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I really enjoyed and benefitted from the PASS Program! Before I started the program, I had spent several months studying for Step 1 and my practice exam scores were consistently below what I needed. I was feeling discouraged and lonely, seeing my classmates pass the test and move on with their studies while I was still not ready to take Step 1. My academic advisor recommended the PASS Program, and I really liked the five week review. The way Dr. Francis presents the information makes it easier to understand and remember; for instance, he explains the basic biochemistry behind all the pathologies, normal bodily functions, and medications that we discuss and I really appreciated that approach of going from the ground up. I also love the sense of community that Dr. Francis builds among his students. One way he does this is by telling us to find study partners early on in the course, and that social support was absolutely vital for me. Also, seeing other students learning to trust themselves while working through questions in class immensely helped me build my own confidence. Dr. Francis truly believes in each of his students, and he is a very good educator. I definitely recommend this course to anyone struggling with the Step exams!

Dr. Francis is amazing! He saved my medical career and restored my confidence. One of the reasons I went into medicine was how cerebral it could be, but once I actually got into medical school, I just seemed to be memorizing a bunch of random facts rather than achieving true understanding. Dr. Francis changed all this and actually helped organize my mind and make me have a deeper understanding of medicine, for which I am so grateful. Also, no longer am I dreading tests, since he helped me see the pattern with these exams. After FINALLY passing Step 1, I can't wait to take my Shelf exams and Step 2 and conqueror them!

Before attending the PASS Program I was working so hard at memorizing so many infinite details that it looked to me like it would be impossible for me to be successful in passing my exams because my memory at my age just wasn’t going to be good enough to get me there. However, after just a few days in the program I realized my approach to learning and how I had been taught to learn, was mostly wrong! I do not need to memorize every detail to be successful. If I follow the principles laid out by Dr. Francis, I am able to read through any medical situation presented. No one can remember every detail about every disease. But, anyone can learn the basic steps to unwind any vignette and arrive at the correct answer 90% of the time! Before the PASS Program, I would get to the answer of the vignette I was attempting and would ask myself “how did they get to that answer?” Many times I just couldn’t even figure out how they got there at that answer from the scenario. I was missing something—- I needed a roadmap. Well, I found the roadmap. I am so grateful for my friend who referred me to the PASS Program. I now feel confident in my ability to become a successful physician, thanks to Dr. Francis and his method of understanding, which provides a roadmap for bridging the gaps I was trying to fill with memorized facts.

Morning question is absolutely amazing!

Dr. FRANCIS has the patience of the Pope. I've been studying for Step 3 for a very long time during residency. It was the most anxiety inducing experience I could've ever imagined, especially being that I'm such an anxious person, and I'm a psych resident and most of the step 3 material, I do not need. He was patient, and brought me back to the basics of his teaching. I'm eternally grateful. He's been with me since Step 1, while I was in med school, when I had failed Step 1 and I didn't think I could pass these exams. He restored my confidence, and basically held my hand throughout the entire process. 2 years later, I'm 2 years into my residency, and I've passed each Step exam on the first try with his teaching. I have 1 more year to go and I'll be on to fellowship and starting my private practice. I'm ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR DR. FRANCIS AND THE PASS PROGRAM. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME PASS STEP 3!!!!

The PASS Program led me to my success in medical school. Dr. Francis truly has the most efficient method I’ve ever learned when learning concepts. My physiology knowledge was lacked before I started this program, now, I passed my exams and scored honors in all my rotations. My preceptors were all impressed with the knowledge I knew because making connections was the key of it all and it was because of joining PASS. And of course, all thanks to Dr. Francis and his outstanding staff!

Teach a student to think for themselves and they'll stop quoting books! One of the most powerful phrases I've ever heard in Medicine. Not only did I pass step 1 and step 2 on first attempts, but the patterns and connections I was taught and made for myself impressed preceptor after preceptor. Invaluable!!

The only word I can really use to describe my experience at the Pass Program is amazing. From the people I met to Dr Francis to all the tutors to the curriculum it changed my entire outlook on not only medicine but life. Leaving the program just gives you a whole new grasp and outlook on medicine. I did the program while it was still in Champaign I was down and out but Dr Francis made me believe that anything was possible and after I was done learning I took my step 1 and passed it. Couldn’t have done it would the pass program