Bootcamp | Anking

You need both.

Let’s be real: Medical school is a firehose of information. Between in-house lectures, NBME shelf exams, and prepping for Step 1/2, it feels impossible to keep up. You’ve probably heard the hype about Bootcamp and the legendary AnKing deck. But should you use one or the other?

Here is why the workflow is currently the most efficient, high-yield study system for the modern med student. The Problem with Traditional Studying Reading textbooks is passive. Watching random YouTube videos is disorganized. Making your own flashcards takes 10 hours you don’t have. The old way leads to burnout and "I studied 12 hours but failed the NBME" energy. Meet the Power Couple What is Bootcamp? Think of Bootcamp as the Netflix of Med Ed. It is a video-based learning platform (similar to Boards & Beyond but with better visuals and a more intuitive interface). Their videos are short, tagged to specific learning objectives, and come with high-yield practice questions.

Spaced repetition. You see a card right before you forget it. The AnKing deck tags every card by specific video sources (Boards, Pathoma, Sketchy, and now Bootcamp ). The "Tagged" Revolution: Why it Works Historically, the AnKing deck was organized around Boards & Beyond . If you watched a B&B video, you unsuspended the cards for that video. Easy.

But now? The AnKing team has fully integrated .

Pro tip: Do not try to "finish" the whole deck. Only unsuspend the cards for the Bootcamp video you just finished. Trust the system. If you use Bootcamp alone, you’ll understand the material but forget it in two weeks. If you use AnKing alone, you’ll memorize facts without context and burn out. If you use Bootcamp + AnKing , you get context, understanding, and permanent long-term memory.

Stop grinding. Start working smart. Go watch a Bootcamp video right now, unsuspend the AnKing tags, and watch your NBME scores climb.

The diagrams actually make sense, the cardiology section visualizes blood flow like never before, and the bite-sized chunks prevent "zoom fatigue." What is the AnKing Deck? If you don't know, AnKing is the ultimate overhaul of the Zanki deck for Anki . It is a massive, pre-made flashcard library covering every single fact you need for Step 1 and Step 2. It uses image occlusion, first aid screenshots, and tags for every resource.