Shelf Exam Tutoring | MedSchoolCoach

Shelf Exam Tutoring

Score higher on your Shelf Exams with guidance from our expert tutors.

Score Higher on Your Shelf Exams with Our Expert Tutors

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Comprehensive Mastery

MedSchoolCoach only hires Tutors who scored in the 90th percentile or above on USMLE Step 2 or COMLEX Level 2. Our Tutors have mastered the content, have succeeded on their exams, and will guide you to Shelf Exam success.

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Expert Teachers

Our Shelf Exam Tutors are top-notch test-takers, but they are also exceptional teachers. Before they can work with students, they must complete one of the most rigorous training processes in the country.

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Best Results

Because of our personalized and strategic approach, our students have consistently achieved high scores on their Shelf Exams, positioning them for success in clinical rotations and on Step 2 and Level 2.

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Personal Attention

At MedSchoolCoach, we only work with clients one-on-one. Your Tutor will ask about your preferences and learning style and will customize your tutoring sessions so that you can find success.

Our Success Will Be Your Success

With Step 1 and Level 1 now Pass/Fail, your Shelf Exams may be the first high-stakes graded exams you'll take in medical school. They'll have a huge influence on your success in the residency Match process. Take advantage of our expertise and reap the reward of a more successful Match!

MedSchoolCoach Shelf Exam Tutoring

  • On average, MedSchoolCoach students utilize 10 tutoring hours per Shelf Exam to ensure maximum preparedness.
  • You can get tutoring for each Subject Exam, including:
    • Family Medicine
    • Internal Medicine
    • Neurology
    • OB-GYN
    • Pediatrics
    • Psychiatry
    • Surgery

Shelf Exam Details

  • Shelf Exams, or Clinical Subject Exams, assess your proficiency in various medical specialties during or after clinical rotations.
  • These are standardized, multiple-choice exams administered by the NBME or NBOME.
  • With Step 1 now Pass/Fail, Shelf Exams may be the first graded exams you face in medical school.
  • Since Shelf Exams impact your clerkship grades and evaluations, they also influence your residency application competitiveness.

Why Shelf Exams Matter

  • Your clerkship grades may depend in part on your Shelf scores, though some schools are Pass/Fail or do not use Shelf Exam scores for grading.
  • Your Dean’s Letter may also mention Shelf scores or use those scores to rate your performance in rotations.
  • Your success in the residency Match process therefore depends on your Shelf performance.

Shelf Exam Score Information

  • The national average scaled score for NBME Shelf Exams is typically between 70-75. NBOME Subject Exams have a mean of 100.
  • Percentile ranking is also provided. Since 70-75 is the NBME average and 100 is the NBOME average, 50th percentile falls within these ranges.
  • The cut-off score for passing is determined on a school-by-school basis, not by the NBME or NBOME.
Package Pricing

Be One of the Thousands of Students
Who Raise Their Shelf Exam Scores with MedSchoolCoach!

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Expert Shelf Exam Tutor with Extensive Tutoring Experience
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Dedicated Student Success Manager and Director of Tutoring to Track Your Progress
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Recordings of Every Tutoring Session for Future Review
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Written Feedback After Every Session
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10
One-on-One Private
Tutoring Hours

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Expert Shelf Exam Tutor with Extensive Tutoring Experience
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Dedicated Student Success Manager and Director of Tutoring to Track Your Progress
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Recordings of Every Tutoring Session for Future Review
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Written Feedback After Every Session
Plus, you'll also receive:
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Study Schedule Creation with the Best Resources for You
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25
One-on-One Private
Tutoring Hours

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Expert Shelf Exam Tutor with Extensive Tutoring Experience
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Dedicated Student Success Manager and Director of Tutoring to Track Your Progress
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Recordings of Every Tutoring Session for Future Review
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Written Feedback After Every Session
Plus, you'll also receive:
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Study Schedule Creation with the Best Resources for You
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40
One-on-One Private
Tutoring Hours

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Expert Shelf Exam Tutor with Extensive Tutoring Experience
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Dedicated Student Success Manager and Director of Tutoring to Track Your Progress
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Recordings of Every Tutoring Session for Future Review
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Written Feedback After Every Session
Plus, you'll also receive:
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Study Schedule Creation with the Best Resources for You
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Bonus Hour of Residency Advising with a Physician Advisor ($375 value)
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Trial
1
One-on-One Private
Tutoring Hours

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Expert Shelf Exam Tutor with Extensive Tutoring Experience
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Dedicated Student Success Manager and Director of Tutoring to Track Your Progress
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Recordings of Every Tutoring Session for Future Review
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Written Feedback After Every Session
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10
One-on-One Private
Tutoring Hours

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Expert Shelf Exam Tutor with Extensive Tutoring Experience
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Dedicated Student Success Manager and Director of Tutoring to Track Your Progress
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Recordings of Every Tutoring Session for Future Review
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Written Feedback After Every Session
Plus, you'll also receive:
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Study Schedule Creation with the Best Resources for You
Silver
Silver
25
One-on-One Private
Tutoring Hours

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Expert Shelf Exam Tutor with Extensive Tutoring Experience
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Dedicated Student Success Manager and Director of Tutoring to Track Your Progress
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Recordings of Every Tutoring Session for Future Review
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Written Feedback After Every Session
Plus, you'll also receive:
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Study Schedule Creation with the Best Resources for You
Gold
Gold
40
One-on-One Private
Tutoring Hours

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Expert Shelf Exam Tutor with Extensive Tutoring Experience
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Dedicated Student Success Manager and Director of Tutoring to Track Your Progress
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Recordings of Every Tutoring Session for Future Review
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Written Feedback After Every Session
Plus, you'll also receive:
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Study Schedule Creation with the Best Resources for You
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Bonus Hour of Residency Advising with a Physician Advisor ($375 value)

What Is Included

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Private Instruction

Personalized, one-on-one tutoring focused on your weaknesses and high-yield material relevant to each specific Shelf Exam.

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The Best Tutors

MedSchoolCoach only hires 90th+ percentile Tutors and utilizes the most rigorous Tutor training process of any medical school tutoring company.

TEAM APPROACH

From the start, you will have dedicated educators working as a team to help you excel on your Shelf Exams.

FLEXIBLE LEARNING

You do not need to buy any new material. We will work with what you have. If you need recommendations, we can provide them.

ANYTIME PRACTICE

Our tutoring approach may include using Q-banks, specialty-specific review topics, or rapid-fire high-yield assessments.

PERSONALIZED PLAN

We'll create a study plan to fit your unique needs and schedule, ensuring that you successfully balance rotations and studying.

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Meet a Tutor

Dr. Ramirez scored in the 95th percentile on his Internal Medicine Shelf Exam.

MedSchoolCoach has the experience:

500,000 tutoring hours

2,000+ students coached per year

98% satisfaction rate

How Our Shelf Exam Tutoring Works

We work comprehensively with every student throughout their medical school journey.

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INTAKE FORM

We learn about you extensively through our comprehensive intake form. This helps us identify the best Tutor for your needs.

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SCHEDULE

You and your Tutor will schedule sessions that are convenient for you. That means weekends, nights, or whenever you need.

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GAME PLAN

With an understanding of your situation, your Tutor will help you develop a strategy to tackle each Shelf Exam effectively.

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SCORE HIGH

You and your Tutor will review the subject matter in ways you have not seen before, maximizing your results.

Ace Your Shelf Exams

With Step 1 and Level 1 now Pass/Fail, Shelf Exams may be the first graded exams you face in medical school. They impact your clerkship grades and evaluations and will be used as a data point by Program Directors in the residency admissions process. Suffice it to say, you'll want to maximize your score!

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CONTENT REVIEW

COMLEX Level 1 and 2 question

Q-BANK REVIEW

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STUDY SCHEDULE CREATION

Benefits of Live Online Tutoring

You may not have considered online tutoring, but you should. It's more cost-efficient and effective than traditional tutoring.

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Convenient

You can learn from our world-class Tutors in the comfort of your own home with online tutoring.

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Tech-Ready

Our online tutoring platform provides complete video interaction, whiteboard systems, screen sharing, and more.

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RECORDED SESSIONS

Every session is recorded so that you can go back and review any session when needed.

“This was the best compendium to my clinical rotations and worth every penny given my success on shelf exams and Step 2.” - MedSchoolCoach Tutoring Client

Meet Some of Our Tutors

Featured Tutor Profiles

Jeanie Gribben MD, MedSchoolCoach
Jeanie Gribben MD Director of Medical School Tutoring

Dr. Gribben is a graduate of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and a Merrill Presidential Scholar from Cornell University. She offers tutoring for Steps 1 and 2 and med school coursework, as well as advising support for medical students. She's dedicated to personalized teaching strategies for student success.

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Ty Gilkey MD, MedSchoolCoach
Ty Gilkey MD Assistant Director of Medical School Tutoring

Dr. Gilkey scored 267 on step 1 and 269 on step 2. His greatest strength is helping students build hierarchical memorization patterns, using existing knowledge and new information to form confluent ideas.

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Kristiana Nasto, MedSchoolCoach
Kristiana NastoMaster USMLE Tutor

Kristiana, a fourth-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, has extensive tutoring experience and scored a 277 on Step 2. She is dedicated to helping students excel academically while pursuing her future goals in internal medicine and hematology/oncology.

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Kasha Chen, MedSchoolCoach
Kasha Chen USMLE Tutor

Kasha enjoys teaching students with a top down approach, helping students understand general principles and retain details after the fundamentals have been mastered. She scored 263 on the USMLE Step 2 CK.  

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Vikram Bagchi, MedSchoolCoach
Vikram Bagchi USMLE Tutor

Vikram, an MD/PhD student at the University of Michigan, specializes in creating personalized study plans that emphasize understanding core concepts. With a 260 on Step 2 CK and honors in all clinical rotations, he is passionate about guiding students to success through deep conceptual learning.

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Eva Blake, MedSchoolCoach
Eva Blake USMLE Tutor

Eva scored a 278 on Step 2 CK and is currently a medical student at the University of Michigan. Her approach to studying emphasizes the importance of foundational knowledge and helps students to work smarter.

 

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The MedSchoolCoach Difference

Our hiring and training process only accepts 90th+ percentile USMLE/COMLEX Tutors who complete a rigorous training program - only one applicant in 50 makes it through the process!

For Physicians, by Physicians

MedSchoolCoach was created by physicians to help future physicians. At our core, we value educating the next generation of doctors, not profits.

Unrivaled Experience

We have served thousands of students and logged over 500,000 advising hours. No one has more experience with helping students than we do.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can spend your first session with your Tutor creating a comprehensive study plan that is tailored to your needs.

Yes, our Tutors are very familiar with Shelf Exam resources and will be able to advise you on the strengths and weaknesses of different third-party materials.

Yes, many of our Tutors have worked with students who initially struggled with Shelf Exams. These students have gone on to improve their scores, excel in clinical rotations, and ace USMLE Step 2 or COMLEX Level 2.

Our Master Tutors have worked for MedSchoolCoach for an extended period and their students have an impeccable record of success. Additionally, they have extensive experience working with students in challenging situations or with specific needs.

Yes! In fact, it's more effective than in-person tutoring. One of the benefits of personalized tutoring is that you will be able to directly coordinate sessions with your Tutor. Sessions can occur during the day or night, depending on what works best for you and your Tutor. Plus, our tutoring sessions can be conducted anywhere in the world with our video conferencing software, and each session and lesson is tailored directly to your individual needs.

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