Master hormones without the confusion.
- Reproductive – Lock in high-yield anatomy, physiology, and embryology.
- MSK, Skin & Connective Tissue – Learn key structures and autoimmune conditions.
- Hematology & Oncology – Recognize patterns in blood disorders and cancer.
- Immune System – Make immunology clinically relevant.
- Infectious Disease – Identify pathogens and choose treatments fast.
Why It Works
- Integrated + Flexible – Study the way Step 1 is tested—or target weak areas fast
- High-Yield Filter Capability – Focus on exactly what you need to know for the exam
- Built for Retention – Understand concepts so you don’t have to re-memorize them
Meet a Few of Our Experts
Not only are they seasoned instructors—they’re practicing physicians, too.
Give FlexTrack a Try for Free
We’re confident you’ll love USMLE Step 1 FlexTrack. So confident, in fact, that we’re letting you try it absolutely free.
Frequently Asked Questions/FAQs
What is the difference between the USMLE Step 1 Live Online and FlexTrack courses?
Kaplan’s FlexTrack Step 1 course is a self-paced, flexible program. It offers a guided library of comprehensive video lectures from top U.S. medical school faculty that you can pause and rewatch anytime, anywhere to progress through your studies. This course is ideal for students who want to study at their own pace, but still want access to quality Step 1 resources like full-length exams, quizzes, and Lecture Notes.
Kaplan’s Live Online Step 1course is a virtual class that combines lectures with our top-rated faculty with the experience of being in an online classroom. You get the flexibility of attending a USMLE prep course from anywhere you have internet access with interactive lectures and real-time responses to your questions while you cover high-yield topics and concepts.
What resources are included in my USMLE Step 1 FlexTrack course?
Kaplan’s FlexTrack Step 1 course offers a comprehensive, self-paced study program featuring nearly 1,200 instructional videos, organized into learning modules and presented by expert medical faculty. Students receive a robust USMLE Step 1 toolkit, including a Qbank with over 3,000 exam-like questions, 2 full-length simulated Step 1 exams, a diagnostic test to identify knowledge gaps, and 9 discipline-specific assessments. The curriculum is supported by a study calendar that adapts to your availability, overall performance tracking, and digital access to Kaplan’s Step 1 Lecture Notes. Additionally, the Qbank leverages AI-powered tutoring to provide instant explanations, definitions, and personalized resource recommendations.
How will I access the USMLE Step 1 Lecture Notes?
FlexTrack includes digital access to Kaplan’s Step 1 Lecture Notes. These comprehensive ebooks are updated regularly by expert faculty, packed with clinical correlations and bridges between disciplines, highly illustrated, organized in an outline format with high-yield summary boxes, and trusted by thousands of students each year. Volumes include Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry/Medical Genetics, Immunology/Microbiology, Anatomy, and Behavioral Science/Social Sciences.
When does my access to the USMLE Step 1 FlexTrack course start?
Access to the USMLE Step 1 FlexTrack course starts immediately, so there’s no delay in your prep. When you purchase, you can choose between 6 or 12 months of access. This customization allows you to choose the length of your prep depending on your target test date.



