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Anki-plus-Socrates, one workflow.

The volume is what it is. The retention is what you make it.

med schoolfree tier works

Med school throws impossible volumes at you. Brainback treats every case, every mechanism, every drug as a rep — with spaced recall built in and Socratic reasoning wrapped around it. Efficiency mode drafts everything non-clinical so your Learn mode focus stays on the clinical.

the state of things

What's broken. What changes.

A honest before-and-after — the specific gaps Brainback closes for a student in this stage of the arc.

what's broken
  • Passive Anki review isn't enough — you need reasoning, not recognition.
  • USMLE Step questions demand explanation, not memorization.
  • Clinical rotations reveal recall gaps at the worst possible moment.
what changes on brainback
  • Learn mode trains case-based reasoning. Recall keeps facts warm. Explain-back stops shallow familiarity.
  • Brain score is a leading indicator of Step performance.
  • Efficiency mode handles admin so Learn mode stays clinical.
side by side

One med school, two Wednesdays.

Same problem. Same student. Two very different definitions of 'productive.'

time
without brainback
with brainback
9:12
Problem set opens. Paste into an answer machine.
Problem set opens. Type an attempt — 20 characters minimum, no way around it.
9:14
Solution back. Copy. Paste into the LMS.
One correction, one guiding question. Try again.
9:19
Homework submitted. Move on.
Answer earned. Explain-back in your own words — score 4/5. Concept lands.
the next week
Midterm arrives. Nothing looks familiar.
The tricky bits return in the recall queue — three days out, then a week.
the gap widens quietly for a month — then exam day makes it visible
where you'll spend your time

Subjects tuned for this stage.

Add these as Learn subjects and Brainback treats every problem inside them as academic — everything else goes to Efficiency mode.

STEM
Physiology

How the body compensates — and why it fails.

subject page
STEM
Biochemistry

Every pathway earned, not memorized.

subject page
STEM
Anatomy

Function first. Names second.

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STEM
Chemistry

Balance the equation. In the right order.

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Explain-back caught what my Anki reviews couldn't — that I recognized the mechanism but couldn't teach it.
— David H. — M2, US MD program
in the wild

Stories from med school students.

Pre-med, senior year
The MCAT comeback.

“My first practice MCAT score was a 495. My real MCAT was a 517.”

+22 ptsMCAT lift
Parent of two, ages 12 and 15
The parent who finally got signal without surveillance.

“For the first time, I know my kids are doing the work. And I don't have to read a single word of it.”

0 → 3Weekly parent-kid study conversations
High school AP Chemistry teacher
The teacher who tried it in his own classroom.

“I couldn't ban ChatGPT. So I introduced my class to Brainback. The AP scores told the rest of the story.”

3.4 → 4.3AP score avg

for med school

Ready when you are, med school.

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