"Hello everyone! I am Paul, a 4th year medical student going into internal medicine (and later, heme/onc hopefully!). I currently attend the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine where I have achieved honors in 5/7 of our rotations. I am finishing up interviews now and looking for opportunities to tutor to keep my mind fresh with medical knowledge. Here is a little of my background in writing and teaching/tutoring Step 2 CK:

I wrote Step 2 after an intense 2.5 week dedicated study block post family medicine shelf. While my knowledge of subject matter improved during this time, my ability to critically analyze the questions and refinement of how I approached questions is what boosted my score by about 15-20 points. During this time, and immediately after, I tutored a few of my medical student colleagues who were taking later than I, and they scored above the 250s (one reaching 259)! Since then, I have been tutoring off-and-on to help others achieve the same.

I typically start by understanding the goals of those I tutor. What score are we trying to achieve? From there, I assess several skills/abilities: knowledge base, thought process, test-taking ability, and confidence. From my experience, these 4 elements have made huge differences in outcomes for myself and those I tutor. Based on my assessment, we will schedule sessions as needed and primarily focus on working through USMLE style questions (typically Uworld, Amboss, NBME). I can and will provide content refreshers as needed." less...