Meet our team

Dr. Mehta is the founder of MedSchoolCoach and nationally known as one of the premier experts in medical school admissions. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Columbia University in New York City with a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering. He finished his degree with the highest GPA in the Civil Engineering major. 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, where he graduated with research honors.

He then trained in medicine and surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and then was a Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School and resident at BIDMC/HMS. He then completed a Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Academically, he has presented his work at multiple national meetings, including SIR and RSNA, and has been published in multiple peer reviewed journals. He has a clinical interest in interventional radiology treatments for cancer patients, women and emergency situations.

Dr. Mehta is a practicing Interventional Radiologist specializing in minimally invasive endovascular and percutaneous procedures in order to eliminate cancer, pain, stop life threatening bleeding and more.

Sahil has been involved in admissions consulting and tutoring for years. As the founder of MedSchoolCoach, he has a hand in thousands of medical school applications. His experience helping applicants of all types navigate the admissions process is unparalleled.

Dr. Marinelli graduated magna cum laude from California State University, San Marcos with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. While attending school, she worked for a neurosurgeon where she led clinical trials, taught biology as a supplemental instruction leader. Dr. Marinelli was accepted to multiple medical schools and attended the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine where she served on the admissions committee and interviewed many applicants. In medical school, she met her future husband and MedSchoolCoach advisor, Dr. David Flick. After medical school, both Dr. Marinelli and her husband attended family medicine residency in Hawaii where she also served on the residency admissions committee. After her son was born, she decided to step away from clinical medicine and joined the MedSchoolCoach team. Since that time, she has mentored and assisted hundreds of students in the medical school admissions process and brings a wealth of experience serving on both medical school and residency admission committees.

Dr. Marinelli is the Director of Advisors at MedSchoolCoach where she continues to advise applicants but also serves to oversee all of the advising applicants. She is excited to continue to provide guidance to students while spending quality time with her son.

Dr. Flick graduated Magna Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California with a BS in biology where he was heavily involved in high school and university level tutoring. He then moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand where he worked as a high school mathematics teacher at an international baccalaureate school. In the two years prior to starting medical school, he volunteered in seven different countries throughout Asia with international medical aid programs. Dr. Flick attended medical school at UC Irvine after receiving the Army health professions scholarship. He served on the admissions committee for four years including working on the selection committee board. He completed a family medicine residency program in Oahu, HI and served on the residency admissions committee. He is board certified in family medicine and now works as a flight surgeon for the Army.

Dr. Lipsit graduated from Yeshiva University in New York and obtained his medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Following a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at The George Washington University Medical Center as Chief Resident, he pursued a fellowship in Diagnostic Ultrasound at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. He then returned to The George Washington University Hospital to become the Director of Diagnostic Ultrasound. Dr. Lipsit is Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology and for 20 years served as President of Washington Radiology Associates, the largest provider of outpatient medical imaging in the Washington metropolitan area.

Dr. Lipsit has published articles in peer reviewed medical journals and texts and has lectured both domestically and abroad. Dr. Lipsit retired from active clinical practice in 2016 and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He serves as an educational consultant to multiple organizations and has been on the clinical faculty and a member of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Lipsit has been involved in admissions consulting for the past few years, joining the MedSchoolCoach team in 2015. He brings with him a wealth of experience and tremendous enthusiasm to help applicants gain admission to medical school and become physician leaders.

Dr. Katzen graduated from Georgetown University with a BS in Biology and earned his medical degree from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He continued his medical internship and residency in Internal Medicine at GW, as well as completed a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology.

Dr. Katzen is an oncologist-hematologist and has served as the Chief of Oncology at both Greater Southeast Community and Southern Maryland Hospital ,as well as the president of Oncology-Hematology Associates in Maryland.

He currently serves as a Clinical Professor at George Washington Hospital. He was an active member of the George Washington University School of Medicine admissions committee prior to joining MedSchoolCoach. He currently serves as a consultant to pharmaceutical companies and other health related companies.

He has been recognized as a Top Doctor by US News and World Report and Washingtonian Magazine. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology and the Southern Association of Oncology. He joins MedSchoolCoach enthusiastic to help premedical students follow their dreams of becoming physicians.

Amy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard College with a Bachelors in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology. She received her MD degree from Harvard Medical School and is currently a resident in Dermatology at the University of California – San Francisco (UCSF). She has published over 20 abstracts and peer-reviewed publications in dermatology.

Amy has over 6 years of medical school admission consulting experience and served for 3 years on the Harvard Pre-Medical Committee. She has worked with dozens of medical school applicants on all aspects of their applications, from personal statements and activities to secondaries and interviews. Students she has worked with have been accepted to top medical schools such as Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and Stanford, among others. She has been a Master Advisor for MedSchoolCoach for the last 2 years.

Dr. Rao graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from Yale University. While at Yale, she served worked in the Admissions Office and Visitor’s Center providing tours. She then attended Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where she served as a member of the admissions committee. Because of these experiences, she has evaluated many applications and interviewed applicants for admission into medical school. While in medical school, she conducted extensive research in pancreatic cancer and treatment integrated with radiation therapy. She graduated from medical school and earned induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Afer completing her residency in Radiation Oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Rao a fellow in Proton Therapy and Advanced Technologies.

Dr. Jordan graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexual Studies. She began mentoring junior students as a General Biology mentor and tutor, and was met with such high remarks from students that she was hired as a General Biology lab TA for three semesters. Once graduating, she attended the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health as a part of their Master’s of Health Science in Reproductive and Cancer Biology program. She then moved to Chicago to attend the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, where she served on the admissions committee among many other research and curricular commitments. She has extensive research interest in qualitative studies of communication between physicians and patients, and has published the first-ever medical ethics investigation of the relationship between surgeons and patients’ family members in the preoperative period in a top peer-reviewed journal. She graduated from medical school with the distinction of being awarded membership in both the Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Societies. Dr. Jordan has recently completed her intern year in Family Medicine at the #1 ranked Ventura County Medical Center program in California.

Dr. Benjamin Robison, MD-PhD is a MacArthur award winning designer, healthcare consultant, musician, and climber, who has taught and coached at every step of his career. While completing his MD degree at Stanford University School of Medicine, he developed and published multiple medical education design innovations and was part of the teaching staff for Stanford’s core Practice of Medicine course. He also assisted numerous students interested in the medical profession to fully explore their motivations while developing deeply personal and engaging approaches to their narrative and portfolio. During pre-med, Ben tutored math, physics, chemistry, and writing. Prior to his medical education, Ben founded and was the artistic director of a multimedia stage ensemble and was the co-founder of the Musicians’ Alliance for Peace, a global organization that has produced over three hundred and fifty concerts in over 25 countries. He has performed as soloist, concertmaster and chamber musician in France, Italy, Greece, Canada and the United States and has collaborated with musicians such as Anton Kuerti, Ani Kavafian, the Emerson Quartet, and Luciano Pavarotti. Ben holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, Stony Brook University, and Stanford University.

Dr. Hajighasemi graduated Summa Cum Laude from Saint Mary’s College of California in Biology with a minor in Theology & Religious Studies. He was accepted into 15 medical schools across the nation and chose to attend UC Irvine where he graduated with his MD and MBA degrees. He matched into his #1 ranked residency program at USC in Neurology. Dr. Hajighasemi served on the admissions committee at the UC Irvine School of Medicine and interviewed many applicants. He is more famously known for his energetic personality and passion for telling stories, which he channels as the owner and sole content creator for the DocOssareh YouTube channel, which is the largest YouTube channel directed towards premed, medical students, and residents.

Dr. Gillihan spent most of his time growing up focusing on athletics and working towards his goal of becoming a professional baseball player. However, plans quickly changed for him during his second year of college when he suffered an injury that forced him to rethink his career goals. It was at this time that he decided to pursue a career in medicine. After graduating from Missouri State University, he spent time in translational research labs at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Kansas School of Medicine, where he eventually attended medical school. Dr. Gillihan continued his scientific endeavors during medical school, where he was awarded an Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Fellowship and a grant from the American Society of Nephrology for his work in the lab. Dr. Gillihan is also an accomplished medical writer, having successfully published over 15 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, all while continuing to exceed academically, graduating near the top of his medical school class and matching into his top choice residency program in Dermatology at the University of Florida where he is currently located.

During his time in medical school, Dr. Gillihan was intricately involved with the admissions process and advising of pre-medical students, using his unique background to help numerous students gain acceptance into medical schools across the country, which he has continued to do here at MedSchoolCoach. Dr. Gillihan is passionate about working with college students who share in his passion for becoming a physician, no matter what background they come from. He is excited to be able to continue to use his life experiences and unique path to medicine to help others achieve their goals.

Dr. Bababeygy received his M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine, where he served 4 years on the Admissions Committee. He is a former Research Fellow of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He completed his Vitreo-Retina Surgery training in California where he is currently practicing. He has published over 70 abstracts and peer-reviewed publications in the fields of neurosurgery and ophthalmology, contributing to significant advances in protein therapeutics, neural stem cells, and eye surgery. Additionally, he is a journal Peer Reviewer for multiple indexed medical journals, and serves as a Scientific Advisory Board Member for current Clinical Trials/Drugs in Ophthalmology. He has over 8 years of medical school admission consulting experience with a 96% admissions acceptance rate for his students.

Dr. Yoediono graduated Cum Laude from Yale University with Honors in Psychology. He received his MD from the University of Rochester of Medicine and Dentistry and did his training at the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Program. Following his residency, he received an MBA at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Afterwards, he worked in various capacities at Duke University: Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Prospective Health Care – a center he helped evolve with the Chancellor Emeritus, Associate Director of the Master of Management Studies Program at the Fuqua School of Business and Special Assistant to Duke University’s Chancellor for Health Affairs. In addition to serving as a Duke University pre-major advisor for freshman and sophomores, he was an admissions interviewer for Duke University School of Medicine, the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Program. He also advised many Duke premeds in terms of medical school applications, essays and interviews. He co-authored papers that were published in The New England Journal of Medicine and Academic Medicine.

Dr. Sundet obtained his medical degree from the University of Colorado, where he served on the admissions committee for three years and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society. He is a current resident in Orthopaedic Surgery and has interests in orthopedic oncology and trauma.

Dr. Sundet has an extensive background in teaching, specifically in utilizing technology to improve comprehension. Prior to medical school he designed and programmed a mobile phone application with the focus of helping students study for the MCAT called MCAT Question of the Day.

Born in Jamaica and raised in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Allen completed her undergraduate degree at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON Canada. She went on to complete a Master’s of Health Science Degree in Community Health and Epidemiology at University of Toronto and worked as a Health Analyst/Epidemiologist at a local health department in Brampton, ON Canada prior to matriculating at Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine where she earned her medical degree.

She completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Emory University School of Medicine and then became a faculty member at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA for 4 years. Since 2012, Dr. Allen, a board-certified OBGYN, has been practicing in Atlanta as an OBGYN Hospitalist.

Dr. Allen still maintains a faculty appointment in the OBGYN Department of Morehouse School of Medicine as an Adjunct Assistant Professor.

Dr. Allen has been integrally involved in all aspects of the medical student and residency application process since her own matriculation into medical school, during the years of her OB/GYN residency and as clinical faculty member of a medical school by evaluating applicant personal statements, interviewing prospective medical students and residents, and having an essential role in the yearly class selection process. As such, Dr. Allen’s broad application process experience, (including her own personal experience), allows her to uniquely specialize in all aspects of applying to both medical school and residency positions as a non-traditional student.

Dr. Allen also has a special interest in international health and completed her first international medical mission in Jamaica, West Indies in October 2012 and a Surgical Mission in Honduras in November 2013

Finally, Dr. Allen’s strong interests in Social Media and Health has led her to develop her skills and lay the foundation as a modern Thought Leader, Speaker, Author and Consultant in Women’s Health Issues both domestically and internationally.

One of the various platforms in which Dr. Allen is currently laying this foundation is as a Radio Host for ReachMD, a medical broadcasting network that provides education and training to medical professionals through online podcasts and satellite radio broadcasts (iHeart radio) via editorial interviews, CME’s and pharma industry educational programs.

Dr. Allen has extensive interview experience in local and national print and broadcast media including CNNEspanol, ReachMD, Girl’s Life Magazine, Fit Pregnancy Magazine, Bustle, Good HouseKeeping Magazine, BlackDoctor.org, Motherhood Moment Blog, Healthline.com and Business Women Magazine.

Dr. Raghu Kiran Appasani is the Founder & CEO of The MINDS Foundation and sits on the board of directors for GeneExpressionSystems, Inc. and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. He is currently a Psychiatrist-in-Training at The University of Southern California where he is the Wellness Representative and receipt of the Della Martin Foundation Research Award. He is a proud graduate of Wesleyan University, holding a Bachelors of Arts in Neuroscience & Behavior and Science in Society and received his Medical Degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (2018). His extensive scientific research experience led to him being an Intel Science Talent SearchSemi-Finalist, theSanofi-Aventis BioGENEiusInternational Finalist, and a Genzyme Scholar. Dr. Appasani has over 25 academic publications, co-edited four scientific books, has given over 30 poster presentations, and has given over 50 talks on mental health, entrepreneurship, and global health. His passion lies at the intersection of consciousness, psychiatry, wellness, and social entrepreneurship, bridging the gap between western and eastern practices to innovate for the most at-risk populations. His current interests include yoga, mindfulness, wellness, psychedelics, social innovation, global psychiatry, digital health, personalized medicine, and healthcare economics.

Dr. Aneja graduated Manga Cum Laude from Columbia University in New York City with a Bachelors of Science in Applied Mathematics. He was accepted to six of the top ten medical schools in the country and ultimately decided to attend the Yale University School of Medicine. While at Columbia, Dr. Aneja was the head teaching assistant for General Chemistry for 2 years and a Calculus I and II teaching assistant. Additionally, when he was a sophomore, he was the youngest ever presenter at the American College of Cardiology National Meeting. While at Yale, Dr. Aneja served as the president of his class as well as a tutor in biostatistics and biochemistry. Dr. Aneja has authored a dozen journal publications in the field of oncology, received two research grants, and co-authored two book chapters related to health services research. In 2011, Dr. Aneja was named the Radium Society Young Oncologist of the Year. He finished his intern year at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and is now in training as a radiation oncologist at Yale. Dr. Aneja has served on multiple admissions committees at a variety of different levels and has advised numerous students from different backgrounds on getting into medical school.

Dr. Butty grew up in the Detroit area and was trained as a peer writing tutor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She worked for two and a half years as a peer writing tutor, attending conferences on tutoring strategies, and studying techniques to improve writing and revising skills. She majored in Biology and English and is interested in the history and evolution of written and spoken language.

Dr. Butty attended the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL where she also pursued her MPH. One of her passions is transgender health and improving healthcare disparities, and she fought for more inclusiveness and diversity in medical school curricula. She is also passionate about sports medicine and orthopedics, having spent time doing both clinical and bench research within those fields. She has multiple publications in sports medicine and orthopedic journals. She also worked to recruit students to Northwestern and was also the president of SNMA there.

Dr. Butty completed her residency in pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI. Her clinic time as a resident was spent working with low-income populations, and this population remains close to her heart. She loves working with adolescents most of all.
Dr. Butty currently works as a pediatric urgent care physician and still remains interested in orthopedics, sports medicine, transgender health, healthcare disparities, and language.

Dr. Arain graduated with a BA in Political Science and a BS in Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. After completing an accelerated postbaccalaureate premedical program, he attended the American University of Integrative Sciences and the University of Nevada Schools of Medicine. He then pursued a postdoctoral clinical and research fellowship in minimally invasive and advanced laparoscopic surgery, bariatrics, and robotic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. While there, he helped establish the nation’s first standardized robotic surgery training program, and pioneered several novel minimally invasive and single-incision surgical techniques and instrumentation. He also served as junior faculty and was a member of the fellowship admissions committee.

Dr. Arain has authored several publications in leading medical and surgical journals, such as, the American Journal of Surgery and Surgical Endoscopy, co-authored a book chapter, and received research grants. He has an eight-year history working for several leading USMLE/COMLEX preparatory companies as a medical author and physician educator.

Dr. Balesh 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. Dr. Balesh is currently completing his residency in diagnostic and interventional radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He 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. Dr. Balesh is featured in a chapter of the book Honors Medical Students: Becoming America’s Best and Brightest.

Dr. Barber graduated from Harvard Medical School after obtaining multiple research awards, publishing multiple first-author papers in top-tier journals, working with the Harvard medical admissions board, and redesign of the curriculum. Since then, he completed residency at Stanford in Internal Medicine and is now matched at Stanford for fellowship in Gastroenterology. He has advised over 100 students on pre-medical admissions from all backgrounds, with students gaining acceptance at many top-tier schools including Harvard Medical School, Columbia, and Northwestern. He is organized, prompt, creative, and professional with all students he works with.

Dr. Callese graduated with honors from Middlebury College with degrees in Biochemistry and Economics. He graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine, where he started the Navigating Medical School Program, which is a program dedicated to providing medical students with the tools and resources they need to successfully navigate the challenges of medical school. He has numerous publications ranging from editorials and blog posts to peer-reviewed literature and book chapters and has presented his work at several conferences. He has received several awards and recognition for his research and leadership. Dr. Callese is currently an Interventional Radiology resident at UCLA.

Dr. Choo earned her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley where she majored in molecular and cell biology and minored in Spanish. Before going to medical school she spent one year teaching MCAT classes. She went on to complete her medical degree at UC San Diego and pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children’s).

After graduating from residency, Dr. Choo became a Chief Resident and Associate Program Director at the CHOC Children’s and UC Irvine residency programs. During that time, she served on the admissions committee where she reviewed hundreds of applications. She has also worked with the UC Irvine medical school in teaching students and preparing them for the application process.

Dr. Choo is currently a board certified pediatrician at CHOC Children’s outpatient clinic, where she regularly works with and teaches residents in her practice.

Dr. Comfort graduated with a Bachelors in Chemistry with Honors from New York University. She then switched coasts and completed her medical degree from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. During that time, she was a private tutor for USMLE Step 1 and led peer-review based tutoring sessions. She scored >250 on both USMLE Step 1 and USMLE Step 2. She also interviewed students for the admissions committee, interviewing dozens of candidates for medical school and giving extensive feedback to the admissions committee. Dr. Comfort is currently an Obstetrics and Gynecological resident at New York University School of Medicine, where she won the Best Resident Teacher award her PGY-2 year. Her interests lie in minimally invasive gynecological surgery.

Dr. Chang is the co-founder of ProspectiveDoctor.com. He graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is currently a urology resident at the University of Washington. He also attended UCLA as an undergraduate, graduating with a major in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology. He is a die-hard Lakers fan and loves Korean food.

Dr. Chyu graduated with highest honors from the University of California, Los Angeles with a BS in molecular, cell, and developmental biology. She then worked in stem cell research for a year for a biomedical company in Seattle, Washington. After her gap year, she returned to UCLA for medical school. Her interests in medical school included medical education where she served in various leadership positions, research in surgical outcomes, and peer mentorship. She was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha upon graduation. She is currently a Urology resident at the University of Washington and continues to work with MedSchoolCoach because of her passions in education and helping the next generation of young doctors.

Dr. Dallara is a practicing Neurologist in NJ and a graduate of a 7 year BS-MD program. She graduated cum laude with a degree in Biomedical Education from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, located on the campus of the City University of New York. As an undergraduate she served as a teaching assistant and tutor in multiple courses. She additionally obtained a minor in Spanish Language. She graduated from State University of New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn. Dr. Dallara completed her Pediatrics Residency training at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. She then completed her Fellowships in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology and Epilepsy at New York Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University. During her training she had a research interest in Palliative Care. She is currently a private practice Neurologist and Epileptologist in Bergen County, New Jersey. She has experience in mentoring undergraduates and medical residents, in addition to interviewing applicants for admission into residency training programs.

Dr. Diaz is a General Surgery resident at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, IHPI Clinician Scholar, and fellow at the IHPI Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy (CHOP). He is from Miami, Florida, he graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with a BS in biology and went on to complete his medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and then a masters in public health Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health. During medical school, he worked on research and public policy for electronic cigarettes at the World Health Organization in Geneva Switzerland. Additionally, he has researched and written about global surgery, medical education, and health care delivery. In addition to mentoring undergrads throughout his time as a medical student, Dr. Diaz was a tour guide director and member of the admission committee.

Career Interests: He plans to pursue a career in academic surgical oncology and health policy research, with a focus on optimizing access, quality and value of care health systems deliver to patients.

Research Interests: His areas of interest are in: 1) the effects of healthcare changes on surgical access and quality, 2) designing the optimal delivery network for surgical population health.

Dr. Smith graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kentucky with a BS in Biology. During this time, she conducted extensive research in neurobiology while completing her undergraduate studies in 2.5 years. Prior to attending medical school, she was awarded a prestigious J. William Fulbright Scholarship to further pursue neurodegenerative research at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She was accepted to several top medical schools and chose to attend Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, where she was a recipient of the Mayo Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Full Tuition Scholarship. During this time, Dr. Smith was extensively involved in medical school candidate recruitment and a member of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Admissions Committee.

Following completion of her internship at the Mayo Clinic, she returned to her hometown of Lexington and completed an Anatomic Pathology residency, followed by a Neuropathology fellowship at the University of Kentucky. Academically, she has presented her research at several national and international meetings and has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals. She also directed and taught several didactic curricula for pathology, neurosurgery and neurology residents, receiving a departmental teaching award for her efforts in resident education.

Dr. Smith has extensive teaching as well as research and career mentoring experience at the pre-medical, medical student and resident levels. She has successfully assisted numerous pre-medical students in the medical school admissions process and is enthusiastic in helping applicants succeed in becoming physicians.

Dr. Eilers attended Northwestern University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a major in Biological Sciences with a focus on Biochemistry, graduating in only 3 years. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year when he graduated.

After graduating Northwestern University, he matriculated to the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, where he was awarded a full tuition merit scholarship. He read the applications and interviewed over 40 medical school applicants, working extensively with the admissions staff and physicians on the admissions committee. He was heavily involved with revisit weekend planning and understanding the important factors which schools use to select the best candidates for their school.

Before joining MedSchoolCoach, he would enjoy helping friends prepare for applying to medical school with essay editing and interview preparation. He is thrilled to extend his help to more prospective applicants.

He completed his transitional year in Chicago where he interviewed over 50 medical school students. He completed his dermatology residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where in his final year he interviewed and reviewed every applicant during their residency interview. He helped create the match list with the faculty and program director. He helped select the best candidates amongst some of the most competitive applicants in medical school.

Dr. Eilers is a Board Certified Dermatologist currently completing his Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship with Dr. David J. Goldberg at Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of NY & NJ. He enjoys treating complex skin cancers with Mohs Micrographic Surgery, where skin cancers are reviewed under the microscope for precise margin control, with a 99% clearance rate at 5 years. He also enjoys performing complex repairs requiring flaps and grafts for the remaining defects. He also has a strong exposure to energy device treatments for scar revisions and elective/cosmetic dermatology.

When Dr. Eilers is not reading about Dermatology and helping prospective medical students, he is an avid golfer, with a handicap at one point of 3, pianist, and devoted Chicago Bears and Chicago Blackhawks fan.

Dr. Dutta completed a 7 year combined BS/MD program following high school through The College of New Jersey (where he graduated Magna Cum Laude) and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He tutored fellow students in a variety of subjects throughout college. In medical school, he spent a great deal of time tutoring both medical students and high school students in his home town. Between his 3rd and 4th years of medical school, he completed the Leadership and Innovation Fellowship Training (LIFT) program through the Department of Urology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, where he performed clinical and translational research on new technologies in Urologic Surgery. After receiving his MD, he began his residency in Urologic Surgery at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina.

Dr. Esparaz graduated Magna cum laude from Northwestern University and went onto attend Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. There, he was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) society as one of the top medical students in his class. He has numerous awards to his name, including Cleveland Clinic Best in Interventional Radiology, the Department of Radiology Award Winner at Northwestern, and Senate Service Award Nominee which is awarded to 10% of class nominated by peers for outstanding contributions in academic, extracurricular, social, and community service to benefit students, Feinberg School of Medicine (FSOM), and the community. He is currently a Clinical Fellow in Radiology at the Harvard Medical School and a resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Esparaz is also the author of numerous book chapters and has presented in several national and international meetings. At Northwestern, he was tasked with helping premeds through the medical school application process and became adept at helping students creatively sell themselves to admissions committees. He is also an avid tennis player, having played tennis at Northwestern.

Dr. Grewel graduated cum laude from UCLA where she received a B.S. in Psychobiology, before she went on to earn her M.D. at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. After her third year, she received an NIH grant to pursue a predoctoral Dermato-epidemiology fellowship atthe University of Pennsylvania, enabling her to further develop her interest in the epidemiology of skin diseases with extracutaneous manifestations. In addition to publishing a dozen peer reviewed research articles, she has given multiple oral presentations at national conferences.

Graduating at the top of her class, Dr. Grewel was inducted into both AOA and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. After she completes her intern year in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, she will be a Dermatology resident at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Grewel plans to pursue a career in academic medicine, combining her interests in medical dermatology, epidemiology, and love of learning and teaching. She is passionate about providing students with the mentorship they need to achieve their academic aspirations. At UCLA, she tutored premedical courses, including biology, organic chemistry, and physics. Throughout medical school, she interviewed applicants and served as a Peer Mentor. She also conducted a special fellowship with the Director of Admissions at Commonwealth Medical School. In this role, she advised junior medical students on how best to excel during pre-clinical years, clinical rotations, and board exams including Step 1, Step 2, and shelf exams.

Dr. Grewal was also a former MedSchoolCoach student and now she is excited to give back to new students!

Dr. Houser graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in social and behavioral sciences, and initially planned to pursue a career in research. She went on to earn an M. Phil. in cognitive neuropsychology from George Washington University, completing her research work at the NIH. Although she found her area of research really exciting, she felt she wanted a more direct helping relationship with patients. She returned to Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to earn her M.D., then went on to train as an emergency medicine physician at North Shore University Hospital in New York, an NYU program. She rounded out her training with a fellowship in wilderness medicine – an area of consulting and practice she has enjoyed immensely over the years.

Dr. Houser has been recognized as an outstanding teacher, mentor, and advisor, and has now been working in the field extensively for nearly twenty years. She served on the medical school admissions committee for University of Texas at Houston School of Medicine, as a former residency program director has also been extensively involved in residency applicant selection and advising. She joins MedSchoolCoach with a passion for advising, enthusiastic to help students reach their goals.

Dr. Farnia received a four-year, merit based full tuition scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Dallas, where he graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA double majoring in Biology and Psychology. For his academic achievement, he was recognized with the Dean’s Award for Excellence, a distinction provided to the top 5 undergraduate students. During his undergraduate tenure, Dr. Farnia was actively involved in teaching, serving as a Supplemental Instructor (SI) Leader for Chemistry and Calculus for three years. He subsequently obtained his medical training at the Baylor College of Medicine, where he also served as a member of the admissions committee. He has extensive experience in evaluating applications and interviewing applicants for admission into medical school. During medical school, he customized his medical education by pursuing two specialized tracks offered by the institution: Biomedical Ethics and Aerospace Medicine. He financed his medical degree in part through receiving over $70,000 in outside scholarships. Dr. Farnia is currently completing his residency training in Radiation Oncology at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is an accomplished medical researcher and writer, having authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals in addition to receiving a multitude of research grants and serving on preeminent editorial boards within the field of oncology.

Dr. Ho grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended the University of California Davis, where he majored in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, and also received campus recognition for community service. After graduating, he worked in an infectious diseases lab, taught high school courses, and also volunteered as an emergency medical technician. He returned to UC Davis for medical school, and was heavily involved in research, having multiple journal publications.

At UC Davis SOM, Dr. Ho was a voting member of the admissions committee, where he quickly learned about the characteristics that made an applicant highly competitive. He used that experience to help dozens of pre-med students effectively market themselves on their applications and receive acceptances to medical school. He completed his internship in internal medicine at UCSF-Fresno, receiving both a Departmental Research award as well as Young Achiever recognition from the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Ho is pursuing a career in radiation oncology at the University of Arizona. He was also a previous MedSchoolCoach student and now he is excited to give back to future students!

Dr. Jaeel graduated with a major in Molecular and Cell Biology and a minor in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley. Before medical school, she worked as a math and science tutor for students ranging from elementary school to college. Her three years as a resident advisor in college gave her extensive experience in mentoring students to balance academics and extracurricular activities. She attended the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. There, she continued her passion for teaching by leading individual and group tutoring sessions of pre-clinical medical curriculum. She was also active in interviewing medical school applicants for admission. In addition to teaching, Dr. Jaeel is passionate about advocacy and has served on the American College of Physician’s national student council and ethics committee. She was inducted in the Gold Humanism Honor Society in her final year of medical school. She is currently completing her residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego.

Dr. John was a member of the prestigious 6-year accelerated BA/MD program at Rutgers University to which she was accepted during her senior year of high school. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers University as a member of the Honors College. She was additionally awarded the Biological Excellence Award for being the top student in the Biology Major at Rutgers University and a full scholarship to college. She subsequently went to medical school at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where she was in the top of her class and served as President of the esteemed Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society to which she was inducted during her third year. In addition, she has demonstrated a profound dedication to scientific research as the author of over thirty article publications in peer-reviewed journals indexed on PubMed, including in major dermatology journals, such as Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, British Journal of Dermatology, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, International Journal of Dermatology, Cutis, Dermatology Online Journal, and SkinMED. She has also published book chapters, genetic DNA clone analyses on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), participated in many oral and other presentations at scientific and medical conferences, and is a current member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. During medical school, Dr. John was awarded several scholarships from the Alumni Association and New Jersey Medical Women’s Association. In addition, Ann was given the renowned Douglas E. Wong Endowed Scholarship for being the top dermatology candidate from New Jersey Medical School. Ann is currently completing her Dermatology residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

During her late high school career, Dr. John spent a good portion of her time applying to BS/MD programs. Though she didn’t end up at one herself, she used the knowledge that she acquired to help two of her younger siblings through the process, landing them both at prestigious BS/MD programs.

She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers University in 3 years and received a 50% scholarship to attend medical school at the UCF College of Medicine. While at UCF she assisted the admissions committee with their work. During her residency at Rutgers University she continued to assist with admissions, learning all about the qualities that medical schools look for in a student.

After interviewing at 20 different programs, she received her top-choice of fellowship at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Here, she continues to interview residents applying for gastroenterology fellowship, the most competitive internal medicine specialty.

Dr. Kelly was born and raised in New York City. Upon graduating Stuyvesant High School, he moved to Washington, DC. He attended Georgetown University, majoring in biology with a minor in philosophy. After graduating college, he attended Georgetown for medical school, where he became interested in Ophthalmology. Moving back to New York, he matched at North Shore/Long Island Jewish for residency. He served as chief resident, and was responsible for interviewing prospective residents.

After becoming board certified, Dr. Kelly started working with the Osler Institute, helping Ophthalmologists prepare for their oral boards. He is currently in private practice, working in Manhattan and Long Island. In his spare time, Dr. Kelly likes to travel the world, listen to live music, and root for the Mets, Giants, Knicks and Georgetown basketball.

He is excited to help prospective students get accepted to medical school!

Dr. Khan grew up in Georgia and attended Emory University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration with highest distinction (Beta Gamma Sigma) from the Goizueta Business School. In the business school, her concentration was in organization & management and marketing and she simultaneously completed a double major in biology. Dr. Khan attended Yale School of Medicine where she did one year of clinical research, wrote a thesis, participated in international global health electives. She matched at Massachusetts General Hospital’s anesthesiology program and did residency training till December 2018.

Dr. Newsha Lajevardi is a board certified dermatologist who practices medical, pediatric and cosmetic dermatology, cutaneous surgery, and laser surgery.
She completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northwestern University and then went on to complete her master’s degree in medical sciences at the Boston University School of Medicine. During her time at Boston University she completed coursework alongside medical students and intricately learned about the medical school admissions process through extensive mentorship with the Boston University deans of admission. Additionally, she was an academic tutor for other medical and dental students in physiology, endocrinology, and immunology. Before attending medical school, she conducted translational medicine research at the Boston University department of dermatology followed by clinical research at the Boston University section of endocrinology.

Given her nontraditional path to medical school, Dr. Lajevardi has extensive experience with the unique challenges of post-baccalaureate and nontraditional applicants to medical school. Even before joining Medschoolcoach she was closely involved with essay editing and interview preparation for family and friends applying to medical school.

Dr. Lajevardi received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. She completed her internship in internal medicine at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. Finally, she completed her dermatology residency at the prestigious Brown University Department of Dermatology. Following her training she joined the department at Brown as an attending dermatologist and Assistant Professor of Dermatology.

During her time at Brown University, she was highly involved in the application and interview process for prospective dermatology residents. She also serves as a mentor to Michigan State University medical students interested applying to the field of dermatology. Additionally, she has lectured to other physicians at both regional and national meetings and has been published in major medical journals.  As a native to Miami and after spending many years enduring harsh Midwestern and New England winters, Dr. Lajevardi recently returned back home to South Florida with her family and practices in Fort Lauderdale.

Dr. Lindgren graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas with a BS in Neurobiology and a certificate in business foundations. In college, she was heavily involved with serving the community both as the vice president of a service organization and as a volunteer leader at a nearby hospital. She was also a campus tutor of chemistry, biology, finance, and accounting. She then moved to Lubbock, Texas to pursue her MD/MBA at TTUHSC School of Medicine and Rawls College of Business. During that time, she worked at the University Writing Center to help healthcare students and faculty revise writing including research papers, personal statements, and CVs. She also spent two years on the admissions committee and interviewed applicants for medical school, providing feedback to the school. Throughout her time as a medical student, she also mentored pre-medical and other medical students for medical school and residency applications. She then matched to Baylor College of Medicine’s anesthesiology residency program in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Lee specializes in BS/MD admissions and has been working with this unique population of applicants since 2010. After attending a prestigious boarding school for high school, she was accepted into seven combined bachelor-medical degree programs. Northwestern University’s highly selective Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME). She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL with a Bachelors of Arts in Biology. Afterwards, she graduated from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL.  She then completed a dermatology residency at Brown University, and served as Chief Resident during her final year. She completed her fellowship in Photomedicine, Lasers, and Cosmetics at Massachusetts General Hospital and was a Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School. Academically, she has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and lectures internationally on photomedicine and dermatology. She has several research grants supporting her work in developing cutting-edge technologies for treatment of skin cancer.

Dr. Lee also has an interest in medical education, and dedicates time to medical student and resident teaching, serving as an editor to the First Aid (First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS [senior editor], First Aid for USMLE Step 2 CK, and First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 [senior editor]) book series.

Dr. Lee is a board-certified dermatologist, practicing in an academic setting as an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Brown University.

Dr. Mandalia graduated magna cum laude with a triple degree in Biochemistry, Biology, and Political Science from the University of Miami. His extensive experience in teaching includes serving as an undergraduate Chemistry Lab teaching assistant and as a private tutor. He graduated from University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he also served as a member of the admissions committee. He has extensive experience in evaluating applications and interviewing applicants for admission into medical school. He has an extensive research interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Fecal Matter Transplants for Clostridium Colitis infections. Dr. Mandalia is also an accomplished medical writer having successfully published multiple manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Mandalia completed his Internal Medicine Residency training at the prestigious Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently completing fellowship training in Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Dr. Mehta graduated cum laude with a double degree in Cellular Biology and Molecular Genetics and Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. She has extensive experience in teaching students as an undergraduate facilitator for numerous leadership conferences. She graduated from the George Washington School of Medicine where she taught first year medical students’ physical exam and ultrasound skills. Dr. Mehta also has experience interviewing applicants for admission to medical school. She worked at the FDA as a researcher in the immunobiology branch and has several research interests in the field of Radiology. She is currently a radiology resident at the University of Texas Southwestern where she will be serving on the admissions committee for her residency program.

Dr. Mehta graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelors of Science from University of Pennsylvania. There, she was heavily involved in research and global health opportunities. She then went onto attend Columbia University School of Physicians & Surgeons. There, she was actively involved within all aspects of school life, including as Vice President of her graduating class and as a member of the admissions committee. Her experience in the recruitment and evaluation of applicants is key to her success as a MedSchoolCoach advisor. She was also awarded Columbia P&S’s Gold Medal, an award bestowed upon a single graduating senior in recognition of their contributions and devotion to the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Dr. Mehta is an also avid writer and winner of numerous writing awards. She is currently a resident in internal medicine at University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Munjuluri graduated from Rutgers University with majors in Genetics and English. He then moved to Houston and taught a bilingual elementary school classroom through Teach For America. He later became the director of college counseling at Sacramento High School in Sacramento, CA. He helped high school students apply and matriculate into colleges across the United States and was selected to present at the National Association for College Admissions Counseling’s annual conference. He worked for nearly 10 years before joining the UC Berkeley–UCSF Joint Medical Program, a combined MS/MD program. He was also selected to be part of UCSF’s PRIME cohort, a specialized training track for those intending to work with underserved populations, and later served on their admissions committee. He is currently a resident in Psychiatry at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He was recently selected as the program’s Resident Teacher of the Year.

Dr. Ng completed his BS and his MD at Michigan State University. He completed his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at MetroHealth and joined the faculty in 2006. In 2012, he completed a Master’s in Public Health degree at Case Western Reserve University with an emphasis on Health Promotion/Disease Prevention for LGBT populations. He attained the rank of Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He most recently served as the Assistant Dean for Admissions at the School of Medicine working on diversity and inclusion initiatives and was the Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at MetroHealth Medical Center.

Dr. Ng’s clinical and academic work focused on delivering culturally and clinically competent care to medically vulnerable populations. In 2007, he co-founded and has since served as the Clinical Director of the PRIDE Clinic, Ohio’s first medical home for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) patients.

Dr. Ng’s academic interests are in LGBT Health, health disparities and public/population health. He served as an associate editor for the journal, LGBT Health and had directed the LGBT clinical elective “PRIDE Clinic” at CWRU School of Medicine since 2008. Dr. Ng was a board member and past president of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality and was involved in medical education and mentorship. He has also served on the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Dr. Ng has received a number of community and academic awards including the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (2009), the Cleveland Human Rights Campaign Leadership Award (2013), the Gender Equity Award (2016) and the Transforming Care Medical Provider Award (2017).

Dr. Ng is fluent in English, Spanish, Cantonese and American Sign Language (ASL).

Currently, Dr. Ng is an LGBT health consultant, medical writer and developing a concierge LGBT health practice.

Dr. Okland graduated from the University of Colorado in Denver, where he earned Alpha Omega Alpha and numerous research grants and awards. He has worked as an advisor for underserved populations throughout medical school, and has written and designed medical curricula. He is currently an Otolaryngology resident at Stanford, and continues to tutor and advise medical and pre-medical students across the country.

Dr. Patel graduated with a bachelors in science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University where he was involved in research at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He helped create a vestibular prosthesis device and was an author on numerous publications. Throughout college, he tutored high school students for college admissions exams.

Dr. Patel attended Albert Einstein College of medicine where he graduated with distinction in research. He completed a residency in anesthesiology and served as the chief resident where he was on the resident and medical student selection committee. He was also the president of the residents and fellows section of the national anesthesia organization.

Dr. Patel completed his fellowship in clinical research at Massachusetts General Hospital and concurrently received a Master in Public Health from Harvard University. He currently serves as instructor in anesthesiology, practices clinically and continues to teach medical students and residents.

Dr. Raskolnikov graduated with honors from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology & Society. He attended SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, during which he was selected for a 1-year funded research fellowship through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Research Scholars Program. He has been involved with medical school and undergraduate admissions in various capacities for over 10 years.

Dr. Sinha graduated from Tufts University with a B.S. in Biology and Cognitive and Brain Sciences. Here, he cultivated his passion for neuroscience, philosophy, and community service. He was also involved in numerous research projects at Tufts University School of Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital. He then attended Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ, where he was an active member of the admissions committee. He was also a junior inductee into Alpha Omega Alpha, a member of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Society, and the recipient of multiple academic scholarships and research grants. Between his third and fourth years, he pursued research in neurosurgery at the Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia University. He is currently a resident in neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Sinha is passionate about medicine, from microscopic molecular pathways to the grander manifestations of complex diseases, and believes that the transformation of thought that one undergoes in medical education is a powerful, life-changing event. He is excited to provide individually-tailored guidance through the application process and for all standardized exams/course work as well.

Robert has fifteen years experience in college admission, having begun his career at Williams College shortly after graduation. At Williams, Robert oversaw recruitment efforts across the country, specifically in Chicago and the midwest, across the southwest, and New York City, where he was a popular panelist at high school “College Nights” due to his candor and humor.

While at Williams Robert oversaw the admission office’s publication suite, served as the liaison to the Financial Aid Office, and on the Board of Directors of NECBAC, a consortium of college counselors from private schools on the East Coast.

He left Williams to explore admission practices and work at nearby Bennington College, and shortly thereafter was recruited to be the Director of Diversity Recruitment for the office of admission at Swarthmore College. At Swarthmore, Robert also served as a member of the admission office’s senior leadership team, and spearheaded the overhaul of the office’s reader rating scale and application reading processes.

Rob has been a private admission counselor since moving to Denver in 2015. His philosophy in working with students is to not only offer tailored, practical advice based on his years of experience, but, more importantly, to help the student reflect on their place in the world, their motivations, their passions, and to do so in a way that most students simply don’t make the time to. Helping students realize that curricular choices, grades and test scores are necessary to “get them to the table” in admission committees, but not enough to make them a compelling applicant, is integral. At the “table,” it turns out, all things are equal, and making it to that stage is the easy part. Standing out among a sea of similar curricular choices, grades, and test scores is the real challenge.

Following his advice, Robert’s clients have received and accepted admission to the Ivies, elite liberal arts colleges (including, but not limited to, Williams, Middlebury, Swarthmore and Amherst) and a host of other highly-selective institutions.

Dr. Switzer graduated Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College with a BS in biology while concurrently obtaining his Emergency Medical Technician certification. Prior to his medical school training, Dr. Switzer successfully obtained two Masters of Science degrees including Interdisciplinary Oncological Sciences through the University at Buffalo/Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Integrated Systems Biology through the University of Luxembourg. During this time he also served as an advisor to several pre-medical students within the University at Buffalo. His aforementioned training, in addition to a personal investment in health disparities, have resulted in a multitude of mission trips and scholarly medical activities spanning over 20 different countries. Dr. Switzer’s passion for mentorship, student advocacy, and leadership have also materialized a Masters in Health Services Administration through his medical school, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, and was the recipient of two leadership awards at the time of graduation. Dr. Switzer is a current PGY-3 Internal Medicine Resident and elected President of the Resident Executive Committee within the Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s main campus. In addition to actively collaborating with the admissions and competency committees of his institution, Dr. Switzer is currently applying for a fellowship position in the field of hematology/oncology.

Dr. Sanan graduated from the 7 year BA/MD program at Boston University, where he graduated with honors and earned the Dean Eleanor Tyler Memorial Award as the top graduate. He has worked as an advisor to BA/MD and MD students in medical school. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, where he served on the residency admissions committee. He completed his fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He is currently in practice in Los Angeles and continues to mentor and advise high school, pre-medical, and medical students in addition to residents and fellows around the country.

Dr. Trieu graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelors of Arts in Biological Sciences and a double minor in Public Health and East Asian Languages and Cultures. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in her senior year. She then decided to stay in Los Angeles to attend David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. During medical school, she was active in peer mentorship, leadership roles, and research.

She served as a voting member on the UCLA DGSOM admissions committee and interviewed many applicants. Megan has extensive experience with essay editing and interview preparation. She is now a resident at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in the Department of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Sarkar 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, Dr. Sarkar 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 then completed a residency in internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Dr. Emily Singer is an original member of ProspectiveDoctor, who is passionate about advocating for students interested in pursuing careers in medicine. She graduated from Stanford University with majors in Economics and Russian Language and Literature. Between her undergraduate career and medical school she worked as an analyst in health policy consulting and in product development for a pharmaceutical startup while completing premedical requirements through UC Berkeley.

As a nontraditional applicant, and initially unfamiliar with the application process, Dr. Singer’s first application to medical school was unsuccessful. She asked MedSchoolCoach to help with her second application, and successfully matriculated into UCLA, where she became active in medical admissions as part of the admissions committee for three years and in her role growing ProspectiveDoctor, a resource of information for premedical students and applicants. She engaged in outcomes research, and coauthored multiple peer-reviewed publications during her career as a medical student, and continues to publish papers in outcomes and present at national meetings.

Dr. Singer discovered her passion for surgery during clinical rotations, and matched into her top choice surgical residency program at The Ohio State University. She is pursuing a career in minimally invasive surgery and is building her skill set in robotic surgery. She continues to successfully help applicants matriculate into medical school and surgery residency in her role as a MedSchoolCoach advisor. Her passion for admissions consulting developed out of her own experience, and she looks forward to helping you as an advisor and an advocate.

Dr. Seth is an alumnus and former admissions committee member of Northwestern University’s Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME) 7 year accelerated BA/MD Program. During his undergraduate studies, he majored in Psychology and served as a board member of the University Hearing and Appeals System. He then attended Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and was also accepted to the Research Thesis Program. Dr. Seth was a co-founder of Northwestern’s Cardiovascular Health Society and Camp Cardiac, a 1-week summer camp for high school students. In his free time, Dr. Seth enjoys playing tennis and running. He is trained in Internal Medicine at the prestigious University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Scott-Hawkins graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in World Arts and Cultures with a concentration in dance and a minor in pre-medicine. While applying to medical school, she took a year off to work as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Charles Drew University where she and her team published their work in the Journal of Investigative Medicine. Dr. Scott-Hawkins was accepted into the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Physician Leadership Development Dual Degree Program (PLDP) through which she completed an MD and MPH degree. She served as the PLDP Graduate Assistant and Executive Council Chair. She also served on the admissions committee for Wright State University and the PLDP program. She also served on a Preventive Medicine Faculty Member Search Committee and the Department of Pediatrics Chair Search Committee through which she provided recommendations to the medical school Dean for selection of a new hire.

While in medical school, Dr. Scott-Hawkins served as a mentor to pre-medical students through the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and as a peer tutor. She is currently completing residency training in Psychiatry at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC) and will begin fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harbor UCLA in July 2019. She serves on the LAC+USC Psychiatry Residency Program admissions committee annually.

Dr. Edward Walsh graduated summa cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Biology. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine where he served on the Admissions Committee. He completed his Emergency Medicine Residency training at the University of Virginia. He is currently practicing full-time in northern Virginia.

Dr. Walsh currently serves as a faculty member at the James Madison University Physician Assistant program, lecturing in Emergency Medicine. Additionally, he has taught several undergraduate Biology courses at Germanna Community College. A lifelong learner himself, he is especially interested in medical education and preparing students for the challenges of medical school and beyond. He is quite familiar with the challenges non-traditional students can sometime encounter. Before his medical career, Dr. Walsh was a former professional baseball player and is a two-time Ironman finisher. He is currently training for Ironman Arizona.

Dr. Wu graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor’s of Science in Physiology and Neurobiology. He graduated with an MD/PhD from the Keck School of Medicine (University of Southern California). His PhD is in integrative biology and disease for his research in exercise physiology and rehabilitation. He is currently pursuing a career in child psychiatry. He hopes to integrate holistic healthcare with the capabilities of social media, medical technology, and education to provide the best care for patients he can both in person and through research, technology, and education.

As an advisor, Dr. Wu aims to help those who want to learn from his own story. He has helped hundreds of students get into medical school. He believes that, with the right strategy, anyone can find their path to becoming a graduate or medical students.

Dr. Weintrub graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He trained in General Surgery at Boston University, Plastic Surgery at McGill University and completed a fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Weintrub is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. In private practice and as Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Providence VA Medical Center, Dr. Weintrub supervised surgical residents and medical students. A Clinical Assistant Professor at Brown University, he served on the selection committee for the plastic surgery residency program.

Dr. Winterton graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah with a BS in Biochemistry, where he was heavily involved in basic science research investigating mouse models of bone marrow transplantation at the National Institutes of Health and characterizing the ultrastructural properties of HIV, projects which earned him distinction as a 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar and 2011 Tylenol Future Care Scholar. During his undergraduate years, he ventured to serve as a volunteer representative/missionary for his church in Madagascar, where he became fluent in the local Malagasy language. After returning from Madagascar, Dr. Winterton became influential in the linguistics community, lecturing on the Malagasy language for over 10 years at two different universities and authoring several scholarly textbooks and dictionaries on the language.

Dr. Winterton attended medical school at The University of Pennsylvania, initially as a combined degree MD/PhD student. He completed his internship at Stanford University in General Surgery, then at the University of Pennsylvania in Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Winterton has been heavily involved in medical student education throughout and currently runs a nonprofit institution in Madagascar where he sends medical students abroad for research and clinical experiences, teaches surgery, and tries to improve perioperative management and outcomes.

Dr. Yeoh graduated summa cum laude from Kenyon College with a degree in Molecular Biology. As an undergraduate, He conducted four years of research in nutrient transporter proteins and metabolism. He then spent a year between undergraduate and medical school as a full-time research associate in a cancer research laboratory. In medical school, Dr. Yeoh volunteered in the student-run clinic, took on various student activity leadership roles and performed as a cellist and actor. He was also involved in clinical research and published work on obesity and kidney disease.

His experience in teaching includes serving as an undergraduate teaching assistant in multiple biology and chemistry courses. Dr. Yeoh was the president of the undergraduate pre-med student organization and advised many students on the medical school application process. He worked as a senior college admissions fellow and has interviewed dozens of students. In medical school, he volunteered with admissions recruitment, and mentored medical students studying for the USMLE exams and applying for residency.

Dr. Yeoh has worked with MedSchoolCoach since his 4th year of medical school and has tutored students for all USMLE exams and worked as a general advisor for applicants. He particularly enjoys cultivating interview skills as this is one of the most critical parts of the application process. Dr. Yeoh is a current Internal Medicine resident at Stanford and remains passionate about medical education, clinical research and patient care. Outside of work, he enjoys weightlifting, biking, cooking, and traveling to new countries every year.

Ken graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi as well as the recipient of the Jeffrey A. Winer Memorial Prize, the award given to the top graduating senior in the Neurobiology emphasis of the Molecular and Cell Biology major. Ken is now pursuing his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University.

Ken is nationally recognized as a premier MCAT mind. He has worked with thousands of undergraduate students as a graduate teaching assistant and MCAT instructor/tutor for the Princeton Review. At Princeton Review, Ken was the only tutor certified in all subjects, was one of the highest rated MCAT tutors ever and was a teacher trainer for Princeton Review’s MCAT division. Additionally, Ken worked to found Magoosh’s MCAT division. He has written content for dozen’s of MCAT books and guides.

Ken’s track record for improving student scores on the MCAT is exceptional. Scores of his students have achieved MCAT scores >40 on the old exam and >520 on the current exam.

Madeleine graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2018 with a degree in Anthropology. As an undergraduate, she worked as a teaching assistant and performed both anthropology and immunology research. She currently works at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston as a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Gastrointestinal Cancer Center. This research experience translates into understanding of how to recommend specific study strategies for students who hope to improve upon the science sections. As a tutor, Madeleine works to break down the test into manageable pieces that are less intimidating and customize study plans to specific students. She works to contextualize the content so that students understand the ways in which it is likely to show up on the test. She tries to find ways to help students optimize their studying so that they can still have fun!

Rishav graduated summa cum laude from Duke University with a B.S. in biology. At Duke, he conducted research on the molecular mechanisms controlling blood pressure regulation by the kidney and received high distinction for his research thesis. He also served as a head tutor with America Reads America Counts.

Rishav has over 6 years of experience teaching various age groups and subject areas. Most recently, he has been working as a Teach For America corps member in North Carolina, teaching chemistry and physics to seniors and juniors in high school. In that position, his students have consistently scored above their state-generated predictions on their standardized final exams. Based on their growth, Rishav has been categorized as a “highly effective teacher,” placing him among the top 7% of new teachers and top 20% of all teachers across the state. His teaching philosophy is that every student can learn effectively with proper one-on-one support and a teacher that can engage the student’s specific interests and learning styles.

Sara graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in Community Health. Her thesis at Tufts explored using water and sanitation infrastructure variables to predict infectious disease burden in Ghana. She is a volunteer EMT with her local fire department. When she isn’t tutoring, you can find her attempting to perfect her sourdough recipe. Sara is currently applying to medical school.

Sara has been teaching and tutoring for four years at various levels and age groups. She was recently hired by her local public school system to tutor homebound students in subjects ranging from AP Biology to English Literature. She strongly believes in the power of one on one attention and customizing her style of teaching for each student. She is a firm believer in helping students take ownership of their own success by systematically identifying and addressing any weaknesses and further improving a student’s strengths

Jeremy graduated from McMaster University (Canada!) with an Honors Degree in Biology, a Minor in Biochemistry, and will be returning to McMaster this fall to begin his Medical School education. He took the MCAT in 2017, earning a 99th percentile score. Throughout his undergraduate career, he has been involved with research, including the summer of 2017, when he worked in an Immunology lab and authored a paper. He has also done research in Neonatology and wrote his research thesis on the topic of Crohn’s Disease.

Jeremy loves music and movies, and sees hobbies as a great way to relieve stress while studying for the MCAT. Jeremy sees the MCAT as a confidence test more than anything else, and he strives to instill that confidence in each of his student’s minds through tutoring of both MCAT content and techniques.

Taylor graduated with highest honors from Indiana University with a B.A. in Economics and minors in Spanish and Business Management. During college, she worked as a teaching assistant for the Economics department, instructed group exercise classes and studied abroad in Spain and Australia. For three years after graduation, Taylor worked as a management consultant for KPMG in Sydney, Australia. After deciding to make a career change, she returned to the States to complete a post-bacc at Indiana University and is now in the process of applying to medical school. She is excited to help students as they prepare for the MCAT.

Connor graduated with honors from Williams College, double-majoring in biology and psychology and concentrating in neuroscience. For his thesis, he studied transcription factors that have a putative role in early stem cell development. During his undergraduate years, Connor also conducted research at Yale Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities. Outside of scientific research, Connor is passionate about public health, particularly making health care, health education, and health interventions more accessible. He also played baseball at Williams and will gladly join pick-up basketball games whenever he can.

Connor has taught mathematics at Mathnasium, a franchise teaching company for young children and adolescents. While at Williams, he was a teaching assistant for four semesters teaching classes in statistics, biology, and physics. He also has spent time as a private SAT and AP tutor. Currently, he volunteers at X-Cel Education where he teaches literacy and mathematics in preparation for the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET). He believes that every student can achieve the goals they have outlined for themselves, as long as they remain true to themselves, confident, and optimistic. Connor currently resides in Boston, MA with his pet Yorkie where he conducts research in cancer biology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Cindy graduated from the University of Chicago with a BS in Biological Sciences, with a specialization in endocrinology and a minor in History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine. While in undergrad, she has several years of experience tutoring in a youth afterschool program and TAing biology. Her research interests are in genetics, women’s health, and health disparities, with a background in breast cancer genetics in women of African descent. She is currently a first year medical student at Yale School of Medicine.

Cindy tutors for the biology/ biochemistry, psychology/sociology, and CARS sections of the MCAT. She hopes to teach these MCAT subjects in a manner that encourages genuine learning that will help students become well rounded physicians, as well as meeting their MCAT goals.

Emily graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis in December 2018 with a B.A. in Anthropology and minors in Biology and Latin American Studies. During her time at Wash U, she worked as a peer counselor for survivors of sexual assault/interpersonal violence and worked on several research projects, including a study of nPEP HIV medication effects and adherence among sexual assault patients and an honors thesis about maternal healthcare in Argentina. She is currently living in Medellín, Colombia as a Fulbright scholar, researching indigenous women’s experiences of maternal healthcare and obstetric violence. Emily scored in the 99th percentile on her MCAT and plans to apply to medical school upon returning to the US in summer 2020.

As an MCAT tutor, Emily works closely with each student to create a personalized, effective plan for success. She emphasizes students’ unique strengths and fosters enthusiastic engagement with the content material. She is passionate about mentoring each student holistically, emphasizing not only subject knowledge and test-taking strategies but also the importance of mental health and lifestyle balance during the challenging period of MCAT preparation. She looks forward to working with you!

Rose graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2017 as part of the combined BS/MD program. She graduated with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Biological Sciences and Statistics. During her undergraduate career, she was actively involved in leadership roles and conducted clinical research on the effect of islet cell transplant on kidney function. Rose completed a Master of Science Degree in Biostatistics at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in 2019. She also volunteers with the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, competes as part of the Harvard Taekwondo Team, and enjoys hip hop dance.

Rose has extensive teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant for several graduate- and undergraduate-level Statistics courses at Harvard. She is very excited to work with the MedSchoolCoach team as a MCAT tutor to help students achieve success on the MCAT!

Kee graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health Studies. He enjoys teaching, and his experiences include SAT tutoring and being a teaching assistant in high school and college. Outside of the classroom, Kee enjoys humor and has performed improvised and standup comedy!

Theo is currently a first year medical student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He is a graduate of Arcadia University in Glenside, PA, and graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Biology with minors in Physics and Bioinformatics. At Arcadia, Theo conducted research on 3D cell-line modeling in a breast cancer lab. He also works as an Emergency Medical Technician in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and is a commissioned officer in the United States Army Reserve. Theo has been involved in tutoring throughout high school and college in a variety of subjects. He believes that a student from any background can achieve their goal score with the right plan and effort and is excited to help students achieve their goals.

Kathryn graduated from the University of Miami in 2018 with degrees in Biochemistry & Nutrition and Neuroscience. She has worked on several research projects, including a biochemistry publication and psychology research with special populations. Her experience translates by helping students to gain critical thinking skills and feel confident with difficult science passages on the MCAT, which are often adapted from scientific journal articles.

At the University of Miami, Kathryn worked as a peer tutor for science and math subjects. As an MCAT tutor, she focuses on each student’s own strengths and passions to encourage enthusiasm and active engagement with the subject matter. By creating exciting and relatable ways to memorize material and master critical thinking, she fosters an engaging learning experience during her sessions. She also takes special care to help students find an optimal balance between studying and personal fulfillment during the difficult time of MCAT preparation.

Alex graduated from the University of Virginia in 2018 as a neuroscience major. He is currently taking a gap year, working as a ski instructor for people with disabilities and plans to attend medical school at Vanderbilt in the Fall. He spent much of his time at UVA as a volunteer EMT with the local rescue squad, where he was a crew captain and trained many new EMTs. He also has been a member and leader of the club ski and snowboard team throughout college and worked in a neuroimmunology lab for 3 years. Alex has extensive tutoring and mentorship experience, having served as a peer advisor at UVA. Alex scored in the 99th percentile on his own MCAT and has developed study plans for peers that have helped them score in the 97th to >99th percentiles.

Catherine graduated from Bowdoin College in 2019 where she majored in biochemistry and mathematics. At Bowdoin College, she worked part-time as an EMT and participated in the symphony orchestra, where she played the flute. Catherine was heavily involved in scientific research through her undergraduate years, and she even spent a summer in Germany studying acute myeloid leukemia at Kiel University. Catherine also has many years of experience teaching and mentoring students. She has served as a math tutor since high school, helping countless students grasp complex math concepts. In addition, she has professional teaching experience, having taught math at a charter school for several months. Catherine is excited to bring her expertise in the MCAT and her passion for teaching to her role as an MCAT tutor.

Monica graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University in 2018, double-majoring in Cognitive & Brain Sciences and Biology and minoring in Computer Science. While at Tufts, she conducted research in regenerative biology and in cognitive neuroscience. She also spent three years as a volunteer EMT there, as well as a teaching assistant for the EMT course at Tufts.

She is currently a research assistant in the Psychiatry Neuroimaging Lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She is currently applying to MD/PhD programs.

Monica is very excited to help students achieve their goals on the MCAT!

Matthew received his Bachelor of Arts from Franklin & Marshall College in 2014 with a major in Music and Departmental Honors in Conducting. Since graduation, Matthew has worked as an Emergency Medical Technician in a busy urban hospital system where he is responsible for precepting new providers. As an MCAT tutor, Matthew has special insight into the process after having taken the MCAT as a non-traditional student and scoring in the 99th percentile, tutoring all subjects. Matthew is currently applying to medical school and plans to matriculate in fall of 2020. His hobbies include programming, hiking, video games, and traveling.

Coral graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Chemistry and a minor in Biology. While there she conducted organic chemistry research as well as translational research to improve the hospital experience of patients with autism. She served as a peer tutor in both the Chemistry and Biology departments for all four years, teaching everything from introductory to higher-level courses. Coral works as a medical technician at a private psychiatric clinic and as a clinical research coordinator at the Autism Program at Boston Medical Center. Coral will be attending the University of Washington in Seattle for medical school starting in the summer of 2019.

Coral loves taking her expertise in tutoring, combined with her own MCAT experience, to create personalized and effective strategies to assist aspiring medical students. She is passionate about finding what approach works for each student and focusing on how to help them achieve their MCAT goals.

Ayush is an undergraduate junior at Drexel University majoring in the Biological Sciences with minors in Art History and Business Administration. His research at the Drexel College of Medicine investigates how epigenetic modifications regulate states of chronic pain. He also volunteers as an EMT and is active in the Delta Epsilon Iota academic honor society and Drexel Dandiya, an Indian Raas dance team. He will be applying to medical school this summer.

Ayush has over seven years of teaching experience. He has tutored at multiple levels for various age groups, ranging from the MCAT’s and SAT’s to advanced college subjects in chemistry, biology, and mathematics. He is a firm believer that every student can achieve their target test score through an engaging study plan, one that emphasizes fortifying strengths and improving weaknesses.

Michelle graduated with high honors from Harvard College in 2018, where she wrote a novel to fulfill her senior thesis in English. During college, she directed a mentorship program, advocated for health equity, and was an executive editor of the campus newspaper. She is interested in the medical humanities, physician writing, and internal medicine/psychiatry.

Everyone has their own particular strengths and limitations in this long, multi-subject exam. Michelle has found teaching principles of argument and scientific reasoning strategies as well as reinforcement-based memorization effective for people of various backgrounds. She is especially interested in helping people struggling to increase their reading speed, comprehension, and reasoning skills and/or struggling to balance their mental health, personal and academic goals.

Katelyn is a Memphis native trying with limited success to survive the harsh winters of Minnesota. She graduated in 2014 from the Marquette University Honor’s program with degrees in biomedical science and theology. While at Marquette, she was one of the first freshmen to receive the University Award for Student Excellence, the highest academic distinction given to students, for her work in creating a new division of the Honor’s curriculum. After graduating, she chose to take time off before beginning her medical career to assist other future doctors along their journeys.

Katelyn is MedSchoolCoach’s MCAT content manager, and has now been tutoring MCAT students for nearly six years and has helped over three hundred students achieve elite scores and be accepted into their top choice medical programs. In her time as a tutor she has also helped write many of the most widely used practice exams in the industry, and her work as a content creator has enriched her own knowledge of the MCAT and her MCAT pedagogy. Katelyn excels not only at teaching the full range of MCAT sciences, but also at helping students master the critical thinking and reasoning skills necessary for elite MCAT scores.

Madhura graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science from the Johns Hopkins University with majors in Neuroscience and Spanish. As an undergraduate, she worked as a research assistant at the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, where she studied the role of microRNA degradation pathways in the dopaminergic system of mice. She also enjoyed working as a Spanish tutor and volunteering at the Pediatric Emergency Department. In her free time, Madhura plays the cello and bakes for her family and friends!

Madhura is excited to start medical school this fall, and hopes to expand upon her interests in scientific research and addressing language barriers that contribute to inequities in healthcare delivery!

Andreas is a senior at Boston University studying Cellular, Molecular Biology & Genetics with a minor in Modern Greek. He has attended international research conferences and published his Ophthalmology research. As a volunteer at the VA, Andreas has experience working with vulnerable populations and has recently applied to medical schools. Andreas is passionate about teaching and loves watching his students reach that “Aha!” moment of understanding. As a peer tutor at Boston University, he has experience helping struggling students reach their potential in the sciences. Andreas has a creative teaching style in which he encourages students to find unique and innovative ways to remember critical information. As someone who tried every method of studying for the MCAT, Andreas is a great source for information on study tips and resources. His strong interpersonal skills and ability to explain and demonstrate difficult concepts makes him an excellent tutor for any aspiring medical student.

Francis, aka Sean, is currently a senior pursuing a B.S. in Exercise Physiology at the University of Miami. Involved in the leadership of Greek Life and other student organizations as well as research with Parkinson’s patients, Sean is heavily involved at UM. When he isn’t in meetings or in class, he loves to work out and play basketball as well as watch sports with his friends.

Sean serves as a peer mentor at UM and has privately tutored numerous students in biology, math, and chemistry. A former tutor for Varsity Tutors, Sean has worked with a wide array of students and aims to keep a positive and motivated mentality while students learn. With unconditional support and constant engagement, Sean believes a student can be effective in overcoming any academic obstacles.

Sean scored in the 99th percentile on his own MCAT and aims to help students be efficient and effective with their studying to balance the stress of the MCAT with other parts of their life.

Kausthubha graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Biology and Psychology and a minor in Chemistry. She is now a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania where she is investigating the utility of PET imaging in tracking disease progression. In her free time she enjoys volunteering and reading.  

Kausthubha has over 4 years of tutoring and teaching experience, having taught students from the elementary school level all the way to the post baccalaureate level. She is passionate about creating lesson plans and resources that are personalized to her students’ needs. She looks forward to sharing her expertise and passion with you as you study for the MCAT.

Yash is a 1st year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine and a 4th year student in BU’s 7 year BA/MD program. As an undergraduate student, he investigated how the general chemistry curriculum at Boston University could be improved by designing an experiment that spectroscopically determined the reduction potential of cytochrome c. He also spent the last 3 years working independently as a college counselor and financial aid advisor for high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Yash is passionate about teaching and has been tutoring and mentoring students for the past 6 years. He has worked with students from a variety of educational backgrounds: from middle school students needing help in Geometry to undergraduate seniors seeking tutoring in upper-division college subjects. He is eager to continue pursuing his passion for teaching in medical school by working with MedSchoolCoach to prepare students for the MCAT.

Ke graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering. At UCLA, he developed an interest for medical devices that led him to work in various research, start-up, and corporate settings. He eventually completed a Master of Science in Medical Sciences from Boston University with a research thesis on a new treatment method for retinal ischemia. This fall, he is thrilled to be matriculating at Boston University School of Medicine.

Ke, a committed educator and mentor, is now a certified math teacher and has recently tutored physiology at a graduate level. He is passionate about supporting his students to reach their goals, and does not hesitate to go the extra mile for them.

Joel was born and raised in East Los Angeles County, California. He graduated with honors from the University of California, Irvine with a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. During his time at the University of California, Irvine he participated in peer-tutoring, mentorship programs, and basic science research and he served as a teaching assistant for upper division biology courses. He received multiple awards for excellence in tutoring and research. After graduating, he worked aboard an ambulance as an emergency medical technician in Los Angeles County prior to matriculating to the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

In medical school, he continued to teach, mentor, and advise undergraduate and medical students. He spent a year between his third and fourth year of medical school as a National Institutes of Health TL1 Clinical and Translational Research Fellow. He received a 266 on Step 1 and 265 on Step 2 CK and he scored in the 90th percentiles on all of his shelf exams. He also received honors in nearly all of his clinical rotations.

Collectively, he has been teaching a wide range of subjects for more than ten years and has experience tutoring for several board exams. He is passionate about teaching and strongly believes that with hard work, good direction, and resilience every medical student has the opportunity to succeed and pursue their dreams.

He is currently a Vascular Surgery resident at the University of California, San Francisco in 2019. He is interested in academic vascular surgery and plans to continue being involved in medical education. In his free time, he enjoys running, swimming, weightlifting, and exploring San Francisco with his friends and family.

Savannah graduated summa cum laude from Ohio University with degrees in Journalism and East Asian Studies. During her time at OU, she discovered her passion for education when she began studying linguistics. She volunteered as an English conversation partner to new international students, worked as an English pronunciation tutor, and earned a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.

After graduating, she spent two years in rural Yunnan, China teaching English and art to seventh grade students. She was drawn to study medicine after experiencing the stark health inequities her students and community faced. She returned to the United States to start the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program at Bryn Mawr College, after which she enrolled in medical school at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

During medical school, she became involved in research on post-intensive care syndrome in trauma patients and served as a clinic coordinator for the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association at Penn. She has had numerous opportunities to teach as an upper-year medical student, including serving as a teaching assistant for gross anatomy and a preceptor for the first-year students’ Doctoring class. She is also completing a certificate in Medical Education.

She is currently finishing her fourth year of medical school and will be starting a preliminary medicine internship at Pennsylvania Hospital followed by anesthesiology residency at Johns Hopkins. She plans to remain involved in medical education and enjoys any chance she gets to teach. In her free time, she likes to run, bake, volunteer at the local animal shelter, and spend time with her friends and family.

Taylor grew up in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Physiology and Developmental Biology and a minor in Business Management. During his time at Brigham Young University he tutored and taught classes in inorganic chemistry and anatomy. As an anatomy teaching assistant, he accumulated over 400 hours teaching and working in the cadaver lab. He was also involved in basic science research. He lived in Mexico City, Mexico for two years as a full-time missionary for his church.

Taylor is currently on a full-tuition scholarship at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He received 258 on Step 1. He is actively involved in research. His research interests include precancers and cancers of the skin. He has a love for teaching and enjoys finding ways to break down difficult concepts in simple ways. In his free time, he enjoys sewing, woodwork, and playing basketball.

Matt is a lifelong Virginian who received a B.A. in economics from UVA where he also tutored in economics, statistics, biology, and chemistry. He was also the chairman of a scholarship program for 1st-year students, organizing the distribution of multiple scholarships and personally interviewing over 40 students. He excelled in medical school, scoring a 249 on Step 1 and a 262 on Step 2, as well as honoring all NBME shelf exams. He further honed his teaching skills by serving as a group leader for his school’s Practice of Clinical Medicine course. He is now an anesthesiology resident.

Amira Collison was born in Silver Springs, Maryland. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Maryland Honors Program with a degree in Neurobiology & Physiology and a minor in Spanish Languages & Cultures. During her time at the University of Maryland, her strong interest in social justice and community involvement, particularly focused in bettering the quality of health and education for underrepresented minorities, led her and a fellow classmate to develop the Foundation in Science and Health (FISH) program. FISH was designed to help students from low-income backgrounds with the support necessary to pursue higher education in science and health programs. Over the course of college, she devoted over four hundred hours to serving as student coordinator and tutor for the program. She also worked as a teaching assistant for upper-division biology courses. While working with students to both improve their understanding of material and motivate them towards success, she was delighted to find something in herself – a passion for education. This passion drew her to apply to be a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Spain, a country whose language, culture, and history she had studied and fell in love with from an early age.

After teaching high school courses in Spain for a year, Amira began medical school at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In medical school, she continues to be involved in the community by serving on the board for JHU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service (SOURCE) and serving as Vice-President for the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), which primarily focus on supporting the needs of students and community members of color. Additionally, she continues to teach, mentor, and advise high school and undergraduate students by volunteering in a number of programs including BASE, HPREP, Merit, and Latino Leaders in Training Mentorship Program.

Amira conducts epidemiologic research on health disparities and cardiovascular disease for which she was awarded the Johns Hopkins SOM Medical Student Research Award and the American Heart Association Epidemiology Minority Award. She is currently in her third year of medical school, and plans on applying into Internal Medicine and eventually Cardiology. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new cities with friends, Netflix binging, and mindfulness meditation!

Matt was born and raised in New York. He graduated with honors from New York University with a degree in Neural Science. During his time at New York University he participated in peer-tutoring and clinical research in neuroradiology. After graduating he continued his research prior to matriculating to St George’s University School of Medicine. In medical school he has continued to tutor his peers. He received a 259 on Step 1 and 271 on Step 2 CK and received honors in all of his clinical rotations. He has 5+ years of tutoring experience. He is currently finishing his 4th year of medical school and applying for a residency in Neurology. For fun, Matt enjoys hiking, rock climbing, snowboarding and biking. He plans to pursue academic neurology and hopes to continue teaching throughout his career.

Faustine was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She graduated with Honors from the University of Washington in Seattle with a B.A. in Medical Anthropology and Global Health. As an undergraduate, she was a peer instructor in the Honors Program for two consecutive years, conducted research in medical anthropology, and was a member of the Varsity women’s soccer team, serving as captain during her final season.

In medical school, she has been involved in a variety of teaching, leadership, and clinical research experiences. She designed and taught a course on clinical reasoning skills for second year medical students, developed curriculum materials for the pre-clinical pediatrics course at her medical school, and led a number of small group and large group case-based sessions on various topics in pediatrics and infectious disease. She received a 253 on Step 1 and a 266 on Step 2 CK, and she scored in the 90th percentiles on all of her shelf exams. She also received Honors in all of her clinical rotations.

Collectively, Faustine has over 10 years of teaching, tutoring, and mentoring experience. She believes in tailoring learning plans and study strategies to the unique strengths of each student. She is currently a fourth-year medical student and will be starting pediatrics residency at the University of California, San Francisco in June. She is interested in primary care pediatrics and medical education, and plans to stay involved in teaching, curriculum development, and mentoring.

James Farah was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Bolles High School where he was a rower for 4 years. James attended Florida State University and studied biology and music. At his time at FSU, he did research in a molecular biochemistry lab working on the CRISPR protein structure. After graduating, James immediately attended SGU where he found his passion for tutoring. James has won multiple student voted teaching awards for outstanding tutoring. He has received honors in all his clinical rotations and scored above 250 on all of his board examinations. He has been teaching a variety of subjects, focusing on physiology and biochemistry. His specialty of choice is interventional radiology. In his free time, he enjoys playing any of the five instruments he plays, playing basketball, boxing, and fishing.

Gabriel was born and raised in Los Angeles. Graduated with honors from University of California, Irvine and received a degree in Biomedical sciences. During undergraduate school, he participated in basic science research and peer tutoring for some basic science courses. After graduating, Gabriel moved to Chicago for medical school. In medical school, he continued to tutor students as a 2nd and 3rd year. He received honors in nearly all of his clinical rotations. He scored a 260 on Step 2Ck. He is passionate about teaching and truly loves figuring out was a students learning gap is and filling them in. Gabriel currently is a Radiology resident at University of Arizona.

Emile Gordon is a physician graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. He is currently doing his intern year and will continue with his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh. Originally from South Africa, Emile moved to the United States when he was 12 years old. For undergrad, he attended the University of Arizona and graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA and three majors in cellular biology, physiology and microbiology.

Emile’s love for teaching others began as an undergraduate when he was a teaching assistant and as resident assistant when he mentored freshmen for three years. His time at MedSchoolCoach has reignited his passion for teaching – he especially enjoys when material just “clicks” or when students are surprised how well they can do if they believe in themselves. He individualizes each learning plan and capitalizes on students’ strengths to help them achieve their best scores. He has been recognized as a “Master Tutor” for MSC given his experience and outstanding reviews. Outside of tutoring, Emile has continued to mentor medical students while in the hospital.

He is also actively involved in his community and in the past led his student health advocacy group to successfully spearhead a tobacco-free campus policy and has started a homeless vaccination clinic which is still active today. He is also involved in White Coats for Black Lives. His efforts have been recognized by numerous honors including “Director of the Year” and his college’s “Outstanding Senior” award.

One of Emile’s passions is in research. Initially in college he worked for 4 years researching viral morphogenesis of the bacteriophage ՓX174, but afterwards went to the National Institutes of Health to research diagnostics and therapeutics of cerebral malaria. He continued to do research while in medical school in radiology as well. He has multiple first-author papers, including publications in prestigious journals such as PNAS and Journal of Virology. Collectively, he has been cited over 100 times. One of his papers was editorially featured and won a “Spotlight Award”. Emile hopes to incorporate research into his career by studying the imaging of infectious diseases and of host-pathogen interactions.

Jeanie grew up in Valley Stream, New York and graduated as salutatorian of her high school. She studied Human Development and Nutrition at Cornell University, where she graduated as a Merrill Presidential Scholar in the top 1% of her class. During her time at Cornell, she conducted translational research in the neuroscience of memory and cognition. She also served as a peer mentor, anatomy and physiology teaching assistant, and SAT/ACT and science tutor. Before medical school, Jeanie worked in an academic emergency department where she conceptualized and implemented sepsis-related quality improvement interventions and research projects.

While in medical school at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jeanie continues to serve as a peer tutor and mentor. She participates in research on compassion fatigue and burnout in physicians and trainees as well as on clinical outcomes in surgical patients. She volunteers in her school’s student-run free clinic as well as in an immersive science camp for middle school students. She scored in the >95th percentile on Step 1. Jeanie has experience tutoring for Step 1, medical school coursework, and SAT/ACT exams. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, reading, and exploring New York City restaurants with friends and family. She is passionate about teaching and mentorship and enjoys working with students to develop dynamic and individualized strategies for success.

Abhinav (Abi) Gupta is a medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA and moved to Colorado when he was five. He attended the University of Denver where he double majored in Biology and Anthropology, and minored in Chemistry, Leadership, and Medical Physics. It was in college when he developed a passion for teaching as an organic chemistry lab TA and physics/biology tutor. He graduated from DU with Summa Cum Laude honors.

He then was accepted to three of the top 40 medical schools in the country. He decided to attend the University of Colorado School of Medicine. During the first two years of medical school, he sought out opportunities to continue teaching and tutoring. He worked with a non-profit company called Xplosive Athletics as a mentor and tutor for high school athletes struggling in school, cadaver anatomy teacher for EMS, nursing, and medical assistant students, a counselor for a summer program bringing high school students from rural parts of Colorado to the medical campus in Aurora, and an advisor for the Advisory College program at the University of Colorado.

He has been involved in a number of research projects, ranging from mitochondrial dysfunction in pediatric type II diabetes to survival benefits of statin use in head and neck cancer patients.
Abi is pursuing a residency in Anesthesiology at Stanford University in 2020, after completing a transitional year at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. His medical interests include: quality of life improvement, creating treatment centered around goals of care, global health, and socially-conscious care. He is passionate about helping students reach their potential, especially in regards to the residency of their choice.

Jake was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Missouri with a degree in Biology in May of 2017. During his time at the University of Missouri, he participated in multiple volunteer organizations, a research program focused on orthopedic surgery, and was a phlebotomist at the local VA hospital.

In 2017, Jake matriculated to the University of Missouri School of Medicine. During his time in medical school, Jake has continued to work in vascular surgery research, while also participating in several School of Medicine organizations, including student ambassadors and the student-run Medzou clinic as a member of the preventative health team. He received a 265 on Step 1, scoring in the 99th percentile of the exam.

Jake has tutored a wide range of students, ranging from 1st graders, in the program “A Way with Words and Numbers” sponsored by the University of Missouri, to undergraduate college calculus students, and now helping other medical students prepare for Step 1.

He is currently in his third year of medical school and is enjoying his clinical medical education while also adjusting to the lack of sleep. He is interested in surgery, but is keeping an open mind as he continues his clinical rotations. In his free time, Jake enjoys road biking, making coffee in a French press, and watching the Bachelor franchise with his wife.

Ailish is from Westford, Massachusetts and attended Cornell University, majoring in Human Development. At Cornell, Ailish was the captain of the varsity track team, and coached high school athletes during summer breaks. After graduating, Ailish worked at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Addiction Medicine as a clinical research coordinator, where she investigated the cognitive effects of marijuana abstinence in young adults.

At the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Ailish has excelled on her board exams and on her clinical rotations, scoring a 266 on Step 1, 277 on Step 2, receiving High Honors in all of her third-year rotations, and scoring above the 90th percentile in all of her shelf exams. She has mentored and tutored a number of students on board exam preparation, focusing on optimizing resource utilization and mastering test-taking skills.

Ailish is currently taking a year between her third and fourth years to conduct research on melanoma epigenetic biology at the Boston University School of Medicine and is planning on applying into dermatology for residency. She is passionate about helping students achieve their goals through a holistic approach to board preparation, with personalized guidance on content review, schedule planning, and critical thinking.

Shushmita, who usually goes by Sushi, grew up in Snellville, Georgia. For her undergraduate studies, she stayed local and graduated with honors with a degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Throughout college and after graduating, Shushmita pursued several educational opportunities including tutoring, mentoring, and teaching exam prep classes to students interested in pursuing medicine. Now, she is working on maintaining that devotion to education and mentorship during medical school at the University of Massachusetts. She received a 259 on Step 1 and 275 on Step 2 CK and received either honors or high honors in all of her clerkships. Currently, Shushmita is pursuing a Master of Clinical Investigation in between her third and fourth years of medical school. She’ll be applying to internal medicine residency programs next year. In her free time, Shushmita plays piano, explores new bike paths around the area, makes unique crafts with perler beads, and does her best to stay warm in Massachusetts. Her goal for her students is to make sure they understand both the concepts and the exam so that they can achieve their goals. She is very dedicated to helping students break down the test and find effective ways to study for board and shelf exams amidst busy class and rotation schedules.

Gavin was born in Canada and grew up in Los Angeles, California. He attended University of California, Berkeley, and was interested in computer science. He graduated with honors, and due to personal reasons, he decided to change his career path and pursue medicine. During his year off, Gavin scored >99 percentile on the MCAT and became an MCAT physics instructor for The Princeton Review. He was an instructor in classes of up to 30 pre-medical students, and he also had one-on-one tutoring. Many of his students have successfully achieved their dream scores on the MCAT.

Gavin was accepted into all the medical schools he interviewed with, and he ultimately decided to attend UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine to be close to his family. Taking his own experience with the medial school application cycle, he has continued to help students prepare for their MCAT, essays, and interviews. In medical school, Gavin scored >99 percentile on the Step 1 exam and expanded to tutoring for Step 1. He has been active in hematology oncology research during medical school, and he is completing a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University.

Altogether, Gavin has extensive teaching experience, and he has been able to identify effective learning strategies that are unique to each student. He is excited about helping students succeed and pursue their dreams. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, exploring the city, and spending time with family and friends.

Bright is originally from Benin City, Nigeria. He moved to the United States in 2012 to further his education. Prior to coming to the States, he tutored in Nigeria and Ghana for a combination of 6 years. For a year, he ran his own tutoring firm that helped prepare high school seniors for the Nigerian equivalent of the SAT/ACT. He did his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University, Hawaii. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in biochemistry, minoring in biology. While at BYU-Hawaii, he received multiple awards for his academic excellence, including two from the American Chemical Society for his excellence in biochemistry and general chemistry. Following his undergraduate studies, he obtained his medical degree from Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM). While at LUCOM, he served as a student mentor; he also served as a member of the student curriculum committee representative where he assisted in refining the curriculum of his medical school. He was inducted into the sigma sigma phi honor society, which is the osteopathic equivalent of alpha omega alpha of allopathic medical schools. He scored a 651 on his COMLEX Level 1 and 650 on his COMLEX Level 2 CE. He excelled on all his clinical rotations receiving honors in almost all of them. Bright graduated in the top 11% of his medical school class and matched into his first-choice residency program, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX, in internal medicine. He is working towards pursuing a cardiology fellowship. He is passionate about teaching, mentoring and international medical missions. On his spare time, he loves to play soccer and ping pong, watch TV shows with his wife of 7 years, and playing with his two cute kids.

Austin Jolly is from Lakewood, Colorado and is a current MD/PhD student at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. As a Colorado native, Austin attended the University of Colorado at Boulder for his undergraduate studies, where he majored in Integrative Physiology and graduated with Honors distinction. During his time in Boulder, Austin was an undergraduate teaching assistant in the human anatomy labs where he facilitated dissection learning and helped students master the organization of the human body. Austin was also a resident advisor in Boulder. He demonstrates a passion for helping students achieve success in their pursuits.

Austin received multiple offers from MD/PhD training programs from around the country but chose to stay close to his home in the Rocky Mountains. As third year MD/PhD student at Anschutz, Austin has excelled thus far in his studies, receiving top Honors grades in all his courses and scoring a 256 on USMLE STEP 1. Austin serves on the Education and Training Interest Group where he advises first-year medical students on how to navigate through their first year in medical school. Ultimately, Austin has a serious passion for connecting with students and inspiring them to believe in themselves as they prepare for exciting challenges in their professional career. Austin is currently funded with a Pre-Doctoral fellowship to fund his thesis research.

Shivani Kastuar is currently an Internal Medicine resident at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her undergraduate degree from NYU in Psychology in 2013, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. During her senior year at NYU, Shivani was inducted into the Psi Chi Honor Society, Order of Omega Honor Society, and was deemed a Presidential Honors Scholar.

While in medical school, Shivani dedicated much of her time to the student-run free community healthcare clinic, created a student-led global health outreach organization, and formed a medical student evidence-based medicine journal club. She has worked as an Anatomy TA for several years, and has also participated in Mount Sinai’s MedStart Summer Program, where she has taught adolescents about physiology and medicine. In addition to teaching, Shivani has taken part in several mentorship programs in which she has mentored first, second, and third year medical students. She has also dedicated a significant amount of time to spinal cord injury rehabilitation research and research at the Human Rights Clinic at Mount Sinai.

Aside from her extracurricular activities and research interests, Shivani has excelled academically by receiving an Honors in every clerkship throughout medical school. She was also given the honor of being inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Shivani looks forward to helping students achieve their full potential through interactive and dynamic tutoring sessions tailored specifically to each student’s individual learning style.

Akhil was raised in the Greater Chicago and Philadelphia areas. Beginning in high school, he worked as a tutor for Kumon Learning Center, performed research at the Baruch Blumberg Institute, and became certified as an EMT. He then attended Northwestern University and graduated with a degree in Economics and Biological Sciences with a Concentration in Neurobiology as well as a Certificate in Leadership. During his time at Northwestern, he participated in peer-tutoring, basic science research, and was the President of the largest cultural organization on campus. In addition, he was an active member of the dance community, serving as the captain for the University’s bhangra dance team. During his senior year, he worked as a Business Analyst for ExplORer Surgical, a surgical startup in Chicago that solidified his passion for pursuing orthopedics in the future. Following graduation, he matriculated to the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and is also pursuing his MBA at the Fox School of Business at Temple University.

In medical school, he continued to teach, mentor, and advise undergraduate students. He conducted interviews for prospective undergraduate applicants and served as an informal advisor for prospective medical school applicants. Throughout medical school, he pursued research at the Rothman Institute and Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, and was able to publish his research and abstracts. He received a 257 on Step 1 and has started his clinical rotations.

Altogether, he has been teaching a wide range of subjects for more than 10 years and has tutored for several board exams including the SAT, MCAT, and USMLE Step 1. He has a strong commitment to education and believes that hard work, passion, and a willingness to ask for help are the keys to reaching one’s goals. He understands the struggles of Step 1 prep, and wishes to work closely with his students to form an individualized study plan and provide personalized attention and guidance.

He is currently a third-year medical student and is interested in pursuing a residency in orthopaedic surgery. He has recently accepted an orthopaedic research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and hopes to use this year off to re-engage with tutoring. In his free time, he enjoys basketball, dance, rooting for the Sixers and Bears, and finding new coffeeshops in Philadelphia. .

Jake was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 2017 with a degree in neuroscience. At the University of Pittsburgh, Jake served as a teaching assistant for an introductory biology course, as well as an academic tutor for biology and organic chemistry. He has logged hundreds of hours tutoring for these subjects, which furthered his passion for tutoring and his dedication for providing his students the tools they need to succeed on their exams. Additionally, during his undergraduate career, Jake served as an EMT with the Second Alarmers Rescue Squad in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, recording over 200 hours with the company.

Jake received a partial tuition scholarship to the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, where he matriculated in 2017. He received top grades during his first two years of medical school, culminating with a 253 on the USMLE STEP 1 exam. He is actively involved in research and has co-authored two published journal articles, serving as first-author on his most recent publication. Additionally, Jake is a co-founder and vice president of the student run club “GLITCH” (Group Looking Into Technology Changing Healthcare), where he and his colleagues work with faculty and discuss how Temple can better integrate technology into both the classroom and clinical aspects of medicine. Currently a third-year medical student, Jake has done extremely well on his clinical rotations, receiving honors in all completed clerkships thus far. Jake plans to pursue an internal medicine residency to achieve his dream of becoming an interventional cardiologist but is keeping his mind open to all the specialties he encounters during his third year.

In addition to his passion for medicine and tutoring, Jake has many other interests as well. Jake enjoys playing basketball and golf in his free time, as well as weight training. He is a huge fan of the culinary arts and can often be found trying new restaurants in Philadelphia with his girlfriend, Samantha.

Joseph grew up in the Bay Area of California. He graduated with honors from Northwestern University with a degree in Biological Sciences. Joseph was involved in peer-tutoring and bench research during his time at Northwestern, eventually completing an honors thesis. After graduation, he worked at an Alzheimer’s research lab at the Gladstone Institute in San Francisco for 2 years before matriculating to the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

In medical school, Joseph continued to teach and mentor both undergraduate and medical students. He is currently on a research year between his 3rd and 4th year of medical school having received a National Institute of Health TL1 Clinical and Translational research fellowship. He received a 253 on Step 1 and a 253 on Step 2 CK. He scored in the 90th percentile for the majority of his shelf exams. He also received honors in every clinical rotation except Internal Medicine.

Joseph loves teaching and is continuing his prior experiences teaching medical students as a pre-clinical tutor and small group leader. He is passionate about helping students develop the tools to succeed themselves in addition to demystifying medical topics.

He is currently a rising 4th year medical student who will be applying into an Integrated Interventional Radiology residency. He is interested in academic interventional radiology and hopes to continue teaching throughout the year.

Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Marie attended Washington University in Saint Louis, where she studied abroad in France on scholarship before graduating with honors with a bachelor’s in French and in Italian. While there, she worked with Washington University’s Institute for Public Health, presenting and publishing research on medical decision making and on patient-physician communication. Her award-winning honors thesis tied together her interests in medicine and in humanities with a study of how French Renaissance literature portrayed lived patient experience. After graduating, she spent one semester working full-time in public health research prior to matriculating to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Since starting medical school, Marie has found a passion for mentoring, serving as a student affiliate advisor, a surgical interest group leader, and a patient health educator at Vanderbilt’s student-staffed free clinic. Her primary research in medical school has concentrated on implantation ischemia in cardiac transplantation. Currently, she is spending a year between her third year and her fourth year researching a more specific method for surveying medical student burnout. A fervent proponent of finding wellness while studying, Marie has a strong interest in medical education and a strong investment in her students’ success.

Marie is planning to apply to general surgery next summer. On her time off, you can find her reading, writing, running, or traveling with her husband.

Claire Kwan was born in Taiwan, grew up in California and Michigan and now lives in Chicago. She graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University with double majors in biochemistry and communication sciences and disorders. She also minored in global health and studied in Paris for a semester. During undergrad, she was involved in cultural organizations, research and worked as a teaching assistant.

Claire is currently a fourth year medical student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and is applying into ophthalmology. She works at a free clinic and is involved in clinical research and medical education. She received a 262 on Step 1 and a 273 on Step 2 CK and scored >90th percentile on almost all shelf exams. She has been involved in tutoring for over 8 years and has held jobs as a tutor, teaching assistant and MCAT instructor. She is passionate about helping students succeed and hopes to continue being involved in medical education throughout her career.

Outside of school, Claire enjoys running, traveling and trying new restaurants (Yelp Elite!).

Michael was born and raised in Northwest Ohio as the youngest of three children. He attended The Ohio State University for college where he graduated magna cum laude with honors in Biological Sciences. At Ohio State, he spent three years working in a basic cancer genetics laboratory, tutored students who had extended hospitalizations at the local children’s hospital, served as an academic and research mentor, and founded an organization that sought to create shadowing opportunities for pre-medical students.

Michael then matriculated at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where he pursued a five-year MD/MBA track. Leveraging his MBA, he hopes to work at an organizational level to improve quality and access to care. As a medical student, Michael won “Best Poster” at the American Medical Association Annual Research Symposium in Atlanta for his work on a radiosensitizing agent in esophageal cancer. He served three years on the medical school admissions committee, created and narrated electronic modules for the dermatology medical school curriculum, published nine research articles, and earned Top 25% and Outstanding Academic Scholar awards. Michael received a 253 on Step 1, 269 on Step 2 CK, and a first-time pass on Step 2 CS.

Michael recently graduated medical and business schools at Ohio State, where he will be staying on to complete training in dermatology. He loves teaching and recognizes that each student’s journey is unique; he strives to provide a tailored experience that enables substantial improvements. In his free time, Michael enjoys playing intramural basketball, running, exploring all things coffee, and traveling with his family.

Luke obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of Colorado while working at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus department of pathology as a student researcher. He completed previous at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and is a current dermatology resident.

He was inducted into the Sigma Sigma Phi honors fraternity and was the recipient of the LECOM Academic Award Scholarship and the University of Tennessee Internal Medicine Academic Honors Award.

His leisure activities include surfing, exercise, painting, chess, and spending time with family.

He is passionate about medical dermatology and tropical medicine. He has served as an author and editor for board preparation courses USMLE/Comlex Truelearn and Wolvers Kluwer USMLE Firecracker inc. Additionally, he is a reviewer for the Journal of Dermatological Treatment, Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, and SKIN: the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. He is very involved in academia, enjoys medical research and publishing. His body of works can be found on Google Scholar and PubMed.

David was born and raised in Fresno, California. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and received his degree in Physiology and Developmental Biology. During his time there, he worked as a teaching assistant for upper division physiology courses and also served as a peer mentor. He also participated actively in research of Osteoarthritis, receiving grants and showcasing posters at several national presentations. After graduating, he worked as an ophthalmic technician before matriculating to the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine.

In medical school, he continued to teach and mentor both through the Sigma Sigma Phi fraternity and as a Biochemistry and Pathology tutor for first and second year medical students. He received a 253 on Step 1, a 768 on Level 1, a 880 on Level 2, and in the 90th-100th percentiles on all of his shelf exams. He also received honors in multiple clinical rotations. He is very passionate about teaching, mentoring, and aiding other students in achieving their desired scores and ultimately their desired medical specialties.

He is currently a fourth year medical student and recently matched into the Internal Medicine Residency program at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Upon completion of residency, he has an interest in pursuing a fellowship in either Infectious Disease or Hematology/Oncology. In his spare time, he enjoys running, board games, cooking, and walking dogs at the local Humane Society in Phoenix.

Lee was born and raised on a small dairy farm in Southeast Missouri. He attended Southeast Missouri State University where he earned a BS in Mathematics education. He taught high school math and coached football in Madisonville, KY for two years before returning to school to take his pre-med courses and MCAT. He graduated from medical school in 2018. His COMLEX scores were 737, 775, and 777 for Level 1, 2, and 3, respectively. He scored at or above the 90th percentile on nearly all shelf exams. Currently, he is completing an anesthesiology residency at UMKC.

Zach is originally from Florida, but for the last four years has been adapting to Wisconsin’s frozen lakes and nine months of winter as an MD/PhD student at University of Wisconsin-Madison. For his PhD work, he does research in medical physics developing tools for real-time volumetric magnetic resonance imaging. Broadly, he is interested in using tools from mathematics and computer science to improve healthcare. Zach has been tutoring for the board exams for nearly three years, and has over 1000 hours of tutoring experience. For Zach, the goal of tutoring is to help students learn problem solving skills that will translate not only to the board exams, but into the clinic. To that end, he focuses on content integration and critical thinking with students. Zach sees teaching as an honor and privilege, and he is looking forward to helping you on your journey.

Alex was born and raised in Buffalo, NY and completed his undergraduate education at Duke University with majors in Chemistry and Biology. Throughout his undergraduate career, Alex was heavily involved in research studying novel genetic determinants critical to zebrafish regeneration. Additionally, Alex served in a number of tutoring, TA, and mentorship capacities. Following graduation, Alex moved to San Francisco to begin his MD/PhD at UCSF. His undergraduate research experiences served as an inspiration for pursuing a PhD in developmental and stem cell biology. He continues to be fascinated by the intricacies of developmental biology and the immense potential of harnessing these pathways as novel therapies to improve patients’ lives. He is currently in the first year of his PhD, studying the molecular mechanisms of congenital heart disease. Outside of school, Alex enjoys cooking/ baking new recipes, enjoying the beautiful hiking trails in the greater Bay Area, working out, and (slowly) learning how to play tennis.

Alex was born and raised in New Jersey, minutes from New York City. From high school, he matriculated into an accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy program at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, where he graduated summa cum laude. During his time in pharmacy school, he was an avid peer-tutor through the Rho Chi Honor Society, and was a independent instructor for the General Chemistry lab at Rutgers. After this training, he began his medical education at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School as a scholar in the Distinction in Medical Education program. Throughout his time at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, he has continued his passion for pharmacy by working both within a community- and hospital-based pharmacy. Further, as a member of the Distinction in Medical Education program, he has pioneered and developed curricular innovations to enhance the evidence-based medicine, pharmacology, and interprofessional education at his medical school. He received a 268 on Step 1, a 270 on Step 2 CK, and scored over the 95th percentile on all shelf exams, thereby earning his honors in all his clerkships.

Alex appreciates a collaborative and collective approach to learning and teaching medicine, with his dedication to this mindset earning him recognition as a member of his junior Alpha Omega Alpha society and as a fellow of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. At Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, he used his standardized testing strategies and pharmacy background to provide peer-to-peer and formal didactic instruction to his local collegiate community. Interested in Internal Medicine, with a focus on Pulmonary/Critical Care, Alex hopes to attend an academic Internal Medicine residency with an emphasis on medical education. Besides his passion for medicine, Alex enjoys a wide array of interests including culinary arts, art museums, hiking, camping, photography, and rock climbing.

Itzam Marin is originally from Campeche, Mexico. He came to the United States at the age of 18 and further pursued a degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Colorado State University – Pueblo.
During his time at CSU-P, he took on many leadership roles including, student-athlete, resident-advisor, research assistant, and peer-mentor tutor for upper division courses in biology and chemistry.

He received multiple offers for medical school and decided to attend the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Here, he has continued his roles as mentor, tutor, and advocate of the community. Since his arrival to the United States, his academic development has been characterized by a continued upward trend, honoring multiple courses and scoring above the 90th percentile on Step 1.
Itzam is currently a third-year medical student and is interested in Ophthalmology. His goals are to ultimately pursue a career in Ophthalmology where he can continue to develop his passions of teaching and mentorship while closely working with underserved communities.

One of his strengths are his abilities to connect people and to empower students to pursue their dreams. He believes that with dedication, good will, and passion, every student will have the opportunity to succeed.

Bardia was born in Dubai, UAE and raised in West Bloomfield, Michigan which is where he calls home. He graduated with highest distinction from the University of Michigan with a degree in Physics. During his time at the University of Michigan he worked as a learning assistant and small group facilitator for the Department of Physics. He received multiple awards for academic excellence throughout his time at the university. After graduating, he worked as a nuclear physics research assistant at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory for one year prior to matriculating to the Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. In medical school, he taught and mentored Chicago area high school and medical students and pursued research in Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology. He received a 266 on Step 1 and has recently finished his third year of medical school where he scored in the 94th+ percentiles on all of his shelf exams. He is currently taking a dedicated research year before entering his fourth year of medical school. He is passionate about teaching and truly believes that hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. He hopes to pursue a career in Radiology after completing medical school. In his free time, he enjoys swimming, basketball, video games, playing guitar, dog-parenting, and watching Jeopardy! with his girlfriend.

Mackenzie was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University, graduating with distinction in medical anthropology. She was also a Global Health Fellow at Yale and conducted field work in Kenya, Guatemala, Panama, and China. At Yale, Mackenzie worked as a peer tutor for many science and writing courses. She also spent four years volunteering as a college admissions coach through a non-profit organization, and she taught health education in New Haven high schools through Community Health Educators.

Mackenzie was accepted to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the Patient Oriented Research Training and Leadership Program, a dual degree MD and Master’s of Science in Clinical Research. During her third year of medical school, Mackenzie excelled, honoring all of her clinical rotations and scoring above the 90th percentile on all of her shelf exams. She scored a 270 on STEP 2 CK. Mackenzie is currently on a scholarly year between her third and fourth years of medical school, completing her Master’s degree while working on a thesis project in Maternal Fetal Medicine. Mackenzie has continued to tutor and advise students throughout medical school, serving as a peer tutor, a notetaker for the Disability office, and a Senior Student Advisor. She has also been a teaching assistant for numerous medical school courses. She is passionate about teaching and finding ways to help her students based on their strengths, weaknesses, and individual learning styles. She has extensive experience and success tutoring students who have failed a USMLE examination and require remediation.

During medical school, Mackenzie has been actively involved in her school’s free clinic, which serves uninsured members of the community. She has also been involved with global health research in Kenya and Liberia. Outside of school, Mackenzie enjoys hiking and camping, singing, and vegetarian cooking.