Alyssa obtained her MD degree from Harvard Medical School and completed her internship in internal medicine at Stanford. She will begin residency training in psychiatry this summer. The founder of USMLE Pro, she has over 500 hours of teaching experience and is passionate about working with students who struggle with test-taking anxiety and ADHD. When she isn't tutoring students or advising other educators at USMLE Pro, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, practicing vinyasa yoga, and learning improv and sketch comedy.

Zach grew up in Kansas City, and is currently in his first year of radiology resident at Adventhealth Orlando. As a tutor, Zach places an emphasis on test-taking strategies, augmenting memory with critical thinking techniques, and creating strategic study plans. He has a passion for teaching, having mentored others throughout college and while attaining his Eagle Scout rank. Zach’s extracurricular activities include teaching through educational videos on his YouTube fishing channel, traveling, and any outdoor activity.

Originally from Yonkers, New York, Lucas worked for several years as a professional chef, tutor, hospital unit secretary, and research assistant before completing a post-baccalaureate program. He received an MD from Columbia University and finished his internal medicine residency at MGH where he was an internal medicine attending for 3 years. He is currently at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as a fellow in cardiology. Having engaged in teaching at each stage of his career, Lucas strongly believes any student can learn the test-taking skills needed to reach their full potential on these exams and make the most of their hard work and dedication.

Originally from mid-Missouri, Iyas Daghlas is a rising fourth year at Harvard Medical School interested in neurology and psychiatry. He is currently taking a gap year to conduct research in genetics and epidemiology of sleep disorders and migraine. He has had a passion for teaching since being an undergraduate, and has continued to teach clinical skills in medical school. He is keen on sharing efficient test-taking strategies with medical students. In his free time he enjoys cooking and tasting new cuisines, drinking mint tea, and listening to experimental music.

Phoebe earned her MD from Oregon Health Science University and is currently a Pathology resident at Stanford University. She is passionate about teaching and medical education; she has 500+ hours of experience tutoring medical students, designing courses and curriculum, and providing residency advising. Phoebe’s tutoring approach emphasizes active learning strategies, development of test-taking strategy, and identification and elimination of cognitive pitfalls. Phoebe enjoys camping, exploring National Parks, going to concerts and restaurants, and pub trivia in her free time.

Originally a native of Princeton, New Jersey, Soham is currently a 4th year medical student at Dartmouth College, having obtained an MPH degree at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Soham shares a deep passion for teaching and research in issues related to cost, access, and outcomes. His philosophy for teaching centers on using the right resources, spaced repetition, effective use of practice questions, and self-care. In his free time, you can find him playing soccer at a nearby field, lifting weights in the gym, or cooking up a new recipe he just discovered.

A native of Nigeria, Ife is currently a PGY-1 at Johns Hopkins. He has performed exceptionally well in his pre-clinical and clinical studies, honoring 5 out of 6 clinical rotations, and has an MPH from the University of Texas Southwestern. As a tutor, he focuses on converting students' relative areas of weakness into strengths. He plans to pursue a career in general surgery and hopes to one day teach medical and surgical skills to indigenous members of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. In his free time, Ife enjoys playing the piano, soccer, and spending quality time with his loving wife.

Jon graduated from University of North Dakota and is entering pediatric cardiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He has extensive tutoring experience in a myriad of subjects with diverse learners. He employs a systematic approach in the creation of study schedules, the completion and review of practice exams, and the utilization of high-yield spaced repetition tools like Anki. He excelled in his clinical rotations, receiving honors in every core clerkship while scoring in the 93rd percentile and above on every shelf exam. In his free time, he enjoys reading, photography and exploring national parks with his wife and daughter.

Caralin is originally from the Chicago area and completed her undergraduate degree in biology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is currently a dermatology resident at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. In medical school, she was inducted into the national Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA). Caralin has a passion for teaching and has extensive experience tutoring medical students in preclinical courses, board exam studying, and clinical skills. Caralin’s tutoring style focuses on the science of learning for efficient and effective study and test taking strategies. In her free time, she enjoys trying new restaurants, day hikes, traveling, and spending time with family.

Adrienne graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College and is currently a PGY-3 and Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine at University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital. Prior to pursuing a medical career, Adrienne earned her bachelor's degree in public policy from Princeton University, worked in international development and global health for nearly a decade, and completed her Masters in global health at Johns Hopkins. She has over six years of experience as a professional test prep instructor and is passionate about helping her students grow. In her free time, Adrienne enjoys cooking, watching movies, and salsa dancing.

Emma is currently an Otolaryngology resident at UCSF. Originally from France, she moved to the U.S. to go to college at Fordham University and received a Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University. A graduate of the University of Florida College of Medicine, Emma has extensive experience teaching and tutoring and continues to be involved in medical education by tutoring fellow medical students and creating high-yield review sessions. Her tutoring is personalized and focused on active learning strategies, test-taking skills, and stress management. She scored in the 96th percentile or above on her Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB-GYN, and Psychiatry shelf exams and received honors in all core clinical rotations. In her spare time, Emma enjoys doing yoga, making handmade pasta, and discovering new restaurants. She is pursuing a career in Otolaryngology.

Born and raised in Rochester, Michigan, Yasmine earned her undergrad degree in Biomolecular Science and French from the University of Michigan. She went on to earn her MD from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, where she selected as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA). She is now headed to the University of Wisconsin to train as a dermatology resident. She is passionate about teaching, medical education, research, and application advising. When she’s not at the hospital, she loves trying new restaurants, exploring different workout classes, and spending time with family and friends.

Jungho grew up in South Korea and Auburn, Alabama. He studied chemistry and computer science at Brown University, where he has continued his medical training and plastic surgery residency. He has been passionate about teaching since college, serving as a teaching assistant for undergraduate and graduate-level courses at Brown and tutoring peers for medical school courses. He hopes to help others improve their study strategies through publicly available resources, including Anki. Outside of work, he enjoys powerlifting and bowling.

Originally from New Jersey, Russell graduated from Cornell University and pursued his medical education at the Drexel University College of Medicine where he was inducted into the national Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He is currently completing the third year of his Emergency Medicine Residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has extensive undergraduate tutoring experience in the life sciences and tutored during his medical education in both pre-clinical and clinical academic interests. He enjoys cooking with his wife, classic American literature, and cinema.

Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Matthew later attended Northeastern University on a full merit scholarship. He went on to attend the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for medical school and is now a resident physician in orthopedic surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. He has had extensive experience tutoring students since high school on a diverse range of subjects, including AP classes, the SAT, the MCAT, and Step 1 and CK. In his spare time, Matthew enjoys traveling, weightlifting, running, biking, scuba diving, and Russian literature.

Originally from Naperville, IL, Nikhil is currently an Ophthalmology resident at Tulane University in New Orleans. He has a diverse teaching and mentoring background, including leading study courses for peers, private online tutoring in undergraduate and medical courses. He strives to teach other medical students how to apply basic knowledge to complex topics and then develop individualized tactics to maximize performance on examinations while improving their long-term clinical knowledge base. In his spare time, you can find Nikhil riding his bike to the park, where he spends his evenings in his hammock reading travel guides.

Kirthi grew up in Naperville, IL, and attended the University of Illinois at Chicago as part of the BS/MD program, obtaining her undergraduate degree after only 2 years. She also obtained a Masters of Science by Research in the Surgical Sciences from Oxford University. She is currently in her fourth year at the Yale School of Medicine, and is applying for residency in vascular surgery. She hopes to continue leveraging her extensive teaching experience to help students most effectively identify and utilize proven review resources, set up manageable spaced repetition goals, and hone test-taking strategies.

Originally from Tampa, Florida, Vedant completed medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He has over 250 hours of Step 1 & 2 tutoring experience. His tutoring approach combines the science of learning (active learning, spaced repetition and test-enhanced learning) with test-taking skills (question & answer interpretation) to systematically create a personalized study system. Vedant will be completing his residency in Interventional Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. In his free time, he enjoys singing, reading, and finding new vegan dining spots.

Charles graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine. He matched into his home Ophthalmology program and is currently a PGY4 resident. During medical school, he led a set of lecture series on how to properly utilize Anki and combine a variety of resources to yield the best results on board exams. His teaching philosophy revolves around space repetition, problem solving and clinical applications to cement mastery. He also believes that the key to success lies in living a balanced life and in his free time, he enjoys cooking increasingly complex recipes and working out.

Olivia grew up in Tampa, FL and is an MS4 in the University of Florida's BS/MD program. She recently matched into obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Utah. Olivia first became involved with medical education through teaching an Emergency Medical Responder course during her undergraduate career. Her tutoring focus is on organizational skills, knowledge, and test-taking strategies. Olivia firmly believes in the importance of balance in being successful in medical school. In her free time, Olivia enjoys spending time outdoors hiking with friends, snow skiing, doing yoga, and reading.

Originally from New York, Jared worked as a schoolteacher in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he also earned a Masters Degree in Education. A lifelong educator, Jared tutored students in preclinical coursework throughout medical school. He also published the first randomized controlled trial on using human tissue for teaching medical students suture skills. Now in residency in plastic surgery, Jared enjoys teaching rotating students both technical skills and the physiologic principles that govern advanced reconstructive techniques. In his spare time, Jared is a food writer and photographer.

Originally from Seattle, Emily is currently a resident in pediatrics at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). A graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, she has extensive experience tutoring throughout medical school and undergrad and is passionate about helping others succeed. She has excelled in medical school, obtaining Honors in all of her graded clinical rotations and scoring in the 99th and 100th percentiles on the Pediatrics and Medicine Shelf exams, respectively. Emily is convinced that self-care is one of the most important aspects of success on standardized . Outside of the hospital, you can find her rock climbing, trail running, cooking, and cycling.

Brianna is originally a native of Westchester NY. After spending a year at the National University of Ireland pursuing her Masters in Clinical Neuroscience, Brianna moved to Florida to pursue her career in medicine. She graduated as a member of the inaugural class at Nova Southeastern University Kiran C Patel College of Allopathic Medicine. Brianna is currently a 3rd year Pediatric Resident at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla NY and has matched into a Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship at University of Texas Southwestern. Brianna is interested in Clinical Research, global health, and patient advocacy in addition to Neonatology and hopes to run a tiny baby unit as an attending. This interest in care for the next generation and patient advocacy fuels Brianna's interest in helping others succeed and reach their fullest potential. Brianna's philosophy of teaching involves always letting the student take charge and show what they know before jumping in to fill gaps. Brianna is the proud owner of two rescue dogs, "Kerry" and "Clare", named for two of the counties she visited while living in Ireland. In her free time, Brianna is an avid runner, loves to travel and has completed marathons in three different countries!

Hailing from Johnson City, Tennessee, Vlad is currently an MS4 at the University of Pittsburgh and a diagnostic radiology applicant. Before medical school, Vlad spent a year in neuroscience research and two years as a Peace Corps Advanced Chemistry Teacher in Tanzania. In medical school, Vlad continued tutoring while excelling in clinical clerkships and scoring at or above the 90th percentile on all of his shelf exams. As a tutor, Vlad emphasizes evidence-based, active-learning techniques to help students develop test-taking strategies, master concepts, and succeed on exams. In his spare time, Vlad enjoys backpacking, mountain biking, foraging for mushrooms, and spending time with his wife and cat.

McKenna is an Orthopaedic Surgery Resident at UNT-TCU Medical City Denton. He attended the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, scoring 275 on the USMLE Step 2 CK, above the 95th percentile on all his shelf exams, and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA). He has extensive tutoring experience at both the undergraduate and medical school levels. His areas of expertise include pre-clinical and clinical subjects, standardized test preparation, research, and residency application advising for applicants in surgical specialties. McKenna's tutoring ethos revolves around honing test-taking strategies, efficiently assimilating knowledge through Anki, and prioritizing effective study methods. McKenna advocates for a holistic approach to academic success. His interests include weightlifting, hiking, and meditation.