The course discussions are a place for doctors and medical students to learn from each other. These rules keep them useful, safe and respectful.
1. Who can read and post
- You can read the discussions of every course you can open.
- You can post if you have at least one active paid course, in the courses you can open.
- Discussions of a paid course stay inside that course: only people who can open it see them.
2. Patient privacy comes first
- Never post anything that could identify a patient: names, photos, file numbers, dates of birth, addresses, or a combination of details that points to one person.
- If you discuss a real case, change or remove the details first. When in doubt, leave it out.
- Posts that break patient privacy are hidden immediately and may lead to a ban.
3. Medical accuracy
- Discussions are for learning, not for treating real patients. Nothing posted here is medical advice.
- Back up medical claims with a source: a lesson, a question explanation, a guideline or a textbook.
- The course content written by our teaching team is the reference. If you think something in it is wrong, report it or tell us, and we will review it.
4. Be respectful
- Disagree with ideas, not people. No insults, mocking, harassment, threats or discrimination of any kind.
- Everyone was a beginner once. Answer basic questions kindly.
5. Protect the content and the exams
- Don't copy, paste or share paid course content, videos or PDFs outside the course.
- Don't share real exam questions that you were asked to keep confidential.
- No piracy links, no shared accounts.
6. No spam or advertising
- No ads, sales, referral links or promotion of other courses or services.
- Stay on topic: each course's board is for that course.
- You can post up to 20 times a day.
7. How posts work
- Posts are plain text. Line breaks are kept; links are shown but are not clickable.
- A new account's first 3 posts wait for a moderator's approval. After that, posts appear immediately.
- You can edit your post for 15 minutes after posting and delete it at any time. Deleted posts disappear for everyone, but moderators keep a record.
8. Reports and moderation
- If a post breaks these rules, use Report under it and tell us why. Reports go only to the moderators.
- Moderators can hide posts, pin or lock threads, and stop a user from posting for a period or permanently. A user who is stopped from posting can still read and use their courses.
- Serious or repeated breaks of these rules may also lead to action under the Terms.
9. Changes
We may update these rules. The date at the top shows the latest version.