Students from med schools across the nation use AMBOSS daily — and love it! Find out why, below

I really appreciate AMBOSS has both a question bank and as a clinical resource. I used AMBOSS nearly daily in first and second year. The clinical information banks were helpful for understanding subjects that were unclear on first pass, often condensing and simplifying complicated subjects or providing very helpful mnemonics, or for reviewing material before tests. I use it almost as much in third year with the clinician mode enabled, so that I have the answers for commonly prescribed medications and appropriate dosing.

Amboss helped me score 99th percentile on my first two shelves of M3 year. I really think it helps you realize gaps in your knowledge more than any other Q Bank. The medical library has also been super helpful for parsing through clinical scenarios at work.

It gives you a competitive edge by emphasizing content that might not be covered in UWorld but certainly is on the shelf. It also was my go-to first resource for concepts that I needed to learn including treatment, diagnostics, and clinical features. It really is a one-stop shop more so than any resource.

I rely on AMBOSS daily for its organized and easily accessible information. It's my go-to resource for refining differentials, especially during clinical rotations, and has become invaluable for quickly finding details on medications. The integration with the ANKI add-on has streamlined my study process, providing instant snapshots of key topics, which helps solidify my learning. The challenging practice questions have enhanced my diagnostic reasoning and exam preparation, making AMBOSS a critical tool both in med school and during hospital shifts.

I found the Q banks more informative to study than UWorld’s, though I’m sure opinions differ among my peers. I love the encyclopedia and use it before Google/UpToDate to build differentials and prep questions to ask. Perhaps my greatest appreciation is for the efforts it takes to explain the etiologies/physiology behind any phenomenon. It so often has that extra bit of information readily available.

Very helpful in both preclinical and clinical years.

There are two parts I use the most:- Question banks: The question banks are particularly useful over alternates like UWorld because of the Anki extension. Anki is a staple of studying for a large number of students, and having keywords in Anki linked to certain question bank questions makes it seamless to integrate the knowledge with the application. Being able to highlight a range of cards, hit Start Qbank Session, and immediately apply concepts is invaluable to my learning.- Articles: Being able to quickly reference a concise article is useful, and it is much more succinct than resources like UpToDate. Also, having the keyword linkage from Anki is another useful point-- it saves a lot of time when reviewing old content because the pop-up when you hover is brief but informative.

Amboss is an easily accessible resource that has great user interface both for phone and computer use which makes it hekpful while studying and for quick reference during clerkships. Additionally, it new function that connect concepts from missed questions with anki allows for integration of multiple learning resources.

AMBOSS has been so instrumental in successfully preparing for my Step 1 and preclinical exams, because it already provides countless articles with high yield information and most importantly, corresponding questions to assess your understanding. I deeply appreciated all of the features (key info, attending tip, images/links to the articles under each answer choice, the ability to share question sets with others, Dr. Tolman's videos, and the overall accessibility of each feature), because it made studying a lot more attainable, as opposed to some of the other question banks (that are missing one or more of these features and are usually a little more clunky/disorganized). Our school includes a LIC curriculum in the first year, and having the AMBOSS app to quickly look up small questions about antibiotics was so beneficial. I'm already using AMBOSS to study for my shelves and Step 2 and can easily envision its role while rotating through different specialties (such as checking my reasoning with some of the algorithm graphics within several of the articles).

I have used AMBOSS throughout M1, M2, and now the first few months of M3. It is hands down the most beneficial resource I have used throughout med school. First, the articles are organized in a way that makes understanding diseases easy. They are able to link Anki to AMBOSS also which makes my learning more efficient and effective. Lastly the Qbank was incredibly helpful for my Step 1 studying, and I have already begun using it to study for clerkships and step 2.

As a student in preclinicals, AMBOSS has been a method of solidifying concepts taught and gaining more understanding. Its literally an online pocket dictionary. It has given me knowledge and mental strength to test my brain to understand the concepts presented in class. Additionally, its not solely memorizing but application which allows me to see if I fully understand and I connect it with my inhouse material for cross reference.

AMBOSS's library allows me to quickly and efficiently look up information at home and especially on their mobile app during rotations that may be foggy. The information provides an appropriate student level learning as well as clinician learning (i.e. when it comes to higher end things such as management, doses of drugs, etc.) which can be paralleled with practice questions from AMBOSS or others. They also provide a nice template for study plans. All of this allows me have a confident resource to do well on exams.

I love the easy access to articles directly from practice questions. I also love all the table and calculators available. The app is really easy to use, and I use it every day while on rotations. It helps me come up with better differentials and treatment plans.

AMBOSS has in-depth articles which further my knowledge and understanding of challenging concepts. I have found the most thorough explanations for concepts that aren’t covered in other mainstream resources. The mcqs are challenging in a way that helps adequately prepare me for Board examinations.

Amboss is a great resource in both my clinical and pre-clinical years. For my clinical years, it helps me begin to outline my plan and make sure that there aren’t other major differentials that I’m missing. It also is really helpful in creating my differential, so that I can cast that broad net to cover all my bases

AMBOSS was a comprehensive launch point for investigating any disease that I encountered in my case-based learning during first year and a helpful clinical tool in my second year.The question bank is highly detailed and gives the ability to be tested over specific conditions unlike other question banks.The flowcharts in the clinical portion were a great and accurate aid in sorting out hospital algorithms.The AMBOSS plug-in to ChatGPT transformed my board prep and allowed me to ask personalized questions without any suspicion of misguided responses.

AMBOSS is an essential tool for the classroom and in the clinic. It is especially helpful for quickly looking up accurate, high yield information related to diseases at a level of detail that you can't find on google. AMBOSS makes studying and brushing up on material so much easier, and the practice questions make for outstanding test prep.

I used this to study for shelf exams and for my STEP exams. The library was incredibly helpful, and when there was a specific topic I wanted to expand in, I would use the Qbank to tailor my question set to this topic. Also sometimes helpful for getting a quick overview in topics while in the hospitals/clinics. I scored well and confident my step 2 score (262) was related to my AMBOSS supplement. I preferred it to Uworld.

Some of my favorite things about AMBOSS: image overlays on classic findings with detailed annotations to explain what you're looking at, the abilities to block out content in tables and figures and quiz yourself on the spot (I find this useful to prepare for rounds even more than just exam prep), Qbank sessions you can customize down to specific diseases or presentations--not just broad USMLE categories--I love using this to review things I've seen in real life or drill topics where I feel like I don't understand the underlying concept.

AMBOSS is a great way to find information on the go. I often had the app with me on rounds, but the strongest feature is the question bank. I used the practice questions throughout all of my medical school coursework. I think a university subscription could maximize student score performance on standardized exams.

1) pre-clinical: the questions are diverse, the diagrams/photos are updated, and the interactive figures after answering a question (ex: toggling labels, x-ray outlines) are so helpful2) clinical: ethics section for Step 2 is 10/10, I LOVE the knowledge component of amboss, it's quick/easy/easily digestible. I only used AMBOSS during my Step 2 Dedicated period.3) I tend to use AMBOSS more than UpToDate these days, it gives me a summary of the clinical picture, differentials, treatments, workup, etc. 4) Very user-friendly, love the mobile app(s)!

To me, Amboss' biggest advantage is how it incorporates multiple important resources into one package at a similar price as other resources that only offer QBank questions. Their QBank is excellent, but I also found I have been using Amboss even more during clinicals for its information section, which feels like a really powerful and well sourced tool for students (similar to a 'student UpToDate'). I think any medical student would benefit from it, whether they are in didactics or clerkship.

The single most useful resource during clerkship year was the AMBOSS knowledge library, which provides quick, condensed, and relevant information for pretty much any topic you might run into on a clerkship or while preparing for an exam. The library when accessed via the smartphone app is the perfect tool to quickly look up any unfamiliar conditions or drugs you may encounter while pre-charting, but it also has more extensive, in-depth knowledge for when you need a bit of help with an assessment & plan or if an attending asks you to present on a topic at rounds. Whether you access it from your phone or from a computer, it's all laid out in a format that's much easier to sift through than, say, UpToDate, and the included graphics, flowcharts, and imagine examples are incredibly helpful too. It is simply the single best digital reference for any clinical student.

AMBOSS was a life saver for both preclinical knowledge and also on clinical rotations! Other than the great question bank which helped me reinforce my learning, being able to quickly search up and review topics/treatment algorithms was priceless during my third year. I fully believe that AMBOSS has been instrumental in me being able to take Step 1 early and pass on my first try and honor all of my clinical rotations so far.

When I get a new topic, AMBOSS is great for accessible and categorized information; I get epidemiology, path, diagnostics, & treatment in an easy-to-use format. In contrast to UpToDate that has focused articles (e.g. article for rate control in Afib with RVR), AMBOSS is great to get the big picture on a disease and then hone my PubMed or UpToDate search if needed. I'm also a big fan of their guideline summaries; for example, when studying asthma guidelines, they clearly compare GINA 2023 vs NAEPP 2020 in a way not found elsewhere.