survivorscourseReviews of survivorscourses.com

Dr.Naik is an amazing mentor. He makes every topic easy for you. I improved my scores with so many points after joining his course. I was not able to handle usmle questions that well before. After his course my way of approach changed completely. This course gave me a lot of confidence in medicine. Dr.Vijay Naik is a genius and knows how different people think and guides them in that way. He has skills to teach medicine any kind of person. I had very bad scores in my step 1 but after his course my scores are so high that even I couldn’t believe my scores. It build a lot of confidence in me. I recommend survivors course for everyone. Specially who are struggling with their low scores.

Writing this review because Dr. Naik and his course are the reason I’m a resident today. I signed up for Survivor's Course after months of studying for USMLE Step 1. I had already taken Kaplan, had read First Aid and was not improving my NBME scores. I had hit a plateau on my UWorld blocks and was honestly at a point where I didn’t know what else I could do. There was no light at the end of the tunnel until I completed this course. I went from consistent mid 40 - low 50 Qbank scores to high 70s - 80s. Survivor’s course helped me conquer the comprehensive exam I had failed twice and pass USMLE Step 1 on my first attempt. Dr. Naik’s dynamic style of teaching worked for me. He would come up with “stories” to convey topics which made them relatable but most importantly memorable (I will never forget Hydrogens relationship with Potassium). You will never know it all but you will leave the course understanding the physiology and mechanisms necessary to reason through test questions. This sets the course apart from the rest. I agree with other reviews that the course can be intense but the material is high yield! This is a career of focus and dedication and you’ll need that discipline to sit for the grueling hours on test day. If you’re in medicine and facing a USMLE exam, this is the course for you! I am a Survivor’s Course alum. I returned for Step 2 and Step 3.

The Survivors Course has been fundamental in guiding me to learn the foundation of medicine and pushing me to achieve my success with the USMLE’s. I began my journey with Dr. Naik prior to seating for the USMLE Step 2CK and my score improved by over 20 points from my USMLE Step 1. This course played a huge role in allowing me to Match at my number one residency program. Dr. Naik and his team truly guided me through the entire process and now I am back taking the USMLE Step 3 course. The style in which Dr. Naik reviews information is not only proven to work, but it also reignites the love of learning! Joining this course was the best decision I could have made, and I would highly recommend taking this course to everyone going through the daunting, nerve-racking task of the USMLE exams.

The best experience ever . The only course where 2 years of your medical school is broken down and put inside your head in a time frame of 6 weeks . It’s like a mentor you wish you had from day 1 , the only resource you’d ever need for the rest of your medical career. I was skeptical about how nice reviews the course got , but when I personally sat on the class Dr. Naik blew my mind . The struggle that I had for years was destroyed indefinitely within a couple of hours . The push for success and a holistic approach , Can’t stop saying good about this . You definitely need to do this if you are in medical school wherever in the world .

I was on my last attempt to take me NBME and with the help of Dr. Naik, I passed with flying colors :)

Overall phenomenal course! It feels like a 6 week bootcamp that's phenomenal for anyone who's wanting the fastest possible review of everything that medical school SHOULD have taught! (Kaplan and Becker courses are a joke!) He only teaches you what you need to know for the exam, PERIOD. I swear after taking this course my friends and I felt like medical school didn't teach us anything!! Dr. Naik (the teacher of this course) puts so much effort into clarifying your concepts. He will remember which student was weak in which area. Then he will pause in the middle of lecture and randomly pop quiz you to make sure you never forget the subject you were weak in. I know this may sound like an exaggeration of how good this course is but trust me..it really is that good. We were so frustrated with our medical school because we finally saw how medicine SHOULD be taught. Dr. Naik boosted our knowledge, confidence, test taking speed, everything! I was terrified of taking the comp/CCSE/CBSE exam, but after using Dr. Naik's guidance I swear I walked into and out of the exam thinking the exam was EASY. P.S. I saw some reviews talking about how he may say some offensive things but honestly..the things he says are nowhere near as bad as what i'm hearing online. Also, at first it may seem serious/intimidating but you'll quickly see that he has a hilarious sense of humor and he loves to joke around with students so they enjoy the course and remember the material. He would always make us laugh so we actually enjoyed lecture while actually retaining the material. He really puts his heart and soul into teaching his students and making sure they succeed. When there's a student on their last attempt on comp/Step, he spends so much more of his time making sure they get the extra attention to make sure they succeed.

A lot of students like myself go through the first two years of medical school trying to understand medicine as much as we can but end up trying to memorize as much as we can for the tests. By the time step 2 comes along, all the holes and gaps in our knowledge show. I was in pretty dire straights when I came to Dr. Naik for help and with his means of helping you understand the medicine, I was able to achieve my goals and am now an intern in family medicine. This class isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a wake up call. It’s rigorous. It tests you. You have to want it. But if you put your all in, Dr. Naik will meet you there and help you achieve your goals.

This course was axactly what I needed to succeed on my USMLE step 2 exam. I learnt some very important test taking strategies and saw greater than 25point increase on my score. Highly recommend!