Award-Winning Physiology Tutors in Pittsburgh, PA

...accomplish your goals in a respectful, patient, and personalized manner. As a life-long learner, I have a passion for teaching and rely on my educational background in neuroscience and psychology to help develop individualized learning and tutoring plans to help students accomplish their academic and personal goals. Whether it be elementary and middle school math or college level anatomy and physiology, I review and prepare for my students so that our time together is spent...

...in the Chemistry department, working with students one on one and in small groups in General and Organic Chemistry. As a pre-medical student and a Neuroscience major, I've taken extensive coursework in biology, physiology, physics and math, so I am qualified to tutor those subjects as well. In addition to my strong science background, I love reading, writing and learning about culture and language. I took four years of college level Spanish and I'm proficient...

...Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of Rochester, my Masters in Biology from Chatham University, and will be starting medical school in July 2016. I have worked as a supplemental instructor and tutor for college-level general chemistry and a tutor for college-level biology. Through professional experience, I discerned that each student has unique educational needs that can be met through individualized tutoring. I cannot wait to help you reach your academic goals! In my...

My name is Rebecca. I have a B.A. in Kinesiology and Exercise Science as well as a D.P.T. I have a passion for teaching students who have special needs. The subjects that I specialize in are anatomy, reading, writing, and grammar. I enjoy working with and have had past experience working with students from grade 3 to grade 11. ... I strive to help students achieve their academic goals through effective teaching tools and personal attention.

...the fascinating road to learning about Anatomy and Physiology, and led to my full-time employment in the largest cadaver lab in Western PA. I feel that my natural "knack" in life is to teach, and I love teaching anatomy and physiology above all else! I have tutored First-Year Medical and Dental students in graduate-level Human Anatomy for the past five years, and have tutored undergraduate students in Human Anatomy and Physiology, as well. I founded...

...up speaking aloud as if I was teaching a classroom. If you include this as tutoring or teaching experience, I have a much higher number of hours than those indicated on my resume. If this does not cut it, I have worked with students from elementary through high school to meet their educational goals through various volunteer organizations in college. I am happy to be able to continue doing the work that I have enjoyed...

...in preparation for SSAT, HSPT, and ISEE examinations. As a high school student, I created a tutoring program for middle school students focusing on mathematics, science, English, and social studies. As a college students, I serve as the president of an organization that provides ESL services to Somali-Bantu refugees in the Pittsburgh area. I have also organized a summer camp for refugee students focusing on career preparation and creative expression. I am extremely passionate about...

...a large university-based hospital for over one year. My ability to communicate a vast amount of knowledge to new nurses in a seamless, succinct manner allows my colleagues to grasp and synthesize large quantities of information rapidly and efficiently. I believe that there is a greater value in KNOWLEDGE and not just LEARNING. The ability to critically think, appreciate arguments, and utilize new approaches to knowledge acquisition and dissemination demonstrates a higher command of understanding;...

...not just these immediate goals, but in bringing the student along in a comprehensive way; in writing, reasoning, and learning ability. What I provide is professional and academic mentoring, the kind that allows a student to be more than a test score. Many students, brilliant and motivated though they are, can make poor decisions about the college admissions process, about resume building, what they do in their extracurricular time, in interviews, etc. These problems cannot...

...communicate the required information. I accomplish this with discussions of useful relationships and background material. Useful relationships include shortcuts between quantities and concepts, and most importantly the use of dimensional analysis to verify test answers. Background material such as the history of science and mathematics is quite effective at not only making the material more interesting but at clarifying concepts and tying them together. The story of what a scientist was trying to accomplish when...

...Study and organizational skills, and teaching Language (Espaol & English at full proficiency, and Beginners French). I selected these subjects because I am confident in these areas, and have had great results during my own years as a student in them. As a tutor, I am very patient as I have been in your shoes, I know the feeling of being stuck and the anxiety that comes before a test, the longing for a better...

...been a tutor for high school students and a teacher's aide for elementary school students so I am also well prepared for a teaching role. I am knowledgeable and ready to tutor in Geometry, Anatomy, Philosophy, and Psychology, but am very capable of tutoring in many other areas. My favorite subject to tutor in would have to be Anatomy/Physiology because I find the human body to be a fascinating machine. When I'm not pursuing more...

...Medicine) from Des Moines University in 2014. My educational career has emphasized application of materials in a practical and academic settings and I strive to apply this to each tutoring session. During my undergraduate career, I performed research on plant biology, exploring the effects of plant hormones. During medical school, I performed research on gait analysis to further understand human biomechanics and improve surgical outcomes for patients. I absolutely love science and showing others how...

...of the Pittsburgh Health Corps, for which I work under the Maternal and Child Health and Chronic Disease Prevention programs of the Allegheny Health Department. As a pre-med student, I took most basic science classes; many others, I simply took out of interest. I am comfortable with tutoring in a broad range of subjects, though I hold some preference to teaching mathematics-related courses. What I do in my free-time is rarely consistent. These days, I've...

...have been a teacher with the Pittsburgh Public Schools for five years. I graduated from Penn State with a degree in Kinesiology, and will be graduating from Edinboro University with a degree in Reading in July 2015. I love teaching and also am able to coach basketball, soccer, and cross country at my school. When I'm not working, I enjoy walking my dog, playing sports, watching movies, or enjoying a nice cup of coffee. I...

...followed by my MS and PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Since then I have been blessed to follow my own path of research in functional neuroimaging (studying brains) while also having many opportunities to train and guide students along the way. I have experience teaching in a personal one-on-one setting as well as in a classroom setting. Courses I have taught include Biomedical Imaging, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, and Human Factors Engineering....

...in 2015, scoring in the top 5%. Since then, I've tutored over 250 students to Test Day! That's a whole lot of experience seeing what has worked and what hasn't. I'd love to share my best practices with you. I promise if you follow them, you WILL score at your highest potential! I've worked with students scoring over 520, students just trying to break 500 and everything in between. Whether you need help with content...

...Diseases. I then went on to complete a Masters program at Georgetown University in human physiology. Given the amount of schooling I have gone through myself, I have taken a wide range of subjects and more standardized tests than I would like to admit. I have taught students of almost every age in various fields such as elementary science, Hebrew, chemistry, MCAT prep, and many more.. My ultimate plan is to go to medical school,...

...Education, which means that I'll attend Alpert Medical School after I graduate. The opportunity to help people has always motivated me, whether through tutoring or medicine! At school, I volunteer with and coordinate the Brown Brain Bee, through which I plan and teach two-hour Neuroscience lessons to local high school students. I hope to inspire a lifelong interest in the sciences in the students I teach! There are no health lessons in Providence public schools,...

...where I am most fond to offer my services. I am a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park and have firsthand experience in navigating the college and pharmacy school admissions processes, having participated in admissions decisions for the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy itself. I can help you navigate the stressful endeavor that is the college/graduate school application cycle. My private tutoring services include, among other things, proofreading college admissions essays, making...