USMLE® STEP 1 ON DEMAND COURSE
Prep at Your Own Pace
Take control of your Step 1 prep with the ultimate flex plan and expert guidance. Understand your strengths and weaknesses, target any gaps in your knowledge, and get all the resources you need to be confident for Step 1.
What's Included
- 1,100+ videos with 230+ hours of lectures offering a comprehensive review of the basic sciences
- Instruction from top faculty from U.S. medical schools
- Diagnostic exam to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses so you can better gauge your studies
- 2,600 topical quiz questions
- 9 discipline assessment exams
- 2 full-length simulated USMLE Step 1 exams
- Kaplan's USMLE Step 1 Lecture Notes in eBook format, with easy-to-understand color images and tables
- USMLE Step 1 Qbank with an additional 2,600+ 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.
Residency Application Support
Learn about the residency application process from an expert so you’ll know what to expect when it’s time to apply.
Personalized Assessment And Evaluation
Let our experts help you identify and address challenges you may be facing with the USMLE.
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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.
Expert-Made Resources for a Stellar Score
With On Demand, 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 Newly Enhanced Video Experience
Our all-new engaging video lessons include the most up-to-date content, so you’ll prep with total confidence. Each video links to Kaplan’s USMLE Step 1 Lecture Notes, with specific pages corresponding to the content you’re learning. Master USMLE Step 1 high-yield topics with summaries from faculty—and even get insights into where students’ most common challenges are.
Get More Out Of Step 1 On Demand With Lecture Notes
Our books are legendary for a reason—and they’re included with your USMLE Step 1 prep. Study with thousands of pages of high-yield content, written by experienced US medical faculty. Whether you need a deep dive or just a quick refresher, Lecture Notes provides you with the most up-to-date information—so you can reach your passing score even faster.
Smarter, Faster Learning, Powered by AI
With Kaplan’s AI Tutor built into your On Demand 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.
Prep Whenever, Wherever You Want
Watch pre-recorded lessons taught by expert medical school instructors—all at your own pace. Skip over what you’ve got down pat. Rewatch and go over what’s not sticking. You’ll have your own study plan that provides structure and keeps you on track.
Here's What We'll Cover
Anatomy Gross and Embryology, Neuroanatomy
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Embryology and Histology, The Brain Stem, Visual Pathways, and more.
Run Time: 34 hours
Faculty: Dr. David Seiden and Dr. Jim White
Behavioral Science
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Sleep and Sleep Disorders, Psychopharmacology, Defense Mechanisms, and more.
Run Time: 19 hours
Faculty: Dr. Alina Gonzalez-Mayo and Dr. Mark Tyler Lloyd
Biochemistry Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Medical Genetics
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Nucleic Acid Structure and Organization, DNA Replication and Repair, Genetic Strategies in Therapeutics, Single Gene Disorders, Population Genetics, Hormones, and more.
Run Time: 50 hours
Faculty: Dr. Sam Turco, Dr. David Seastone, and Dr. Vernon Reichenbacher
Patient Safety
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Principles of Quality Improvement, Medical Error, and more.
Run Time 2 hours
Faculty: Dr. Ted James
Immunology
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Development and Response, Humoral Immunity, Immunodiagnostics, Primary Immunodeficiencies, and more.
Run Time: 12 hours
Faculty: Dr. Kim Moscatello and Dr. Tiffany Alley
Microbiology
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Parasitology, and more.
Run Time: 42 hours
Faculty: Dr. Kim Moscatello and Dr. Tiffany Alley
Pathology
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Pathophysiology, Genetic Disorders, Immunopathology, Cardiopulmonary, Renal Pathology, CNS Pathology, and more.
Run Time: 28 hours
Faculty: Dr. Cecil Cone and Dr. Henry Sanchez
Barone Pathology
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Pathophysiology, Genetic Disorders, Immunopathology, Cardiopulmonary, Renal Pathology, CNS Pathology, and more.
Run Time: 24 hours
Faculty: Dr. John Barone
Pharmacology
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Adrenergic Pharmacology, CNS Pharmacology, Immunopharmacology, and more.
Run Time: 24 hours
Faculty: Dr. Steven Harris
Physiology
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on Fluid & Edema, Cardiovascular Mechanics, Lung Mechanics, Gastrointestinal Physiology, Reproductive Endocrinology, and more.
Run Time: 32 hours
Faculty: Dr. Britt Wilson, Dr. Frank Noto, and Dr. Conrad Fischer
Clinical Correlates & Animations
Run Time: 11 hours
High-Yield Organ System Physiology, Pharmacology, and Pathology
When you watch these video lectures, you'll cover lessons on the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, heme & lymph, nervous, musculoskeletal, endocrine, and reproductive systems.
Run Time: 57 hours
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Try On Demand—FREE
We know it’s a big deal to prep for Step 1. But we’re confident you’ll love Step 1 On Demand. So confident, in fact, that we’re letting you try it out absolutely free.
Frequently Asked Questions/FAQs
What is the difference between Live Online and On Demand courses?
On Demand is a self-study program. It offers a guided library of comprehensive video lectures and quizzes which you can review anytime, anywhere to progress through your studies.
Our Live Online course is a virtual class that combines lectures with our top-rated faculty with the experience of being in an online classroom. You gain the flexibility of attending class from anywhere you have internet access with instant feedback and live answers to your questions while you cover the need to know topics and concepts.
What additional resources are included with my live online lectures?
A personalized study plan and residency timeline, membership to private Facebook community, 7-month access to Qbank with 3,300+ exam-like questions, diagnostic exam to identify individual strengths and weaknesses, 2 full length simulated Step 1 exams + 11 assessment exams, 2,600 warm-up and post-test questions, and 7 volumes of lecture notes in print and ebook, with easy-to-understand color images and tables.
Will I receive print and ebook versions of my lecture notes?
You’ll get 7 volumes in ebook packed with easy-to-understand color images and tables. These are updated annually by expert faculty, packed with clinical correlations and bridges between disciplines, highly illustrated (1,200 images and 450 tables), organized in an outline format with high-yield summary boxes, and trusted by thousands of students each year. Volumes include Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Immunology and Microbiology, Anatomy, Behavioral Science, and Social Sciences.
When does my access to the resources start?
When you purchase your USMLE prep you'll get to choose between several access lengths. Choose the right timeline for you and your time will start once you purchase. If you need to extend our team at 1-800-KAP-TEST will be happy to help you.