PASS ProgramReviews of pass-program.com

This program covers Step topics relatively comprehensively in a relatively short amount of time, but it is not worth the money. During my 3 years of medical school, I have purchased many study resources - Board and Beyond, Pathoma, Sketchy, UWorld, Amboss, OnlineMedEd, etc. Most of these resources are comprehensive, well-made with beautiful websites, edited with meticulous attention to fixing mistakes, well-designed book/PDFs, AND nowhere near as expensive as PASS. They all offer 6-12month plans for <$500. PASS is comprehensive, yes. But it is full of errors. The website is very clunky - something you make yourself or from the early 2000s, with different menus and options and no clear organization. For the $1,000 6-months On-Demand version, I was only given videos and a "textbook" which is essentially a long, messy Word Document in a 3-ring binder. No pdf of the slides. No proper textbook with quality editing, organization, and pictures. When there's an error in the textbook, they've literally wrote "should say this" on a side textbox instead of actually editing the "textbook". For the price, this does not line up with the market of Step 1 resources -- you should not be charging $1,000 with poorly edited videos, a word document binder of "notes", and clunky outdated website. For the quality of what's offered, this program is worth no more than $300 for 6 months, if not less. And if you ignore the blatant rip-off the program is and how they are preying on desperate medical students just hoping to pass an important exam, the content is not that amazing either. Dr. Francis acts like he's uncovered the magical potion for understanding all content for Step 1. He has not. Watching his video is not going to provide you an immediate solution for learning Step 1 material. Yes, sometimes the way he explains physiology is helpful and straightforward. Yes, his videos are relatively shorter than other resources (4-6 hours for an entire subject) which makes it easier to cover everything in a limited time. But, he does not cover every detail and his 'tricks' aren't as 90% foolproof as he claims. It's also incredibly annoying that he spends half the time of the videos and morning questions boasting about how great and smart he is that he 'figured this out'. I don't want to hear about how great and magical Dr. Francis is when I'm hurriedly trying to learn content. What i love about Pathoma and Bnb is that they're very humble teachers that know how to explain content and NEVER boast about themselves or their teaching styles -- they just simply teach and move on. The program would have been a lot more worthwhile if Dr. Francis just spent time teaching and less time saying how he's "empowered you!" with his magic. Overall, do not recommend buying this program unless you have a lot of money to spend. It may be useful, but it's not worth $1000+.

This program really made the difference for me. I love the approach to doing questions. I used it the same approach with every question while taking my STEP1 and I PASSED!!!! Dr. Francis and the tutors are amazing. I love the morning questions. Being able to participate in morning questions while joining the program online was great. What I learned during the program goes beyond just taking the exam. I am in a better position for third year!

The lectures that Dr. Francis teach are the best the other 2 professors aren't as interactive and make it hard to stay focus on them. Love the on the demand I used it for those topics Dr. Francis dont teach. Definitely recommend improve score by 30 points in 3 weeks

No doubt the pass program is good and Dr. Francis is a great teacher. The morning questions & drills are great, and repeating concepts throughout the course helps reinforce learning. However, the STEP 1 schedule needs to be revised. In the first week, there is so much emphasis on biochemistry which needs to shortened to give more time to topics that come during the 4th/5th weeks. Too little time (1-day) each is devoted to GI phys/path, Renal pays/path, Neuro pays/path, Pulm pays/path and Repro pays/path. These topics are heavily covered on STEP and I feel they were too rushed and some topics were not finished. Cardiac physiology was the one topic that was covered in depth but it was a bit disorganized in my opinion - I don't understand why Heart failure and MI was covered in week 3 before Cardiac physiology late week 4. In general normal biochem/physiology is heavily emphasized and Pathology gets the short end. This may be good/bad depending on the student's weak point. Ideally, take this program if you have time (at least 2 weeks) to self-study after it ends and before your test date. Weekdays run long, and you also need to self-study after class. You also need a day off during the weekend to rest so self-study time throughout the program is limited.

I owe Pass program everything I have achieved in Medicine. I love the community of people who get together and support each other for their greatness. I failed my NBMES before I joined the program. Dr Francis explains All step Material very well and analyzes the concepts. I was able to pass both steps 1 and 2 ck within 4 months apart and average scores. I am very grateful for his whole team and Especially Dr. Multani,Dr Davis, Dr Parth. I made really good friends like Suha who also helped me and supported me with my exams. Pass is a family for me. I wish I joined Pass program immediately and did not waste time.

Overall, my experience with the PASS program has been a good one, but there have been several lessons that I did not have PowerPoints for. I contacted customer service about one in particular, but the response took quite a while and I didn’t want to waste time waiting for other responses. I understand that this is a bit of a transitional period for the program, and I can appreciate that- I just wish that didn’t involve me paying for an incomplete program. Over all, I feel like I’ve grown a deeper understanding of the concepts that I’ve struggled with for the past two years, and test taking skills that have made a huge impact on practice tests.

I can't thank Dr Francis enough for the effort and patience he has with us. He makes sure we UNDERSTAND medicine and he teaches how to appreciate and make sense of what we read and learn. He is passionate to teach and interested in our performance. This course is not only a preparation for the test, but for our lives as doctors.

Never in my entire schooling have I been “ waoo”ed as much. Every class, there are connections made, long standing confusion forever erased, new sense of self-discovery made, all while you nurture your love for learning . This class may be the one time you truly learn medicine and how beautifully crafted is the human body.