Award-Winning Anatomy Tutors serving Westchester, NY

...and understand the information. I am a doctor, and like to understand where each student is coming from and how I can best help them with their study skills. What I love about tutoring is seeing the students understand and grasp the material and do well on their tests. While in medical school, I tutored in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, clinical analysis and case review, embryology, and microbiology. I recently taught Physical Examination and Clinical Assessment...

...learn without telling them how to do everything. I teach students to practice to perfection, which involves re-doing problems until they get it right the first time, which demonstrates complete understanding. My tutoring style is characterized by patience and I'm very attentive, making sure they are truly understanding when I ask the question, "does that make sense?" Outside of academia I'm interested in art and have founded my own art club at Brown. I also...

...graduate school. Formally, I have taught Anatomy to medical and dental graduate students, as well as earth and environmental science to undergraduates. I love teaching all things science - especially fields relating to the outdoors and natural history. In my teaching I aim to inspire students to learn more and care about the natural work, and to always ask why things are they way they are, and how they came to be. My approach to...

...understand more about themselves as they work to understand the material. Of course, students should enjoy themselves in all of their academic endeavors, and I like to have fun in my tutoring sessions. As an actor I usually play the role of the fool, so when I’m teaching I like to keep the energy light and fast, while still maintaining a rigorous learning environment. When I’m not teaching or acting I like to spend as...

...Montefiore Medical Center and St. John's Riverside Hospital, as well as shadowed physicians in their private practices. At Penn State, I was involved with research in Clinical Psychology as an undergraduate research assistant for Dr. Martha Wadsworth in the Coping and Regulation of Environmental Stress (CARES) Lab, studying environmental stress in low income families and how children adapt to it. I started tutoring students in Biology as a high school senior and since then I...

...found it necessary to sign up for tutoring in order fully comprehend the difficult subjects in school and outside. I attended SHSAT, SAT, and MCAT test prep, and have benefited greatly. After years of benefiting from tutoring myself, I've amassed a set of interpersonal skills that are essential to effectively explaining complex concepts and relationships. I've learned that patience and adequate communication, in collaboration with a stable knowledge background, are the tools to helping others.

...Princeton University, where I majored in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. During my time at Princeton, I took part in the peer-tutoring program, through which I tutored many students in a variety of subjects. I also worked extensively with students through an internship with the Maryland Zoo's education department. Since graduating, I have been traveling and working for an environmental nonprofit in NYC. I currently tutor in math, science, and test prep (SAT and ACT). As...

I am a recent graduate of Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Georgia Tech. Teaching is something that I have always enjoyed. It helps reinforce the subject knowledge for myself, while also helping other people. Throughout the years, I have tutored - formally and informally - students of all ages and backgrounds and I feel comfortable helping others fully understand important concepts that they may struggle with. ... My philosophy for teaching is...

...Microbiology), to Anatomy & Physiology to Psychology. I am currently studying for my Medical School Admissions exam, which requires me to master all of the information covered in the above listed classes. Working with so many students from different backgrounds and learning styles was challenging but rewarding. I have garnered an arsenal of teaching techniques which allows me to individualize the way I present course material to each of my students. I find that life...

...goals. I find one-on-one interactions to be extremely beneficial for improvement in the classroom. I am very adept at working with others and think my time management and leadership skills will be beneficial to any student I tutor, especially student-athletes aspiring to succeed in both academics and athletics. I hope to move at a pace that is challenging but suitable to each individual based on his or her needs. Since I have done well in...

...as a second language and mathematics in middle and high schools. My best reward is when meeting former students; they remind me of what I taught them. It means that they still remember what they learn with me after all this time and that makes me proud. When I am not preparing classes or teaching, I love cooking and baking. I also love going with my children fruits and vegetables picking when the weather and...

...person easily fascinated by most disciplines, I like to mainly focus my tutoring mainly to math, biology, economics, French, and English. Education is a profession that runs deep in my family and the retention and expansion of knowledge is something very dear to me. One who is well educated can better understand the intricacies of the surrounding world and become holistic. I try and keep these values in mind, the fact that education expands you...

...I have also worked in many environments as a medical student as well as an intern at the New York Stock Exchange that have afforded me the skill set necessary to learn in a diverse setting. Through these experiences I have refined my approach to learning as well as teaching, such that I will be an asset to assisting you in achieving your goals. I look forward to working with you in the future.... Alexandra Trenfor...

...College in 2013, earning a B.S. In Biology. My studies broadly covered the sciences and coursework included general chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, and cell biology. After graduating I moved to NYC to pursue a Master's in Nutrition from the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University (Disclaimer: I still indulge in McDonalds). I am now working as a clinical research assistant and am studying the effect of a weight drug on the cardiovascular and metabolic...

...achieved by offering stories and sharing the process of exploration and discovery, both online and in books. Writing, where many students have the greatest difficulty, should be enjoyed as an expressive activity, not dreaded as a mysterious and difficult task they will never master. I teach rules of grammar and the best practices for composition as parts of the process of writing, which empowers children to be their own editors and relieves then of the...

...College with a degree in Neuroscience, and am currently a medical student at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Along the way, I have worked and volunteered in healthcare, academia, and non-profit spheresboth domestically and abroad. Nurturing people to reach their full potential through tutoring is one of my passions, and I am eager to share this with the students of Varsity Tutors. I with students from K-12 in the US, university students in China, mentally...

...personalized method that works best for each individual student. I truly believe that patience and hard work are the keys to success, and combined with the right tools anyone can overcome any obstacles they find while trying to further their education. While I do tutor many subjects, my personal favorite has to be Biology/Anatomy/Physiology and Genetics. I am fascinated by the human body and its complexity. That is actually the reason I chose the M.D....

...While my studies as an undergraduate student ranges from architectural drawing to Marxist thinking, my tutoring interests are much more broad. I have always done quite well on standardized tests and love helping people prepare for them! I also enjoy tutoring science, math reading, writing, literature and related fields at all levels! Additionally, I have great French skills and am more than comfortable tutoring elementary to intermediate French. I also studied Italian in college and...

...honest and effective communication. I like to ask questions to build confidence and encourage academic conversation. I also taught English as a Second Language in Korea where I adopted novel approaches to communicate across the language barrier as well as to keep students interested. My favorite subjects to tutor are grammar, writing, and literature because I love to read, but I also tutor test-prep, algebra, and lower-level maths. In my free time I like to...

...aspects of the academic spectrum. I am confident in my ability to teach both math and science. I am a very systematic and methodical person. These traits help communicate mathematics in clear and concise manner. Overall I am patient, persistent, and assertive. These aspects of my personality have been effective in my prior teaching experiences. I have always dedicated time to tutor younger classmates during medical school which has helped me tremendously in retaining the...