Medical students in an American medical school lecture hall
A not-for-profit initiative by MyUCAT

Evidence-based USMLE preparation for ambitious medical students worldwide.


Free, peer-led teaching from first principles, delivered by an Oxbridge-trained mentoring team with deep expertise in preclinical sciences and the USMLE pathway. Built for International Medical Graduates and ambitious medical students from every corner of the globe.

The Headline Programme

USMLE Step 1: A 365-Day Teaching Series


A free, near-daily 1-hour live teaching series spanning a full year. Beginning 1 July 2026 with the first Step 1 session, running through to mid-2027.

Peer-led. First-principles. Evidence-based. Built by educators with deep, recent understanding of the USMLE journey.

Explore the series
365
Days of live teaching
1 hr
Daily peer-led session
5
Curricular phases
Free
Open to medical students globally
Our Approach

Scientific. First-principles. Evidence-based.


We don't teach mnemonics first and reasoning later. We start with mechanism: biochemistry, physiology, pathology, and let clinical pattern-recognition emerge naturally. It's the way Oxford and Cambridge teach medicine, applied rigorously to the USMLE.

First Principles

Mechanism before memorisation. Understand the why, and the what becomes obvious.

Evidence-Based

Spaced repetition, retrieval practice, interleaving: the cognitive science of learning, applied.

Clinically Grounded

Educators with deep understanding of preclinical sciences and the realities of the USMLE pathway, drawn from Oxford, Cambridge and leading UK medical schools.

Our Team

Mentors who understand the journey.


Our teaching team is drawn from Oxford, Cambridge and leading UK medical schools: experienced clinicians and senior students with deep understanding of the USMLE pathway and preclinical sciences. They teach because they know what works, what wastes time, and how isolating the journey to US medicine can feel for any aspiring international doctor.

About MyUSMLE
Medical students reviewing anatomy materials with a mentor in an American medical school