Is the podcast really free?
Yes. All 202 episodes are free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube — and right here on the site. Forever. No paywall, no ads, no account required.
What do I get when I subscribe?
Everything beyond the podcast, in one bundle: all 166 companion textbook chapters, the 2,020-question Q-bank, 11,682 spaced-repetition flashcards, 202 AI-graded Oral Board cases, and the Explain It oral-dictation trainer. There's no separate textbook-only or Q-bank-only tier — the integrated system is the whole product.
What does it cost?
One subscription: $199 a year, or $450 for three years (about $150/year — built for PGY-1 through PGY-3, while the annual plan suits PGY-4). Both renew automatically and you can cancel anytime.
Can I try it before I pay?
Yes. The first chapter (MSK-01) is fully unlocked for free — the chapter, its flashcards, its Q-bank questions, and its oral cases. You can run the entire system end-to-end on one topic before deciding.
How does the episode ↔ chapter ↔ Q-bank mapping work?
Every chapter has its own set of linked board-style questions, and every episode is the audio for that chapter (longer chapters split into Part 1 and Part 2, each its own episode). Start an episode and the Companion panel surfaces both the chapter and its Q-bank — one tap to read, one tap to drill.
What's in the Practice hub?
Four study engines in one place: Drill builds a custom Q-bank block filtered by series, blueprint weight, or difficulty; Recall is your flashcard decks; Explain is spoken-answer dictation with AI feedback; and Examine is full oral-board cases. Reach all four from the Practice tab.
How do the flashcards work?
11,682 cards — high-yield facts, active-recall prompts, board traps, and mnemonics — scheduled by the FSRS spaced-repetition algorithm with the familiar Again / Hard / Good / Easy grading, a daily due queue, and per-card stats. Your schedule syncs across every device, and you can drop into any chapter's deck straight from its episode.
What are the Oral Boards?
Full ABPMR-style cases scored across the five oral-exam domains — data acquisition, problem solving, patient management, systems-based practice, and communication — each with a mid-case complication and the board traps that catch candidates. 202 cases, graded by AI against the domain rubric.
What is Explain It?
It's the learning you get from being pimped on rounds — without the stress or the judgment. You pick a concept and explain it out loud in your own words; an AI compares what you said against the chapter's hidden model answer, scores how completely you covered it, and gives you specific, encouraging pointers on what to firm up (plus phonetic fixes on any terms you fumbled). Private, repeatable, and the spoken-fluency rep a written Q-bank can't give you.
Are there slideshows or visual study decks?
Yes. Every chapter comes with a Study-mode slide deck — 202 in all — laid out as bulleted slides with all of that chapter's diagrams and figures pulled in. A fast way to review a topic visually or refresh right before a test, included with your subscription.
Does my progress sync across devices?
Yes. One login carries your flashcard schedule, answered questions, and chapter progress across phone, tablet, and laptop. The podcast itself needs no account at all.
What happens if I cancel?
Your subscription stays active through the period you've already paid for. After that, the paid sections lock back behind the paywall — but every question you've answered, every block you've built, every card you've scheduled, and every chapter you've read stays saved. Re-subscribe anytime, months or years later, and pick up exactly where you left off.
I have an activation code — where does it go?
Open your account page and enter it under “Have an activation code?” Codes are single-use and unlock a full year — handy for co-residents, program purchases, and conference giveaways.
Will this cover everything on the exam?
We design every chapter to cover the major board-tested content for its topic in depth, audited against multiple sources (DeLisa, Cuccurullo, society guidelines, primary literature). Boards evolve and any single question can probe a corner of the field, so no resource can guarantee every item — our aim is a thorough foundation across every domain on the ABPMR Part I content outline.
What if I spot an error or want something added?
Use the Feedback button — the pill in the bottom-right corner of every page, plus a Report issue link on each study tool. Pick a category (podcast, chapter, question, bug, or suggestion), tell us what you saw, and it auto-captures the page and episode so we can track it down. Reflex is a living resource: we read every submission and ship fixes and additions on a rolling basis, guided directly by resident feedback. Two honest caveats — a reported error has to actually be an error (we verify it against our sources before changing anything), and a request has to be reasonable and in scope. When it's right and it makes the resource better, we build it.
Is this aligned to the official ABPMR blueprint?
Yes. The 202 episodes (166 chapters) are sequenced to the full ABPMR Part I content outline — MSK, Neuro, EDX, Medical Rehab, and Foundational Rehab Concepts — weighted to match the current exam outline.