Best Free Medical Education Resources in 2026
Medical education shouldn't require a second mortgage. While platforms like Amboss and Osmosis offer excellent content, they come with hefty subscription fees. Fortunately, 2026 has more free, high-quality resources than ever before. Here's our curated guide.
Open-Source Medical Tools
The open-source movement has reached medical education. EnterMedSchool.org provides a suite of free tools including:
- Flashcard Maker — Create, customize, and export medical flashcards
- MCQ Generator — Build multiple-choice question banks for exam prep
- Illustration Maker — Design scientific figures and medical diagrams (a free alternative to BioRender)
- LaTeX Editor — Write medical documents, papers, and notes with formula support
Free Medical Textbooks
Open Educational Resources (OER) textbooks have improved dramatically in quality. Look for:
- OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology — peer-reviewed, free download
- EnterMedSchool's open-source textbooks covering biochemistry and clinical topics
- Pathoma (free chapters available for pathology)
Medical Glossaries & Terminology
Building a strong medical vocabulary is essential from day one. Our medical glossary contains 450+ terms with definitions, mnemonics, clinical cases, and study aids — all free and searchable.
Video Resources
YouTube remains a goldmine for medical education. Channels worth following include Ninja Nerd, Osmosis (free tier), and Armando Hasudungan for illustrated pathology. For anatomy, Acland's Video Atlas is available through many university libraries.
Question Banks
Practice questions are essential for exam preparation. Free options include UWorld's free trial, Amboss's limited free access, and open-source question banks like those available on EnterMedSchool.
Interactive Visual Lessons
Visual learning is particularly effective for understanding pathology, pharmacology, and anatomy. EnterMedSchool's visual lessons provide layered, narrated walkthroughs of conditions like achalasia, IBD comparisons, vancomycin pharmacology, and anemia.
The Bottom Line
You don't need expensive subscriptions to get a world-class medical education. Combine free tools, open-source resources, and active learning strategies to build an effective study system that costs nothing.