Step 1 / Level 1
Pass/fail, still a real exam. We tighten the high-yield content, how you read questions, and whether you are actually ready before you sit it.
A la carte · USMLE / COMLEX / Shelf
Private tutoring for USMLE, COMLEX, and shelf exams
One-on-one work with residents who already crushed the USMLE and COMLEX. A clear score target, a study plan that fits the time you have, and sessions on the high-yield topics, shelf material, and questions that are actually stuck.
See the hour packsWhat this is for
USMLE, COMLEX, or a shelf
Same tutors. You tell us which exam is next.
Step 2 CK / Level 2
The scored exam programs still look at. A target, a plan, and private time on the blocks that move the number.
Step 3 / Level 3
Pass/fail, and easy to underestimate once you are in residency. We build a plan around the hours you actually have.
Shelf exams
NBME subject exams at the end of a clerkship. Medicine, surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN, psychiatry, family medicine, and often neurology. Same vignette style as Step 2. Schools buy them off the shelf and fold the score into the rotation grade, so a weak shelf can cost honors even if the wards went well.
Plans and pricing
Pick a block of hours
Private 1-on-1 tutoring for USMLE, COMLEX, or a shelf. We match you with a tutor for the exam you are sitting. Forty hours is the pack we recommend.
10 hours
$250 / hour
- Private 1-on-1 tutoring
- Email support (2 per week)
- Personalized schedule
- Recordings of all sessions
- Access to strategy modules
20 hours
$222 / hour
- Private 1-on-1 tutoring
- Email support (2 per week)
- Personalized schedule
- Recordings of all sessions
- Access to strategy modules
- Pass guarantee
- Access to our live classes
Recommended
40 hours
$175 / hour
- Private 1-on-1 tutoring
- Email support (2 per week)
- Personalized schedule
- Recordings of all sessions
- Access to strategy modules
- Pass guarantee
- Access to our live classes
Pass guarantee (20 and 40 hour packs): if your tutor says you are ready after you finish the hours and you do not pass Step 1, Level 1, Step 3, or Level 3, or you do not hit the Step 2 / Level 2 target you set together, you get a 50% refund or another full package of the same hours.
Tutors
Meet some of our USMLE/COMLEX tutors
Residents who already crushed the USMLE and COMLEX. We match you with one of them based on which exam you are taking, including a shelf.
Dr. Sean Dooley
Head of Admissions · Cardiology fellowship
Above the 90th percentile on USMLE Step 1 and Step 2. Pitt School of Medicine, then internal medicine at BIDMC. Now in a cardiology fellowship.
Education
- College Binghamton University, integrative neuroscience
- Medical school University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Residency Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Fellowship Cardiology
Dr. Samuel Zverev
Orthopedic residency, NYU Long Island
Cornell undergrad, then NYU Grossman Long Island. Worked on his medical school admissions committee for over two years. Now in orthopedic residency at NYU Long Island.
Education
- College Cornell University, Human Biology, Health, and Society
- Medical school NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
- Residency Orthopedic surgery, NYU Long Island
Dr. Ayah Ibrahim
General Surgery
Physician in general surgery. First in her family to go into medicine. Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine after the University of Georgia.
Education
- College University of Georgia, Psychology (minor in Biology)
- Medical school Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency General Surgery
Dr. Gloria Jang
Internal Medicine residency
Internal medicine resident. Works with students on academic strategy and board-focused guidance, not just the application.
Education
- Residency Internal Medicine, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Dr. Anika Kumar
Ophthalmology residency, UCSF
Completing a general surgery internship and incoming ophthalmology resident at UCSF. UCSF School of Medicine after Berkeley.
Education
- College University of California Berkeley
- Medical school UCSF School of Medicine
- Internship General Surgery
- Residency Ophthalmology, UCSF
Dr. Lyle Suh
Radiology residency, UCSF
Transitional year at Memorial Sloan Kettering, then radiology at UCSF. UMass Chan. Has been tutoring students for over a decade.
Education
- College SUNY Stony Brook, biology (neuroscience)
- Medical school University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
- Residency Radiology, UCSF (transitional year at Memorial Sloan Kettering)
FAQ
How USMLE/COMLEX tutoring works
Who is this for?
Anyone sitting USMLE Step 1, 2, or 3, COMLEX Level 1, 2, or 3, or an NBME shelf at the end of a clerkship. People who are struggling, and people who just want a plan and a tutor so they hit the target they set.
Do you tutor shelf exams?
Yes. Those are the NBME subject exams at the end of a core clerkship (medicine, surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN, psychiatry, family medicine, often neurology). Same vignette questions as Step 2, and most schools put the score into the rotation grade. We build a short plan around the rotation you are on so you are not cramming the last weekend.
What happens in a session?
High-yield topics, how you read a question, and enough reps that the strategy sticks. The first session is a study plan if you do not already have one. If you do, we review it and change what is not working.
Who do I work with?
We match you with one of our USMLE/COMLEX tutors based on which exam you are taking. Sessions are online.
Do I need a plan going in?
No. You spend the first session building one. If you already have a plan, we adapt it.
What is the pass guarantee?
On the 20 and 40 hour packs: if your tutor says you are ready after you finish the hours and you do not pass Step 1, Level 1, Step 3, or Level 3, or you do not hit the Step 2 / Level 2 target you set together, you get a 50% refund or another full package of the same hours.
Get started
Book a free consultation
Tell us which USMLE, COMLEX, or shelf exam you are sitting and when. We will match you with a tutor and pick a pack.