In 2017, a Reddit user called ‘Zanki’ decided to help his fellow medical students out by creating what is known as the ‘Zanki deck,’ a useful tool to help med students pass their med school exams. These decks come with multiple additional features such as the ability to create cards quickly, copy and paste information and images onto the cards, tag and categorize them, and share them with others.What is Zanki? And how to use Zanki to ace the USMLE? Let’s take a deep dive into all things Zanki.Zanki made our list of the Best Anki Decks for USMLE Step 1What is Zanki?In short, Zanki is a popular pre-made flashcard deck for studying for Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE). The content is crowdsourced from the online medical school and medical student community.The idea of flashcards in general works on the principle of ‘spaced repetition,’ which is a method where, if you need to remember multiple facts with immediate recall, you increase exposure to that i...
