To gain access to both products, register for each product. You’ll then have access to both products on one First Aid Forward account.
Enter your institutional email. You must use this email address because it grants you access.
Enter your personal information (the site will skip this step if you already have a McGraw Hill Account, which includes First Aid Forward, Boards & Beyond, Access Medical, and more).
Choose your account creation or sign-in method:
Receive Temporary Access Link: You will receive an email with a link to sign in.
Enter Password Manually: Enter Password Manually: If you have a McGraw Hill Account, enter that password. A McGraw Hill Account includes First Aid Forward, Access Medical, Boards & Beyond, and more). If you are creating an account, set your password.
Acknowledge the terms and conditions.
Check your email; click on the link you receive to sign in:
If you selected Temporary Access Link as your sign-in method, click the link to be verified and sign in. The link is temporary—it is one-time use and must be used within 24 hours.
If you selected Enter Password Manually as your sign-in method, you will receive a link to verify your email. Click the link to be verified and sign in. The verification link is only necessary the first time you sign in and when reverifying your account every 180 days; most of the time, you’ll be able to just enter your password and sign in.
You now have 180 days of access to First Aid Forward.
After 180 days, just sign in again from the Step 1 link or the Step 2 link and you’ll get an email to reverify your account for another 180 days.
If you want to reverify access to both products, sign in from each link once every 180 days.
If you registered for both products, switch between them using the dropdown (show me).
Troubleshooting
Password trouble? First Aid Forward is part of your McGraw Hill Account, along with Access Medical, Boards & Beyond, and more. Resetting the password for one site will reset it for the other(s).
Lost access to Step 1 or Step 2? You just need to reverify your account! Sign in from the Step 1 link or the Step 2 link to initiate the reverification process. This step is necessary every 180 days.
Have a question? Explore the First Aid Forward FAQs.
If you have a Boards & Beyond account with the same email address, your accounts have been linked and you can navigate seamlessly between the content you have access to across both sites.
Sign into Boards & Beyond. Click on a link to content on First Aid Forward. A preview window will open. Click on a link next to Continue to First Aid Forward to be taken to the full-text content on First Aid Forward:
2. Sign in by using an email address and password
Go to the sign in page for Step 1 or Step 2 (if you have access to both, you will be able to toggle between the two after you sign in)
Enter your email address
Select the Sign-In Method Enter Password Manually
Enter your password
This will be the same as your Boards & Beyond password if you have a Boards & Beyond account with the same email address as your First Aid Forward account
If you forgot or never set a password, click Reset or Create Password
3. Sign in with a temporary access link
Go to the sign in page for Step 1 or Step 2 (if you have access to both, you will be able to toggle between the two after you sign in)
Enter your email address
Select the Sign-In Method Receive Temporary Access Link and click Continue
You'll receive an email with your temporary access link
