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“I absolutely loved this site...I really wish I knew about it before starting 2nd year. It would’ve been amazing to use it while studying for courses...Gunner Training is just perfect.” read more »

“I absolutely loved this site, I didn’t get far into the program because of time constraints, but I really wish I knew about it before starting 2nd year. It would’ve been amazing to use it while studying for courses. I used to study with RecallPlus and Anki during the course but found it so time consuming to make the cards, so you can say Gunner Training is just perfect. So the only real recommendation I have is to make a marketing push for course study in addition to exam prepration.” « less

~ A.H., 2nd year medical student

“I’ll definitely let the 2nd years in my school know about your program. I’ve already recommended the program to the Dean of Student Affairs at my school.”

~ J.W., 2nd year medical student

“Thanks a lot for your extremely prompt response. I just started GT last night to start reviewing 1st year stuff and I’ve been impressed so far. I look forward to using it more over the next year.”

~ S.J., member since July 2009

“The new navigation system makes using the flashcards much more manageable, thanks for the improvement!”

~ P.V., member since April 2009

“Overall, I think that the program is very high-yield and useful, and I would recommend it to others, and I plan on using it to continue studying for my boards. Thanks!”

~ C.A., member since March 2009

Just wanted to say thanks for this program. I’ve been doing USMLERx questions, and for the last few weeks I’ve been averaging ~70-80% on random blocks of 48 questions. This is absolutely because of GunnerTraining, and I haven’t even started dedicated Step 1 studying yet (I won’t until May). Just keeping up with GT and class has been good enough, apparently.

~ S.D., member since June 2009

“I’ve been using it since the beginning of June and I really, really like it. I’ve gone through anatomy and physiology for respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, and am starting GI and it’s surprising how much I’ve learned in such a short time span with what feels like not a lot of effort…” read more »

“I’ve been using it [Gunner Training] since the beginning of June and I really, really like it. I’ve gone through anatomy and physiology for respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, and am starting GI and it’s surprising how much I’ve learned in such a short time span with what feels like not a lot of effort. I’ve maybe spent 30 minutes to an hour every other day (sometimes every 2nd or 3rd day) on it and it’s gone quickly. I’ve been tracking my progress with the analytics it provides and after 2 weeks of studying and a few repetitions my recall has gone up significantly (the amount of 5’s has increased by almost 20%—this meaning that when I do my scheduled review questions, the number of answers that I get right without having to think about the question is increasing). I also reported an error and was replied with an e-mail that explained the underlying physiology of what I reported and received said e-mail within 24 hours of making the report. The user interface is great and works on a Mac or PC (I’ve tried it on both). It’s convenient to have it as a web-based program because I can sign in anywhere, and I understand it can be used on the iPhone. As well, it’s a pretty cheap program. I’ll pay a grand total of $160 to use it over the next year, not bad considering the cost of some other question banks. It also comes with 2000 USMLE style questions and I think the FRED v2 interface has been reproduced for it. I really think this software is advantageous to someone who begins using it a few months out rather than cramming, the multiple repetitions are so useful for pounding this stuff into your head (at least that’s how I learn, I have to see it over and over and over).” « less

~ SDN (Student Doctor Network) user “AggieSean”

“I bought it and it seems worth it. I’m still in 1st year and I’m using it to review first semester material. The goal is to have GT memorized before I start my “real” step1 studying in 2nd year…GT is essentially the same learning style as I’ve already been using for long term retention…” read more »

“I bought it and it seems worth it. I’m still in 1st year and I’m using it to review first semester material. The goal is to have GT memorized before I start my “real” step1 studying in 2nd year. I’ve been using it 1 hr/day for the last 2 weeks. GT is essentially the same learning style as I’ve already been using for long term retention. I’ve been putting all of the clinical correlates from biochemistry into mnemosyne (open source flashcard program) for the last few months and have a pretty solid retention of that material so when I read this thread about GT I decided to give it a go. It looks like GT uses the exact same system (http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/principles.php). The only thing that I hope GT offers in the future is the ability to share annotations with other users.” « less

~ SDN (Student Doctor Network) user “physicsjunkie”

“…I am an entering M2, so my USMLE isn’t for another year, but I didn’t want to forget Biochem and such so I figured the spaced learning would help. So far, the flashcards are good and the questions really target what you don’t know…Excellent customer support so far and the product does seem to be working.” read more »

“So I’ve been using this resource for a couple of days. I must say that I am an entering M2, so my USMLE isn’t for another year, but I didn’t want to forget Biochem and such so I figured the spaced learning would help. So far, the flashcards are good and the questions really target what you don’t know. I just wish there was more subject based stuff for students in my position, because systems based is really great, only if you have seen ALL the material relevant to an organ, which I have not done. Excellent customer support so far and the product does seem to be working.” « less

~ SDN (Student Doctor Network) user “mikkey”

“I’m a fan…On my exam, there were questions that I actually thought, “I know that flashcard exactly.” This is, however, after I had continuously gotten the nit picky factoid wrong on several occasions at Gunner Training…I too am keeping my subscription—it’s $10 a month and I can be ready to confidently answer questions in front of patients…” read more »

“I’m a fan. FA was great and it followed that quite a bit, as previously discussed. On my exam, there were questions that I actually thought, “I know that flashcard exactly.” This is, however, after I had continuously gotten the nit picky factoid wrong on several occasions at Gunner Training. I didn’t get through the 770 flashcards, but the ones I did get to I’m glad I did. I too am keeping my subscription—it’s $10 a month and I can be ready to confidently answer questions in front of patients. It’s humbling when you go though those public displays of stupidity.” « less

~ SDN (Student Doctor Network) user “Caboose”