Meet Our Tutors & Advisors

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. 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. 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. Ramirez 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 in 2013. During his time at the University of California, Irvine he participated in peer-tutoring, mentorship programs, and he served as a teaching assistant for numerous pre-medical and biology courses. He received multiple awards for excellence in tutoring and research. After graduating, he spent a year working aboard an ambulance as an emergency medical technician in Los Angeles County prior to matriculating to the top-ranked 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. During this time, he became intimately involved with USMLE education, tutoring, and preparation. He received a 266 on Step 1 (99th percentile), 265 on Step 2 CK (95th percentile), 255 on Step 3 (98th percentile) 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, including all of the USMLE exams. He is a passionate educator and strongly believes that with hard work, good direction, and resilience, every medical student has the opportunity to succeed and pursue their dreams. In his role as the Director of Medical School Tutoring, he strives to ensure that all of the tutors at MedSchoolCoach have the training, tools, support, and resources that they need to provide their students with an exceptional experience.

In addition to his passions for education, he has been intimately involved in medical school admissions. He has served on the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine admissions committee and has extensive experience reviewing applications, interviewing applicants, and providing recommendations for admission. In this role, he enjoyed learning how to review applications holistically and how to view each applicant as a unique individual, each with their own experiences, skills, and passions.

He is currently an integrated vascular surgery resident at the University of California, San Francisco where he continues to be intimately involved in medical and surgical education. He is interested in academic vascular surgery and is committed to continue being a leader in medical education. In his free time, he enjoys running, swimming, weightlifting, and exploring San Francisco with his friends and family.

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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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. Demajh (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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Ruby graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University and received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his general surgery residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and was the John Homan’s Fellow in Vascular Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Ruby is a board certified vascular surgeon.

He is the former program director of the Integrated Residency in General Surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He served as chair of the admissions committee at the University of Connecticut.

He is a member of and has held leadership positions in many local, regional and national surgical societies such as The Society for Vascular Surgery and the Association for Surgical Education. He is past vice president of The New England Society for Vascular Surgery. Dr. Ruby is a founding member of Vascular Associates of Connecticut, a private practice group in Hartford CT. He is currently the medical director of Trinity Health’s Surgery Clinical Excellence Council.

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. 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 from Brigham Young University 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.

Dr. Winterton attended medical school at The University of Pennsylvania, initially as a combined degree MD/PhD student as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program. He completed his residency and surgical training at Stanford University, The University of Pennsylvania, and Rush University, where he advised students interested in medicine and served on the residency admissions committee. He has extensive experience mentoring students interested in pursuing admission to competitive medical schools and specialities. He is currently completing his MBA at The University of Chicago.

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. Banich graduated Magna cum laude from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana with degrees in English and Biology and cum laude from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She completed her internship at University of Chicago and her residency in ophthalmology at Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Banich went on to work with medical students and residents at Loyola and is currently practicing ophthalmology in Colorado. She has worked with medical students at the University of Colorado teaching their hidden curriculum course for third and fourth year medical students and has coached current physicians in mindfulness and work-life balance.

Dr. Bradshaw earned his Bachelors in Business Administration from Baylor University and Masters of Science in Accountancy (Taxation) from the University of Houston. He was a CPA with Ernst & Young in Houston before attending medical school. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston and completed his residency at the McLennan County Family Medicine Program in Waco and also completed a fellowship in Academic Family Medicine. He is board-certified in Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

After completing his medical education, Dr. Bradshaw was in private practice for several years, then became an assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, where he was involved in a number of clinical leadership positions in addition to his teaching and patient care activities. He also served on the medical school admissions committee at UT Southwestern.

For the past 20 years, Dr. Bradshaw has been a student health physician at Baylor University (until his recent retirement) and has worked with many pre-med students. Dr. Bradshaw is an adjunct instructor in the Robbins MBA Healthcare Program at Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business. He also teaches research and evidence-based medicine at the Faculty Development Center at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth.

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. 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. Chalal graduated Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Psychology. She then entered the first Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Program at the University of Pennsylvania to complete her science courses for medical school application. Matriculating at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, she was in the St George Oncologic Medical Society for medical students which led her to complete two rotations the summer of her first year of medical school: both in Hem/Onc, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where she worked exclusively with two physicians in private practice. At the former Hahnemann University Medical School, she was on the Hem/Onc service in the hospital so rounded with a team of physicians on all types of oncology patients.

Although she didn’t know how to use a stethoscope at that time, she was called Dr. Chalal, regularly interacted with patients, performed her first bone marrow biopsy and also presented at a multidisciplinary tumor board attended by the chairs of Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgery, Radiology. This ultimately led her to pursue a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois in Chicago. This was followed by a move to New York to pursue a Fellowship in Hem/Onc at NYU Medical Center. Her interest in Radiation Oncology led to a second residency in Radiation Oncology at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Triple boarded in Rad Onc, Medical Onc, and Internal Medicine, Dr. Chalal was on staff at Hahnemann University Hospital and served on the Medical School Admissions Committee. She then spent 17 years in Private Practice in a joint Radiology/Radiation Oncology practice where she became Chair of Radiation Oncology and a Partner. For the last ten years, Dr. Chalal has been an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, where she also intermittently provided clinical supervision and teaching to residents in Rad Onc. Her varied career provided experience in academic medicine as well as private practice.

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. 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. Dallara-Marsh 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-Marsh 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.

Having begun her career at Fordham University shortly after graduation, Liz has over 10 years experience in college admission. A native Texan, Liz oversaw recruitment efforts in the South including Texas and Louisiana as well as local markets throughout New Jersey. Each year she reviewed over 2,000 applications and regularly counseled students and their families about admission requirements, financial aid, and scholarship information.

While at Fordham, Liz had several opportunities to hone her writing skills by creating and editing copy for various online and print messaging initiatives. She also assisted with the development of an online virtual campus tour and planned several on and off campus events to strategically boost enrollment from key demographics. Liz particularly enjoyed assisting with application review for the highly selective Higher Education Opportunity Program, which gives underrepresented students the chance to pursue higher education.

Although Liz decided to leave full-time admissions in the spring of 2013, her heart has remained in higher education. Liz began private counseling after several friends and acquaintances sought her help with their college and graduate school applications. She has since served as a private admission counselor and coach for students all over the world.

Having read tens of thousands of applications and essays, letters of recommendation, and resumes, Liz prides herself on her ability to “cut through the noise” and find what makes a student unique. She asks probing questions, empowering her students to find and leverage their own voices to grab the attention of even the most seasoned admission counselor. Ultimately, Liz strives to make this transitional phase in students’ lives less stressful and more seamless.

Regardless of intended major or degree type, Liz has had success helping clients realize their dreams and receive acceptances to the Ivies and other elite colleges and universities including but not limited to: Boston College, Northwestern, NYU, Rice University, USC, Stanford, and The University of Chicago. Liz has also helped several students earn full-tuition and other major scholarships as well as gain acceptance from waiting lists.

Dr. Deonarine is a practicing general surgeon in the Ohio area. While in high school, she applied for the B.S./M.D. program at Howard University where she went on to complete her general surgery residency. She has a strong passion for mentoring and tutoring and has been tutoring since high school. She has experience with admissions for residency and aiding students interested in applying for the combined degree B.S./M.D. program.

Dr. Deonarine truly believes that Medicine is the highest calling and wants to help others achieve success in the pursuit of this goal.

Dr. Desai graduated from FIU in 1991 with a BS in Biology, subsequently attending Albany Medical College, graduating in 1996. This was followed by a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, completing training in 2000. He subsequently went to work as a community Emergency Physician but heard the call of academics pulling at him, where he became the Assistant Program Director at the Texas A&M/Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine residency program. He became heavily involved with curriculum design for both residents and medical students. Upon moving to Florida, he was the Associate Program Director and later the Program Director for the University of Florida where he mentored scores of residents, medical students, and prospective medical students in their career goals, and served on the interview committee for the College of Medicine for 3 years. He later became the founding program director for the University of Central Florida/Ocala Regional Medical Center Emergency Medicine residency Program but kept an active interest in the medical school admissions process serving on the interview committee for the past 4 years.

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. 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. 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. Fischetti graduated Magna Cum Laude from USC with Bachelor’s degrees in neuroscience and sociology and continued on with medical school at UC Irvine. After medical school, she matched into Emergency Medicine at Duke University Hospital and did an additional fellowship in Ultrasound back at UC Irvine Medical Center. During fellowship, her work and research focused on ultrasound in medical education and working with the deaf and hard of hearing communities. She has also participated in medical school applicant interviews throughout various stages of her medical training.

After fellowship, in lieu of a career in academics, she moved to Boston and pursued a career in industry while working as Chief Medical Officer of artificial intelligence company, Centaur Labs for two years. During her time at Centaur Labs, she continued to participate in research and grant writing, which ultimately led to a part-time role at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Fischetti enjoys the intersection of medicine, industry, and academics and continues to pursue these interests in a variety of roles.

Dr. Deborah Fruchtman specializes in BS/MD program admissions. She herself became one of the youngest students to matriculate at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, now Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. She was accepted to the top two medical schools in New Jersey during her junior year of college before completing the necessary credits for graduation from undergraduate school. She went on to graduate with her medical degree from UMDNJ, now Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine.

Dr. Fruchtman interned in pediatrics and went on to complete her residency in ophthalmology at the New York University program, serving as chief resident during her final year. She is a board-certified ophthalmologist and she spent 15 years in private practice where she was beloved by patients and colleagues alike. Wanting to give back to her medical school, she volunteered her time as an admissions interviewer for over 17 years. She interviewed traditional college student applicants, post-bac students, MD/PhD applicants, and accelerated admissions high school senior students who applied to the New Jersey BS/MD admissions program. Additionally, she served on the admissions committee for the accelerated BS/MD admissions program. With her extensive experience, she coached dozens of successful applicants through the interview process itself. She currently donates her time once a week to administer the Covid-19 vaccine at her local hospital.

Dr. Fruchtman is excited to provide support and guidance to applicants through all stages of the application process needed to become successful applicants and achieve their goal of gaining admissions to medical school and ultimately becoming medical providers. She has been highly successful in this mission for almost two decades.

Dr. Gandhi graduated with Honors from Boston College in Boston, MA with a BS in biochemistry where he was first given the opportunity to mentor students through the Mendel Society, Boston College’s pre-health student organization. He then moved to Durham, NC where he attended medical school at Duke University. He served on the admissions committee for two years including interviewing prospective students and mentoring Duke undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in medicine. He thanks his mentors at Duke for further deepening his passion for advising and mentoring students. He completed his training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, where he continued to advise students interested in medicine and served on the residency admissions committee. He has extensive experience mentoring students interested in pursuing admission to medical school and competitive specialities. He is completing a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity surgery at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic training program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Dr. Mera Goodman graduated Cum Laude from Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City with a B.A. in Biology. After a mini-career in strategy management consulting, she completed her MD at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook in New York, and subsequently, her pediatric residency and Chief Residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. She has since been working as an Academic Pediatric Hospitalist where, in addition to clinical work, continues to conduct research, work on quality improvement, and provide medical education, advising and research supervision to residents and students. She has served on several academic committees, developed new courses, structured new clinical programs, and has an interest in EMR/informatics. She also participated in global health in Peru, India, and Madagascar. 

She enjoys helping students navigate developing a clinical career. Her passion is thinking “out of the box” to purposefully map skills and interests to fulfilling experiences that help with long-term career development.

Jaye attended Texas Lutheran College on a women’s basketball scholarship. She was heavily involved in coaching and tutoring at both the high school and undergraduate level helping students achieve their goal to be successful student-athletes. After graduation, Jaye worked at the University of North Texas on a NASA-funded project to research the effects of zero gravity on human physiology.

Jaye attended medical school at the Northeast Ohio Medical University. She completed a 3-year internal medicine residency program followed by a 2-year medical education fellowship in Pittsburgh, PA. She served on the admissions committee for both the medical school and the internal medicine residency. She is board certified in internal medicine.

Dr. Ray Howell graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University in Washington, D.C. with a BS degree in Biology. While at Howard University he was involved with the BS/MD Honors Program as well as a teaching assistant in the Department of Biological Sciences and a high school math tutor/teacher for gifted high school students. He attended medical school at the University of Arkansas College of Medicine as a Tenenbaum Scholar. He is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland where he served as the Administrative Chief Resident. He completed a Health Professions Fellowship at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He holds an MBA degree (Summa Cum Laude) in Finance from the University of Tennessee Haslam School of Business. He has participated on several admissions and residency selection committees at the college, medical school, and graduate school levels. Moreover, he also holds a law degree (Summa Cum Laude) from Emory University Law School. Currently, Dr. Howell practices Gynecological and Pelvic surgery in Atlanta, Georgia where he also teaches medical students and residents.

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. John was a member of the prestigious 6-year accelerated BA/MD program at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, after being accepted to 8 other guaranteed medical programs. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers University as a member of the Honors College. She was President of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society during medical school.

During her time in medical school and residency, Dr. John served on the interview and application selection committees for traditional medical school applicants, applicants to accelerated medical programs, and Dermatology residency applicants. Her experience allowed her to identify what distinguishes an excellent application from an average one. This has guided her understanding of how to help clients compose meaningful personal statements and activity descriptions. In addition, her experience with interviewing has allowed her to help clients shape concise but unique responses to common interview questions.

Ann is currently completing her Dermatology residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School prior to completing a Mohs surgery fellowship. She has helped numerous applicants obtain both medical school and accelerated medical program acceptances at multiple programs with an exceptional success rate.

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. Jones graduated Magna Cum Laude from Youngstown State University with a BS in Biology after only 2 years, as a part of B.S./M.D. program. He matriculated into medical school attending Northeast Ohio Medical University. During surgical residency he served on the Northeast Ohio Medical University Admissions Committee for 5 years.

During this time he interviewed hundreds of prospective medical students and reviewed hundreds of applications. After residency, Dr. Jones completed additional surgical training in New Jersey at The Blumenthal Cancer Center/Valley Hospital, in the field of Minimally Invasive Surgery/Advanced GI Surgery. He is now a Board Certified General Surgeon and works as an Acute Care Surgeon in the Tampa Bay area.

Dr. Jung graduated from Brown University PLME (Program in Liberal Medical Education), which is a combined undergraduate-medical degree program. During medical school, he was a Clinical Research Training Program fellow at the National Institutes of Health. He completed his radiation oncology residency in his home state of Michigan at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. Afterward, he pursued a fellowship in stereotactic radiosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Jung serves his alma mater by interviewing high school students applying for undergraduate and PLME medical school admissions at Brown University and is a member of the Brown Club of Orange County. Dr. Jung remains academically active in private practice. He submits research IRB protocols, publishes journal articles, writes textbook chapters, gives lectures, and presents abstracts/posters at meetings. He is a manuscript reviewer for the medical journal: Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment. He continues to mentor medical students and residents during his career. Dr. Jung worked closely with two medical students from Johns Hopkins and Georgetown, who each assisted him with publishing textbook chapters and are now residents at Stanford. He provided guidance as a thesis editor for an orthodontics resident at UCLA who graduated from the combined BS/DDS dental program at NYU. He is currently mentoring a radiation oncology resident at Northwestern University.

Bio: Dr. Kalariya grew up in Scranton, PA (like The Office!) and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wilkes University with a BS in Biology. She attended medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine, where she served as a Student Interviewer of medical school applicants as well as a Peer Mentor, advising first and second-year students.

During her residency in Anesthesiology at Cooper University Hospital, she was selected as Chief Resident and was a part of the Residency Admissions Committee. She is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and now works in private practice as an Interventional Pain Medicine physician.

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. Lee graduated Cum Laude from Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH with an A.B. in Neuroscience. After college, she had a brief stint in boutique investment bank in LA and as a marketing manager in Seoul, Korea.

During her gap years, she traveled to India for a medical missions trip, which solidified her desire to go into medicine. Dr. Lee went to Penn State for medical school and was heavily involved in tutoring and mentoring fellow medical students, and undergraduate students interested in medicine.

After pursuing a transitional year internship, Dr. Lee will start her Ophthalmology residency at Yale. She has been involved in the application process as a resident.

Dr. Li graduated with distinction in Theater Studies and pre-medicine from Duke University, where he received accolades in directing and playwriting. During his time in college, he served multiple summers in rural Beijing, teaching at a school for migrant workers’ children. Ever since then, mentorship has been a huge part of his life.

He attended medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he served on the admissions committee and was a mentor to junior medical students. He completed his intern year in Internal Medicine at NYU School of Medicine, having the privilege to serve during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Li currently works as a medical journalist and full-time writer.

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. Hilary C. McCrary, MD, MPH is currently a resident in the Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She attended the University of Arizona for her undergraduate, graduate, and medical education.

During graduate school she completed a Master in Public Health, where she had an emphasis in global health. This interest in global health stemmed from her prior experiences working for a Non-Governmental Organization in Tanzania. This passion for health policy, epidemiology, and health education was the impetus for her then pursuing a career in medicine.

While in medical school, Dr. McCrary was a voting member of the University of Arizona College of Medicine Admissions Committee for two years. After her service on the committee she then assisted with medical school interviews. Dr. McCrary was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society during her time in medical school.

She then started her Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery training at the University of Utah in 2017. She is enthusiastic about both pre-med and medical student education and mentorship She is planning on pursuing a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Surgery after residency, with the ultimate goal of starting her career in academic medicine.

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 finished a resident in internal medicine the University of Pennsylvania then took a year to serve as the Chief Resident.

Dr. Memari graduated with Honors from The Pennsylvania State University, where he served as president of the pre-health honor society, advising many undergraduates. He attended medical school in Philadelphia at Drexel University College of Medicine, during which time he routinely interviewed applicants for medical school matriculation and taught courses to junior students. Dr. Memari matched at Cook County in Chicago for his emergency medicine residency training. He served as Recruitment Chief Resident, playing an integral role in medical student education, residency admissions, medical student interviews, and NRMP rank list creation. Dr. Memari currently practices emergency medicine in Chicago.

Dr. Natarajan graduated from UC San Diego with a BS in General Biology, following which he attended New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. While in medical school, Dr. Natarajan was an active member of the admissions committee and also mentored local high school students seeking to pursue careers in science and medicine.

After completing a 4-year combined Internal Medicine / Pediatrics residency in Akron, Ohio, Dr. Natarajan proceeded to become a nationally recognized hospitalist leader. He founded and managed several successful hospitalist groups in California, and served as the President of the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). Dr. Natarajan currently serves as a Physician Advisor to several hospitals in addition to practicing as a part-time hospitalist.

Dr. Blair Nelson grew up in Grand Forks, North Dakota and graduated Summa Cum Laude from his home-town University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology. Dr. Nelson discovered his passion for teaching during college when he was invited to be a teaching assistant for Anatomy Lab. He then went on to attend medical school at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis where he graduated with honors (Alpha Omega Alpha). His passion for teaching continued into medical school where he was honored with a position teaching USMLE step 1 preparation for Kaplan. Dr. Nelson then eagerly moved to a warmer climate when he had the opportunity to obtain a residency position at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona where he completed his training in Family Medicine. During his final year of residency training, Dr. Nelson was elected Chief Resident of his program, which fostered his desire to teach. During residency training, Dr. Nelson found his clinical interest leaned toward rural Emergency Medicine and subsequently took a position in the ER in Fargo, North Dakota after residency.

For the next 12 years, Dr. Nelson worked as a rural ER doctor in Fargo, North Dakota and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. During his years as an attending physician, Dr. Nelson became even more involved with teaching and became director of medical education for his department and was named affiliate professor for the University of Minnesota and University of North Dakota medical schools. He found great joy in teaching all levels of medical education: pre-medical students, medical students, residents-in-training, nursing students, paramedic students, physician assistant students, nurse practitioner students as well as teaching Advanced Cardiac Life Support classes. Dr. Nelson received several awards throughout his career for teaching including “teacher of the year” from the paramedic school and the North Dakota State University Tri-College nurse practitioner school.

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. Park graduated from the Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME) combined B.A./M.D. program at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, and served on the admissions committee for this accelerated medical school program. She went on to do her internship at Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center and residency at Brown University. She served for 3 years on the Internal Medicine residency selection committee at Roger Williams Medical Center (Providence, Rhode Island) before moving to Dallas, Texas where she works as a concierge medicine physician in private practice.

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. Patel graduated from New York University with a BS in Neural Sciences. At NYU, he was a founding member of the Pre-Health Committee, an organization geared towards helping students optimize their application for a career in the health sciences. After taking a year off to pursue his research interests, he began his medical training in Philadelphia, PA at Thomas Jefferson University’s Sidney Kimmel Medical College. As a medical student, he was a member of the steering committee of the DaCosta Learning Society where he focused on improving mentorship and guidance for junior medical students. He completed a residency in Anesthesiology at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. Currently, he is completing a fellowship in Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital where he continues to enjoy teaching residents and medical students.

Dr. Petty received her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with a Biology minor from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dr. Petty developed a passion for clinical and biomedical research very early in her college career as she participated in numerous research internships such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. During her matriculation in medical school at Meharry Medical College, she was accepted into the Vanderbilt Medical Scholars Program where she participated in a phase II clinical trial study for the CMV vaccination. Her research investigating the clinical acceptance of a potential CMV vaccine was published in the Vaccine Journal and Dr. Petty was picked as finalist of the New Investigator Award presented by the Society of Adolescent Medicine.

Dr. Petty completed her pediatric internship at Louisiana State University at New Orleans and residency at University of South Alabama. Dr. Petty served as Pediatric Chief Resident where she taught and precepted medical students and residents and participated in every aspect of the residency admissions process. Dr. Petty has personally mentored high school and college students as well as non-traditional students entering medical school.

After completion of training, Dr. Petty worked at a Federally Qualified Health Center serving as the first pediatrician in the community in over 10 years helping establish a pediatric practice in a much-deserved area. She later moved to North Carolina and cared for children in a busy private practice along with teaching and precepting medical students from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Petty is currently getting an MBA with hopes of starting her own pediatric practice.

Dr. Ramirez 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 several years, conducted research in medical anthropology, and was a member of the Varsity women’s soccer team, serving as captain during her final season.

She graduated from UCSF School of Medicine and was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha. In medical school, she was involved in a variety of mentoring, teaching, leadership, and research experiences. She designed and taught a course on clinical reasoning skills for medical students, developed curriculum materials for the pediatrics course at her medical school, and led a number of small group and large group teaching sessions. She took a year off between her third and fourth years of medical school to complete advanced training in clinical research, and conducted multiple research projects focusing on pediatric health and quality of life. She has mentored numerous pre-medical students applying to medical school, as well as medical students during the residency application process.

She is currently a Pediatrics resident at UCSF, and is interested in primary care, advocacy, and medical education. She is also a Master Tutor for MedSchoolCoach, and has extensive experience advising, mentoring, and teaching students. She loves helping students shape the different pieces of their application into a story that embodies their unique journey to medicine.

Dr. Rao graduated from the University of California: Davis in Davis, California with a BS in biomedical engineering where he was involved with peer advising at both the departmental and college level. He then moved to Michigan and received his MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He then completed his MD at the University of Michigan and served on the admissions committee during his 4 years of medical school. He is now completing his Pediatrics residency at UCLA and will be moving to Stanford in July 2020 to complete a Pediatric Hematology-Oncology fellowship.

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. 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. Sanan graduated from NYIT-COM. She has completed her Internal medicine residency & completed her Allergy/Immunology Fellowship. She is dual Internal medicine board certified. Starting as an undergraduate, she worked at the writing center at Mount Holyoke College mentoring students in their speaking, and writing skills. Dr. Sanan has advised medical students, residents, and fellows throughout her training in various capacities of the admissions & training processes.

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. 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.

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.

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. Tang is both a clinical educator and a practicing pediatric hematology/oncology physician. She has an active role in medical education in an academic setting and continues to supervise and teach residents and medical students.

She is currently a pediatric hematology/oncology hospitalist at Boston Children’s Hospital and manages acute issues for complex hospitalized pediatric hematology/oncology patients.

She also has previously worked as a general pediatrician caring for a diverse patient population in New York City and was a Pediatric Hospitalist and Clinical Instructor at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She completed Pediatric Residency at University of Connecticut and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship at New York University.

As a physician-scientist, she has been actively involved in research, presented findings at scientific meetings, and prepared manuscripts for scientific publication. In addition to her medical training, she obtained a Master’s degree in Biotechnology at Columbia University and a Master’s Degree in Clinical and Translational Investigation at New York University.

She is dedicated to being a part of an innovative research community focused on developing groundbreaking discoveries for pediatric hematology/oncology patients. She also is devoted to helping students pursue their passion in medicine. 

Dr. Taniuchi graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Yale University with a combined B.S.-M.S. degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. He entered the Medical Scientist Program at Washington University School of Medicine, earning his Ph.D. in neuroscience, and was selected to Alpha Omega Alpha. He trained in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, and Interventional Cardiology, at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He has held academic appointments at Harvard, Washington University, and St. Louis University Medical School, and served as medical director, or chief, of several cardiac catheterization laboratories, including the St. Louis VA Medical Center. He continues to practice interventional cardiology, now part time, in Denver and the northern Colorado region.

Dr. Thomas is a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Physician in South Florida.

She majored in Mathematics and Political Philosophy as an undergraduate at Brown University. After graduation, Dr. Thomas worked in the field of public health and pursued a MPH at Columbia University with a concentration in Health Policy/Management. She was a non-traditional medical school applicant, completed a post-baccalaureate program and matriculated at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Thomas completed her residency at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital in Chicago, IL where she served as Chief Resident her final year. She continued her training at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami with a fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine.

Dr. Thomas currently works in private practice as a hospital based Physiatrist.

Dr. Wadhwa graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of California, Los Angeles with a B.S. in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics. In the year prior to medical school, she worked for The Princeton Review as an MCAT and SAT Biology tutor. She then moved to Chicago to attend The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, where she served as an interviewer for the admissions committee, conducted a longitudinal project evaluating the clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics as a student researcher for the 1200 Patients Project, and served on the student wellness committee for four years. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where she was elected as resident delegate to the American Academy of Pediatrics and piloted a Resident as Teachers curriculum. She is board-certified and is in her first year of practice as a general pediatrician.

 Dr. White graduated from Boston College and subsequently received his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. White has always had a passion for education and mentorship. In addition to fifteen years of tutoring experience, he also obtained a master’s degree in Medical Education through his medical school. In addition, Dr. White completed a research fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at the Hospital for Special Surgery. To date, he has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has presented his research at national and international conferences. Currently, Dr. White is a PGY-2 Orthopaedic Surgery Resident at Northwell Health’s Huntington Hospital. He currently is a member of his institution’s Program Evaluation Committee which is responsible for overseeing clinical competency, admissions and quality improvement for his program.

Dr. Williams graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in Biology, heavily involved with tutoring students at the Chester Upward Bound Program. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson Medical College, and a year in Internal Medicine Residency, several years were spent practicing Family Practice, before completing a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Over 20 years were spent in the private practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology, during which time countless hours were spent tutoring and mentoring students for college and graduate school preparation.

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. 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.

Before Jennifer got her start in education, she worked as a restaurant manager at the “Happiest Place on Earth,” Disneyland. While she had committed over six years to this role, she had been unable to her undergraduate degree because of it. So, she quit her job in 2008 and made a quick transition to working at a non-public school and attending classes at a local community college. While it was an uncertain time, Jennifer was confident that it was the right choice for her future.

Since then, Jennifer has gained over 12 years of experience working in education. At the non-public school, she helped students with special needs exceed their academic goals by providing them with instructional, behavioral, and self-care support. Eventually, she transferred to California State University, Los Angeles, where she specialized in Latin American history, presented at two research conferences, and was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the university’s historical research journal. After graduating summa cum laude with her BA in 2012, she started her graduate program at the University of California, San Diego. While there, she instructed undergraduate writing and research courses and produced original research on women’s production of art and identity in Mexico. Once she completed her MA in 2017, she pivoted to curriculum, admissions consulting, and test prep.

Wanting to expand her skillset, Jennifer worked for a forward-thinking national curriculum company, where she developed English Language Arts curriculum for hundreds of school districts across the United States. In addition, she tutored high school students on SAT/ACT test prep and advised them on writing personal statements. In 2020, Jennifer joined the MedSchoolCoach team as a writing advisor, helping students applying to medical school produce authentic and compelling written application materials. Shortly after joining MedSchoolCoach, she was tapped to lead the writing advisor team, building the nearly 40-person team from the ground up. Today, she is the Associate Director of Writing and College Advising, where her role now includes leading the college advising team as well.

Jennifer enjoys helping students find their voice and encouraging them to share their unique experiences. She believes that writing is personal, so she makes connections, asks questions, and builds relationships that enable students to write compelling narratives. More than that, she is an intuitive storyteller, and enjoys guiding others to powerful narratives they originally did not consider.

As a former non-traditional, working class student, Jennifer understands how hard it is to navigate the admissions process. By helping students with writing, she hopes to make that process a little easier. When she isn’t helping students at MedSchoolCoach, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters while preparing for a third baby.

Bio: Hanifa graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in Sociology and Anthropology. While there, Hanifa won the multi-year Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, founded and led multiple student groups, and worked in the Career Services office, editing resumes and facilitating internship programs for fellow students.

With the Mellon-Mays research grant, Hanifa traveled to Malaysia and New Mexico to do a comparative study of religious pedagogical practices. After graduating from Swarthmore, Hanifa was admitted directly into the doctoral program in Cultural Anthropology at Columbia University. At Columbia, Hanifa earned two graduate degrees and multiple institutional fellowships. Hanifa worked with Columbia students and faculty as a Teaching Assistant for the Anthropology department and a mentor in the university’s student advising office. In the process, she discovered that she wanted more consistent, one-on-one interaction with students and pivoted into higher education administration (academic and student affairs), taking a position as an Academic Advisor at the George Washington University. In that position, Hanifa guided hundreds of students in over 40 majors from first-year orientation to graduation. Since then, Hanifa has been an admissions coach and writing consultant for five years, working closely with clients to help them create compelling and authentic applications that showcase their strengths.

Bio: Urshela Wiggins Atkins is a tenured English professor with over 16 years of experience in writing instruction and tutoring at the high school, college, and university levels. She received her B.A. in English from the University of Florida, her M.A. in English from the University of North Florida, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of South Florida.

Urshela has presented her writing at several professional conferences, both nationally and abroad, and her work has been featured in various publications, including a nationally published anthology on technology and literature. As a part of her professional tenure, Urshela works on several campus committees, volunteers as a writing tutor, and serves as a professor mentor.

Abbigail Baldys graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in English Writing. While at Pitt, Abbigail was a left back on the women’s D1 varsity soccer team. Pursuing her passion for experimental artistic expression, she earned an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Saint Mary’s College of California, where she was the Judith Lee Stronach Scholar in 2014 and the Poetry Editor of MARY: A Journal of New Writing in 2015. While in graduate school, she developed her empathetic, student-centered instructional approach as she tutored students preparing for the verbal and essay sections of the ACT, SAT, and GRE. Currently, she works as a Writing Specialist at a small university in Pennsylvania and guides students through all stages of the writing process. Her poetry has appeared in literary magazines both in print and online.

Tim is a professional tutor at the Villanova University writing center, assisting undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff. Tim guides writers in their coursework, applications for Truman and Fulbright scholarships, and graduate and medical school applications. Tim also teaches reading and writing courses at Villanova.

Tim attended Sarah Lawrence College for his MFA in creative nonfiction. His essays have been published in literary journals, such as The Threepenny Review.

At the core of his educational philosophy, Tim provides pragmatic tools and specific feedback to help writers understand how and why they are making choices. Ultimately, he wants those he assists to enjoy these challenging pursuits and achievements.

JoyAngelica Chan grew up in Singapore and traveled around South East Asia for music as well as original oratory festivals. She came to Bryn Mawr College for her undergraduate, majoring in History, Dance, and taught social studies to inner-city high school students in Philadelphia. While she received a liberal arts education, her family has graduated from the likes of Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Columbia, Harvard, and NYU.

Following her passion for education and service, JoyAngelica served for two years as a missionary for her church in Hong Kong, China before returning back stateside. Currently, she is finishing up a MA in the Humanities at The University of Chicago and now resides in Chicago with her husband who works as an orthopedic hand surgeon and is also a physician advisor here at MSC!

Bio: Aidan Clevinger graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arizona with a BA in English Literature. He has been helping students prepare personal statements, essays, and other application materials for more than five years, both with the University of Arizona and as a private tutor.

Carrie is an experienced Higher Ed writing instructor. Over more than 20 years, she has supported learners at the introductory to graduate level in how writing can shape how we understand the world and ourselves. Carrie’s specialties include online learning and creative writing. She is humbled to have earned teaching honors and to have published essays and poems in a number of academic and literary journals.

Carrie’s focus as a tutor is on organization, focus, and having a clearly expressed purpose and main claim. She learned this from her days as a writing center tutor at George Mason University. She has worked with all kinds of students (urban, rural, first generation, Caribbean, and international) as an Assistant Professor for Morehead State University, the University of the Virgin islands on St. Croix, and as a part time faculty member for Indiana University and the University of Louisville.

 Loren Cressler, PhD, grew up in rural Kansas and attended The University of Kansas as a first-generation college student. He received departmental and university honors from KU and holds a BA in Classics and Creative Writing. After his undergraduate studies, Loren worked in Brakel, Germany as an English language teaching assistant through the Fulbright Commission. He studied early modern British literature at the University of Texas at Austin, completing an MA and doctorate while teaching literature and composition. He now teaches at Seattle University and has published several articles and theatre reviews.

Rebecca attended San Diego State University where she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies. While there, she volunteered at the local PBS radio station and in the media lab, helping journalism students develop and edit stories for different news mediums. She spent five years working in special education where she enjoyed collaborating with others to help students achieve their educational goals. She also worked for the U.S. Forest Service, writing and editing informational content and internal reports. A multi-instrumentalist, Rebecca has spent the last several years as an accompanist and music teacher in her community. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three children, and enjoys hiking and camping.

Sandra C. Duvivier, PhD, is an educator and writing consultant with an extensive background in teaching collegiate writing-intensive courses ranging from introductory to advanced graduate. Her interest in consulting began as a graduate student, when, as part of a course requirement, she had to provide feedback on her cohorts’ essays. Noticing her knack for editing, she began to extend her services to family, friends, and others in her academic and social networks. Tutoring in ELA became a natural extension of her consulting, as parents began requesting her services after seeing her edited work.

As a proud educator, Sandra uses the classroom to carry out her mission to help empower students to explore new and uncharted territory. Working with students from various racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and in areas ranging from the rural South to the urban North, has enabled her to enrich her teaching. She views it as a curricular component to her research, which has been awarded fellowships and appears in academic journals and anthologies. Currently, she teaches in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York.

In addition to teaching and consulting, Sandra also works in assessment for ELA. With each writing task she is assigned, she ensures that it not only has a solid grasp of writing mechanics but is also clear, succinct, structurally sound, and interesting. She is grateful for all of her professional experiences and very enthusiastic about working for MedSchoolCoach.

Bio: Dr. Modu L.A. Fofana-Kamara is a cultural feminist rhetorician who earned her doctorate from Michigan State University (MSU), Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures Program. While at MSU Dr. Fofana-Kamara taught first-year writing, mentored and tutored at MSU writing center where she worked specifically with international and domestic students who needed help with their academic thesis and dissertation writing projects. Dr. Fofana-Kamara also worked with a number of undergraduate students who sort help and guidance on writing personal statements when applying to professional graduate programs, such as medical and law school programs. Prior to MSU, Dr. Fofana-Kamara attended Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) where she studied Writing and Composition.

For her master thesis, Dr. Fofana-Kamara worked with a local faith-based prison reentry transitional program where she developed a writing skill course. She taught and mentored ex-offenders in the program, teaching them how to rediscover and reconstruct their character identity as good citizens. This allowed them to secure jobs in the local workforce and reintegrate in the local communities.

Currently, Dr. Fofana-Kamara, through her non-profit organization, #NorseChep Professional Training Academy, works with donors and investors to build and develop writing training programs in West Africa, (Freetown, Sierra Leone, & Banjul, The Gambia). This program works to serve young college professional students who need mentoring and leadership assistance in developing professional and technical communication strategies as they venture to create startup businesses in their local and regional communities.

 Dr. Fowler graduated from Michigan State University with a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition. Prior, Dr. Fowler was the Admissions Senior Counselor for premedical students.  With extensive experience in recruitment and preparation for the MD application, she’s conducted workshops for writing personal statements around the country as well as one-on-one advising for premeds.

Amy earned her bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in language and writing from the University of Denver. While earning her BA, Amy worked in the university’s Writing Center helping students to improve their academic writing skills. After graduating with her BA, Amy began pursuing a master’s degree in rhetoric and composition at Colorado State University. In addition to taking graduate courses and researching the linguistic dynamics of presidential rhetoric for her thesis, Amy taught introductory composition courses to undergraduate students. In this role, she helped students develop as writers through teaching both the nuts-and-bolts of grammar as well as the big-picture concepts of writing well. Once she had graduated with her MA, Amy began working with the community college system in her home state of Colorado. With the community college system, Amy continues to teach English composition and to tutor writing.

Wendy graduated Cum Laude from Wagner College (NY) and earned her MA in English at Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ) and MEd at Kean University (NJ).

She has over 35 years of relevant experience which includes teaching AP high school courses and working directly with medical students, interns, residents, practicing physicians, and related healthcare trainees teaching physician-patient communication skills, physical exam techniques, and clinical competency exams. She made the transition from academic to medical educator while serving as an admissions screener for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Overlook Hospital (NJ).

Wendy has served on several key committees with the Society of Simulation in HealthCare (SSIH) and took a leadership position on the Board of Directors and Chair of the Standards of Practice Committee of ASPE (Association of Standardized Patient Educators).

Wendy‘s experience includes several years in a leadership role in the development and implementation of standardized patient methodology. For over 20 years she was Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Standardized Patient Program at UMASS Medical School (MA).

During that time, she also served on the Test Development Committee for the NBME as a case developer for the USMLE Step 2 CS exam.

Today, she continues as a consultant and academic specialist in medical education, using her depth of experience and expertise to aid in the professional development of medical trainees.

After graduating with her BA in English with an emphasis on creative writing, Darlene started her career in higher education as a college writing consultant, teaching English workshops and helping students write and revise essays and personal statements. She soon became the lead consultant, granting her the opportunity to modify and develop English materials for the college writing center while tutoring students online in reading and writing.

Looking to diversify her experience as an educator, Darlene eventually transitioned to teaching at a charter school, working with at-risk middle and high school students. Her favorite part of this experience was preparing seniors for graduation by aiding in college and career research, as well as the development of resumes, cover letters, and personal statements.

Darlene now has her MA in English and Creative Writing, which she regularly puts to good use when penning short works of fiction. More than a dozen of her stories and poems appear in literary journals, e-zines, and print anthologies. She believes a little creativity can go a long way on application essays and enjoys encouraging students to nd new and interesting methods of telling their stories to help them stand out in the admissions process.

Madison graduated from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio with a BA in international studies and history. While at school, she greatly enjoyed her work as a writing advisor and a Russian language tutor. She then spent one year in Tashkent, Uzbekistan as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. She is looking forward to beginning graduate school and working with writers again through MedSchoolCoach.

Bio: R.J. holds writing degrees from The University of Colorado, The University of Texas at Austin, and a doctorate in Rhetoric and Writing from The University of Texas at El Paso. He has taught English and writing at the college and graduate level throughout the United States and in Beijing, China. He also worked for several years as an administrative coordinator and research coordinator on breast cancer and skin cancer grants at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.

Harvey Lobo-Chan received his bachelor’s degree from the City University of New York and his Master of Arts from Boston University in Applied Linguistics. A true linguaphile at heart, Harvey loves teaching all aspects of language, including writing. He served as a writing tutor as both an undergraduate and graduate student and continued to teach academic writing to advanced-level ESL students. Harvey also worked as a development editor at Oxford University Press and enjoys the co-creation of impactful content and materials. Currently, Harvey teaches several college-level writing courses and annotates linguistic data in his spare time.

Maureen McBride has earned a B.A., M.A., and PhD. in writing and the teaching of writing and has earned an M.S. in equity and diversity in education. She has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and regularly participates in research about the teaching of reading and writing. She has worked in higher education for eighteen years helping students develop their writing skills so they can achieve their personal and professional goals.

Melissa is a professional academic counselor at the university level. She works with students to help promote their holistic success and confidence as evolving learners and professionals. Melissa works with students one-on-one and in group and classroom settings. She has developed curriculum on topics such as ethical and equitable leadership, undocumented student support, academic success, identity and motivation, professional development, and more. Melissa has long supported students with their writing needs and communication skills. A passionate writer, lifelong learner, Latina, and adoptee, Melissa is passionate about helping students identify their biggest strengths and sources of inspiration so that they can become more compelling writers and orators. She earned her master’s degree in higher education leadership and bachelor’s in communications and Latin American and Latino studies at DePaul University. She is currently working on her master’s of social work at Dominican University in hopes of supporting students even further with clinical counseling expertise.

Colette Murphy earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from University of California San Diego and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communication and Media Studies from San Diego State University. She then went on to complete a Master’s Degree in Literature and Writing Studies from California State University, San Marcos. She has worked in both on-campus and virtual academic writing centers as a tutor/consultant, as well as taught post-secondary courses in public speaking, composition, research, popular culture, and similar related subjects.

Erika Nelson is a 5th year PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University, studying history of religion. She attended Trinity University for her undergraduate and received her masters from Harvard Divinity School. She has also been a writing tutor at Vanderbilt’s writing studio for going on three years. After receiving her doctorate Erika looks forward to becoming a professor of history, religion, or gender studies.

Dave Nikityn is a fiction writer from Blairstown, New Jersey. He earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston and a BA in Communication from Monmouth University, concentrating in radio and television broadcasting. He has also studied an eclectic mixture of physics, philosophy, and creative writing at Columbia University. Dave has taught creative writing and English composition from elementary to undergraduate levels, working in the classroom, online, and outdoors at creative writing summer camps.

Alyea Pierce, Ed.M is a Caribbean-American writer, performance poet, and educator. She is a two-time alumna of Rutgers University where she received her B.A in Communications and English and her Masters of Education in Higher Education Administration.

Pierce’s artistry has been featured on grand stages and universities across the States. She recited her original works at countless TEDx events, including TEDxOxford in the United Kingdom (UK), as well as led international Creative Writing and Performance Master Classes for the Oxford Royale Academy in the UK to The University of Cape Town in South Africa.

One of the things she loves most about her work is the opportunity to coach and teach youths how to transform their creative ideas into professional voices. To continue that passion, Alyea is an adjunct professor at the University level and volunteers with several youth development organizations.

Richard Pierre graduated from the University of Michigan with a doctorate in Comparative Literature. With an academic background in foreign languages (concentrating in German and Russian), he studied abroad in both Berlin and St. Petersburg. Richard taught for several years at the college level, in subjects including writing, German, and Great Books.

Afterward, he gained experience in admissions and advising, helping students with a wide range of interests strategize paths to academic, professional, and personal success. He has since worked as a consultant assisting applicants to colleges, medical schools, law schools, fellowships, and other programs.

Bio: Fumiko was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, and decided to pursue her college education in the States. She graduated from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California with a BA in English Literature.

She worked for a Saudi Arabian Petrochemical Marketing company in Japan for two years prior to earning her MA in English Literature from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. She has been teaching college-level composition courses and tutoring at the writing center at various community and technical colleges for over 20 years.

After studying English and Psychology as an undergraduate student at U.C. Davis, Roxann enjoyed writing lengthy behavioral assessments for social workers. Once her colleagues sought her out to edit their reports, she realized her desire to help others improve their writing. She then attended Sacramento State, where she earned her master’s degree in English with a focus on composition and rhetoric. While there, she tutored undergraduate and graduate students with writing papers. After graduating, she continued to tutor students and teach writing courses in higher education. Of the many classes she has taught, her favorite to teach was a course for the University of San Francisco called Writing for Psychology. In this course, she helped students develop a research project from conception to completion. Currently, Roxann teaches college-level writing courses at Diablo Valley College and helps nursing students complete their master’s thesis writing projects for the University of San Francisco.

Dr. Sotelo Eastman earned a BA in Journalism & Media Studies and Spanish from San Diego State University while working as an EMT-certified lifeguard at beaches across San Diego. Before starting graduate school he was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to research and teach writing and communication courses in Cali, Colombia. He completed his doctoral studies at Washington University in St. Louis where he taught rhetoric and writing coursework, edited several books and completed a dissertation on the history of Cuba’s civil rights movement. He worked for several years as a postdoctoral fellow at Dartmouth College where he published a book with Duke University Press, served on the Fulbright admissions committee and instructed courses on Latin American studies. He currently works as a medical writer, editor and translator.

Kenneth has enjoyed using his MA in English during his 8+ years of teaching English to university students around the world. He has taught English to university students in the US, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. During this time, he has specialized in developing the academic writing skills of first and second-year university students.

After completing a BA in TESOL, he moved to Malaysia to begin a career in higher education. Kenneth went on to complete an MA in English a few years later. His graduate research focused on postcolonial literature and examined the relationship between marginalization and subjectivity.

Dr. Taverner-Coleman has been an educator for over 20 years and has taught composition and rhetoric, literature, creative writing, and curriculum design and development. She has a master’s degree in English literature and an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction. She is an author and fiction editor, and when she’s not helping writers improve their prose she can be found working on her own creative writing projects.

Rebecca (she/her) is a College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) Level 3 Master Tutor and Certified Learning Center Professional – Level 3 through the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA). Rebecca has been a writing tutor for almost 15 years. She was Tutor Coordinator in Peer Connections at San José State from 2017-2019, where she received a 2018 CRLA Professional Development Award to continue developing the university’s Tutor Supervisor Council.

Her passion, second only to her love of tutoring and academic support, is experiential learning. She completed a certificate in experiential education from Yeshiva University. Rebecca also earned a B.A. in sociology from Brandeis University, an M.A. in English literature from UMass Boston, and a C.A.G.S. (post-Master’s) in developmental education from Boston University.

Bio: Writing has always been a central element of Jennifer’s life. After graduating summa cum laude from Western Michigan University with a BA in English and Women’s Studies and earning her MFA in Creative Writing from University of Maryland, Jennifer taught English in South Korea.

Since then, she has directed numerous academic support and writing assistance programs at universities and colleges across the United States, helping thousands of writers overcome their fears to successfully, proudly find their voices and strengthen their communication skills.

Mr. Walker Hirsch graduated with an MA in History from UCSD after receiving and BA in History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He taught in the Revelle College Humanities writing program for seven years, and has been a professional tutor for eight.

Hillary has 10 years of experience teaching and tutoring writing, from grade 4 students to graduate students. Specifically, while earning her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from Wayne State University, she helped students with writing personal statements for medical and dental school. She is excited to have the chance to help future doctors with their goals!

Amy’s essay editing expertise draws on five years as a writing tutor at three universities and four years as an editor and proofreader for science journals and academic publishers. In tutor and instructor roles, she has designed and delivered writing workshops, expanded academic support programming and materials, and worked with hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students belonging to a range of nationalities, ethnicities, races, language fluencies, ages, abilities, gender identities, religions, and educational aspirations in one-on-one and small group settings. Her instructional successes result from listening to the students and continually adapting her practices. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, a Master of Science degree from the University of Idaho, and a Master of Fine Arts degree also from the University of Idaho. In 2019, she was part of a UC Davis School of Medicine team honored with a Dean’s Team Award for Excellence in Inclusion.

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. He has written content for dozens 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.

In 2016, after working as a Medical Scribe Manager for ScribeAmerica, Alex transitioned into the education sector as a 99th-percentile professional MCAT tutor with a score of 522.

As a tutor, Alex fosters success by getting into the “mind of the test maker,” and combines it with a very detailed, personalized approach to each of the 4 sections that make up the MCAT. Alex’s easy-going personality and experience with the MCAT studying process allows him to help his students overcome test anxiety and avoid burnout.

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.

Connor is a Ph.D. student at Princeton University where he studies molecular biology. Prior, he graduated with honors from Williams College where he double-majored in biology and psychology and concentrated in neuroscience. Connor has conducted a variety of research at numerous institutions, including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Yale Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Princeton University, and Williams College.

He is primarily interested in cancer, neuroscience, stem cells, and development through the perspectives of biological, biochemical, bioinformatics, and biological engineering concepts and techniques. Working on many biomedical projects, Connor is passionate about the application of science to medicine and teaches the MCAT through this broad lens. He enjoys utilizing his scientific experience to provide numerous examples and visuals of key scientific concepts. He also enjoys creating malleable and personalized study plans that fit each student’s needs, experience, and interests.

Connor has ample teaching experience both on the one-on-one tutoring level and the classroom teaching level. In college, he was a teaching assistant for four semesters teaching classes in statistics, biology, and physics. He has spent time as a private SAT and AP tutor. He has taught mathematics at Mathnasium, a math learning franchise. He has volunteered at X-Cel Education where he taught literacy and mathematics in preparation for the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET). He has been tutoring the MCAT at MedSchoolCoach for three years and looks forward to meeting new students, and importantly, learning from each of them!

He graduated summa cum laude from New York University with a B.S. in Neuroscience and Chemistry and has worked on multiple research projects including clinical trials testing behavioral markers for Parkinsonian patients.

His rigorous school curriculum along with extensive research experience has equipped him well with a comprehensive understanding of relevant scientific concepts as well as strong skills in critical thinking and analysis, two equally important facets of succeeding on the MCAT.

In high school, Sayak carried out private tutoring with multiple high school students to improve scores in the SAT and its various subject tests. In college, Sayak taught health education to high school students in underserved areas throughout the greater New York City area.

As a tutor, Sayak personalizes his curriculum to each of his students, identifying strengths and weaknesses early on and tailoring his content review accordingly. Along the way, Sayak imparts various strategies and techniques to approaching the MCAT questions, effectively rewiring the way his students think.

Lastly, he understands that each student is different with varying levels of external obligations, and he makes sure to help them find a balance in order to foster endurance and make the learning experience enjoyable for both the tutor and the student.

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!