Terms of Service
By creating an account or subscribing to USMLE Pulse, you agree to these terms.
1. What we provide
USMLE Pulse offers a structured Step 1 study plan, optional mentorship, and study notes. Materials are for your personal exam preparation and may not be resold, shared, or redistributed.
2. Accounts
You're responsible for keeping your login secure and for the activity on your account. Provide accurate information, including a working email address, so we can support you and confirm payments. You must be at least 16 to have an account; we ask for your date of birth once, when you sign up, to check this. If you entered it wrongly, contact us and we will correct it. You can delete your account at any time from Profile → Security; the privacy policy explains exactly what that removes and what is kept.
3. Payments & access
Subscriptions are billed for the duration you choose (1, 6 or 12 months). Access is granted once payment is confirmed. Prices are shown in EGP for accounts in Egypt and USD elsewhere; card payments are processed in EGP.
Buying inside the iPhone or iPad app. Purchases made in the app are sold and billed by Apple, to your Apple Account, in the price Apple shows you. An in-app subscription renews automatically for the same period unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. When the App Store shows a sale or introductory price, that price applies to the first period only, and later renewals are at the regular price. Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription.
4. Refunds
All purchases are final and non-refundable. Our products give immediate access to digital study material, so we do not offer refunds once a purchase is completed. Every new account can use the first three modules of the plan free, with no card and no time limit, please use them to decide before you buy. If you were charged in error, charged twice, or never received access, contact us and we'll make it right. See the refund policy for full details.
5. Acceptable use
Don't misuse the platform, attempt to access other users' data, or share paid content. We may suspend accounts that break these rules.
6. Messaging system & Find a Study Partner disclaimer
The messaging system and the "Find a Study Partner" feature are provided solely to help users communicate with one another. You are solely responsible for your own interactions, conversations, and any information you choose to share through them.
USMLE Pulse does not verify the identity, qualifications, intentions, or the accuracy of any information provided by other users. Please exercise caution when communicating with others, and never share sensitive personal, financial, or confidential information. Any meeting or interaction that takes place outside the platform is entirely at your own risk.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, USMLE Pulse is not responsible or liable for any misuse, harassment, fraud, scams, inappropriate behaviour, disputes, damages, losses, or any other consequences arising from your use of the messaging system or the "Find a Study Partner" feature.
We encourage you to report any abusive or suspicious behaviour using the in-app report tools. To keep the platform safe, USMLE Pulse may monitor, review, or remove content, and may suspend or permanently ban accounts that violate these Terms or our Community Guidelines, always in a manner consistent with applicable privacy laws.
By using these features, you acknowledge and accept these risks and agree that you use them at your own discretion and responsibility.
7. Trademarks
USMLE® is a joint program of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). NBME® is a registered trademark of the NBME. USMLE Pulse is an independent study service and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by the FSMB or the NBME. The names are used only to describe the exam our material prepares you for.
8. Changes
We may update these terms or the service over time. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised terms.
Medical Disclaimer
USMLE Pulse is exam-preparation material. It is not medical advice, and it is not a clinical reference.
Our study plans, Pulse Notes, question bank and chapter indexes exist to help you pass a licensing examination. They are written for that purpose and no other. Examination material is simplified, weighted towards what is commonly tested, and can lag behind current practice, all of which is appropriate for revision and inappropriate for treating anyone.
Do not use this material to make clinical decisions
Nothing on USMLE Pulse is a substitute for your own clinical judgement, your institution's protocols, current guidelines, a drug's own prescribing information, or the supervision of a qualified clinician. Do not use it to diagnose, to select or dose a medicine, or to guide the care of any real patient.
We do not verify medical accuracy for clinical use
We check our material against examination sources, not against clinical practice. We do not warrant that any statement here is accurate, complete or current for any clinical purpose, and we accept no liability for any decision taken in reliance on it.
If you think something is wrong
Tell us. Use the Feedback page or Contact, a person reads both, and corrections to study material are one of the reasons that page exists.
This is not medical care
USMLE Pulse does not provide medical care and no relationship of clinician and patient is created by using it. If you have a medical concern about yourself or anyone else, speak to a qualified clinician. In an emergency, contact your local emergency services.
Privacy Policy
The privacy policy now has a page of its own. It covers what we collect, every company that receives any of it, how long we keep it, and how to get a copy or have it all deleted.