The Pre-Med Head Start
MCAT orientation plus the science and study systems it rewards.
Free to watch. Starting adds a personal copy to My Learning with progress tracking and a curated-path certificate on completion.
About this path
Start the pre-med climb properly: an MCAT briefing so you understand the test you're training for, anatomy and physiology from crash course to systems-level masterclass, the study strategies med students swear by, memory-palace technique for the brute memorization ahead, and the learning research behind why testing beats rereading. Drawn from six courses.
What you'll learn
- Understand the MCAT's structure and build a preparation plan
- Cover core anatomy and physiology systematically
- Go deeper on respiratory, endocrine, gut, renal, and immune physiology
- Study with evidence-backed, med-school-tested technique
- Use memory palaces for high-volume memorization
The path, module by module
Each step is lifted from a full course in our catalog, and where a course repeats itself we keep only the lessons that earn their place.
Module 1 · from MCAT Foundations
MCAT Orientation
The MCAT's architecture and the free official practice arsenal, written as a briefing rather than eight one-minute promos for the same course.
2 lessons · 4m
The MCAT's Architecture · Your Official (Free) Practice Arsenal and Study Framework
Module 2 · from Anatomy & Physiology: The Complete Crash Course
Tissues and the Integumentary System
Crash Course A&P from the start. The vocabulary and systems view the MCAT assumes.
8 lessons · 1h 14m
Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology Preview · Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology: Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology #1 · Tissues, Part 1: Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology #2
Module 3 · from Human Physiology Masterclass: Lungs, Hormones, Gut, Kidneys & Immunity
Respiratory Physiology - Part 1
Respiratory physiology at depth, as a sample of the level MCAT passages work at.
8 lessons · 3h 42m
Respiratory | Half Head Anatomy · Respiratory | Mechanics of Breathing: Pressure Changes | Part 1 · Respiratory | Mechanics of Breathing: Inspiration | Part 2
Module 4 · from Study Strategies from Med School Insiders
How People Who Got In Actually Study
How people who got in actually study. Volume is not the answer, and this explains what is.
8 lessons · 1h 17m
Study LESS, Study SMART – What I Wish I Knew in College · How to STUDY When You DON'T FEEL LIKE IT! · POMODORO TECHNIQUE - My Favorite Tool to Improve Studying and Productivity
Module 5 · from Memory Palaces as Learning Tools
A Memory Palace for Science
Build a palace, then watch it applied to terminology and a real anatomy topic.
5 lessons · 33m · hand-picked from 6
Getting Started with Memory Techniques #1: What is a Memory Palace? · Getting Started with Memory Techniques #2: Creating a Memory Palace · Getting Started with Memory Techniques #3: Encoding Information
Module 6 · from How Learning Works: The Science Behind Getting Better
Why Testing Beats Rereading
The testing effect, desirable difficulties, and interleaving. Three lessons that change how you use every practice question.
3 lessons · 27m · hand-picked from 8
Tests Are Magic | The Testing Effect · Desirable Difficulties - How Learning Works · Secrets of Interleaved Practice | How Learning Works