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ClinicalKey® Student

Fuel your study for USMLE®. Power through exam preparation confidently with Elsevier.

ClinicalKey Student. Fuel your learning.

Powerful content. Trusted knowledge.

From the people that brought you the most trusted medical textbooks including Netter, Guyton & Hall & Robbins. Renowned editors with USMLE® experience, provide high-yield questions with clear explanations of correct and incorrect answers.

High yield. Higher performance.

Our AI engine and deep learning technologies ensure a focus on high yield topics closely mapped to USMLE® content.

Take control. Boost your confidence.

Choose a USMLE-like simulation, or ClinicalKey Student's clean and clear user interface. Track your performance and see your lowest scoring topics. Benchmark against peers.

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Test Creator

Choose between Study, Exam and USMLE® simulated exam modes to create your own quiz in seconds from a question bank of over 4500 high-yield USMLE® questions.

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Answer Explainers

Get instant feedback and recommendations on what concepts to review next and turn your limited study time into high-yield learning from both correct and incorrect answer explanations.

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Performance Dashboard

Quickly see your lowest scoring and least confident topics for immediate focus and check exam readiness per topic.


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Discover what is included with ClinicalKey Student. See how you can propel your learning and prepare for USMLE® success with high yield Step 1 and Step 2 questions from medical content experts.


An editorial board with USMLE® foresight.

We're proud to present our multi-disciplined and highly experienced editorial team, who's skill and dedication with content creation helps you power through preparation for your USMLE®.

Raj Dasgupta, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASMRaj Dasgupta, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASM

Raj Dasgupta, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASM

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Raj Dasgupta practices medicine at Keck Medicine of USC's division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and also currently appears on various media platforms and television shows.

Dr. Raj is an active clinical researcher and currently teaches USMLE® Step 1, 2, 3, and Internal Medicine Board Review around the world for the past 15 years. He is a published author and his 1st book in a series is titled "Medicine Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls". His life mission is to educate patients, students and aspiring doctors for better patient care.

Theodore X. O'Connell, MDTheodore X. O'Connell, MD

Theodore X. O'Connell, MD

Dr. O'Connell is the Founding Director of the Family Medicine Residency Training Program at Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano and is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine.

For more than a decade, Dr. O'Connell has served as an Expert Reviewer and Medical Consultant for the Medical Board of California. In this role, Dr. O'Connell has reviewed dozens of cases to help ensure high quality medical care in the State of California.

Dr. O'Connell has authored of over 15 medical textbooks, edited 10 additional textbooks, and has written numerous textbook chapters and articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. He is the author of Crush Step 1 2nd ed, USMLE® Step 2 Secrets 5th ed, USMLE® Step 3 Secrets, Crush Step 2 4th ed, Crush Step 33rd ed.