Sahil graduated Summa Cum Laude from Columbia University in New York City with a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering. He was accepted to three of the top ten medical schools in the country and chose to attend the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He trained in medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and has since moved onto train at a residency program in radiology. He served as an interviewer for both undergraduate and medical school admissions committees. He also was a top rated MCAT instructor at Examkrackers for three years in the Northeast Region. Sahil also serves as the Senior Editor on USMLERx QMax, an online question bank for medical licensing exams. He has been involved in admissions consulting for years, helping students get into both college and medical school.

Interests: General Advising, BS/MD Admissions, Interview Preparation
sahil@medschoolcoach.com

Sam graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame majoring in Spanish Languages and Literature and Pre-Professional Studies, and while an undergraduate was a Spanish and Calculus tutor as well as teacher for the Kaplan MCAT program. Sam continued his education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, where he graduated in 2009. While in medical school, he served as an interviewer for the medical school’s applicants. He is currently a junior editor for USMLERx Qmax for Steps 1 and 2, an online question bank for medical licensing exams. He is now completing his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Interests: Interview Preparation, Essay Editing, Residency Consulting
sam@medschoolcoach.com

Amy graduated from Brown University with a Bachelors of Science in Biology. She went on attend Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She has extensive experience in advising as well as teaching and tutoring across various subjects including dance, financial accounting, and chemistry. She has served as a contributing author to both the USMLERx online question bank and the First Aid USMLE Step 2 CS book. She is now completing her residency at Harvard.

Interests: Interview Preparation, MMI Interview Preparation, Essay Editing
amy@medschoolcoach.com

Kachiu aspired to become a physician from a young age and was accepted into three combined undergraduate-medical school programs out of high school. She chose to attend Northwestern University’s Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME), eventually graduating Summa Cum Laude in Molecular Biology. She went on to attend Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, serving on the interview committee for future HPME candidates. She also serves as a junior editor for USMLERx and the print version of First Aid USMLE Step 2 CS. She is currently a dermatology resident at Brown University.

Interests: BS/MD admissions consulting, Essay Editing
klee@medschoolcoach.com

Raj graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering. After college, he pursued a post-baccalaureate program and obtained a Masters in Biosciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to attend the University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey, where he was an interviewer for the admissions committee. At Columbia, Raj was intricately involved in the admissions committee, serving as a voting member for four years. He has extensive alumni interview experience as well for Columbia. He is now a resident in internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Interests: Post-bacc program advising, Interview Preparation
rajs@medschoolcoach.com

Patrick spent the first two years of his higher education at a community college. From there he went to the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he studied philosophy and theology, completing a B.A. Summa Cum Laude. He then pursued a post-baccalaureate premedical program while simultaneously completing an M.A. in philosophy at Cleveland State University. He obtained his M.D. at the University of Toledo College of Medicine where he was elected to AOA. He has a strong interest in helping non-traditional students, especially those who come to medicine from a humanities background. An avid writer, he has been a lecturer in philosophy and was previously an Edmund D. Pellegrino Fellow at the Georgetown University Center for Clinical Bioethics. He has two children and is currently a resident in obstetrics and gynecology at Wright State University/Wright Patterson Air Force Base. While in medical school, Patrick served in the United States Air Force’s Health Professions Service Program.

Interests: Non-traditional applicant advising, Essay Editing, Interview Preparation
patrick@medschoolcoach.com

Michelle has always known she wanted to be a doctor. In high school, she applied, interviewed at, and was accepted into over fifteen combined BA/MD programs. She ultimately chose to attend Northwestern University’s Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME) and double majored in Psychology and Biological Sciences, with a minor in Writing. She then attended Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where she was also involved in interviewing high school candidates for HPME. Michelle has been a Faculty Advisor for the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, where she mentored outstanding high school students who were interested in pursuing medicine. Michelle is now a psychiatry resident in California and is currently on the admissions committee for her residency program.

Interests: BS/MD Admissions Advising, Interview Preparation, Essay Editing
wu@medschoolcoach.com

Elie graduated cum laude with departmental high honors in field from Harvard University in 2007 with an A.B. degree in Biochemical Sciences with a concentration in Biological Engineering. He then went on to receive his M.D. degree from Yale University in 2011, where he was awarded the Perkins Prize for receiving the highest score on the USMLE Step 1. Elie is currently completing his internship in internal medicine and residency in diagnostic and interventional radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Elie has formerly served as an alumni interviewer for the Harvard College Admissions Committee, and he has several years’ experience with college, medical school, and residency admissions consulting. He also has several years’ experience with private tutoring for the MCAT and USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3. Elie is featured in a chapter of the book Honors Medical Students: Becoming America’s Best and Brightest.

Interests: General Advising, Essay Editing, Interview Preparation, USMLE Tutoring
elie@medschoolcoach.com

Mike graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brigham Young University with a Bachelors of Science in Neuroscience and a minor in Business Management. He was accepted to both California and Texas medical schools as a non-resident and chose to attend UCLA. He is currently a resident in psychiatry. Mike served as a full member of the UCLA admissions committee and handled many applications marked as “disadvantaged.” He enjoys editing applications and personal statements and worked as a writing tutor in college. His recent article, “How I Scored a 257 on USMLE Step 1,” was featured on KevinMD.com as well as various other blogs. Mike also runs his own website, www.medical-school-insider.com, which is dedicated to helping premed students get into medical school and succeed once there.

Interests: Essay Editing, Application Editing, Advising for California and Texas Applicants
frazier@medschoolcoach.com

Ben graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science with departmental honors in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. As an undergraduate he completed three years of bench research and volunteered at a free clinic for uninsured and economically disadvantaged patients. After taking a year off to complete his research (and fit in some travel), he was accepted to four top-ten medical schools and chose to attend Stanford University, where he was awarded a medical scholars research grant and served on curriculum advisory committees. He is now completing his residency in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat surgery) at the NYU School of Medicine, where he continues to be involved with curriculum planning and residency admissions.

Interests: General Advising, Personal Statement Editing, Interview Preparation, Gap Year Planning
brafii@medschoolcoach.com

Seema graduated from the University of Michigan where she majored in Cellular & Molecular Biology. At Michigan, she was a researcher at the Chapman Lab, receiving numerous accolades for her work. She went onto attend the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. There, she was chosen as the 2007 AAAAI Summer Clinical Research Fellowship Medical Student Grant recipient. After Pritzker, Seema went on to match at New York University for otolaryngology (ear nose and throat surgery), one of the most competitive specialties in all of medicine, where she is currently a surgical resident.

Interests: Interview Preparation, Essay Editing
seema@medschoolcoach.com

Davietta graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of Science in Biology and English. She worked as a peer writing tutor at the Sweetland Writing Center during her time there. After college, she chose to attend Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and pursue a dual MD/MPH (Masters in Public Health) degree. She worked for two years with the Office of Diversity to increase minority recruitment at Northwestern. She recently spent a year pursuing public health research in NYC and is now back to Northwestern to finish her MD/MPH

Interests: Minority Admissions Advising, Essay Editing, General Advising
davietta@medschoolcoach.com