
Willis
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: Boston University - Bachelors, Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Degree: University of Iowa College of Medicine - PHD, Medicine
Tennis, Cross-fit, Kickboxing, Netflix junkie, Playing video games, Fixing and tinkering with computer parts
Anatomy & Physiology
College Biology
High School Biology
Life Sciences
MCAT Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
Pharmacology
What is your teaching philosophy?
Maintain an open-communication with students and identify their weaknesses and the academic challenges, to begin providing troubleshooting skills and tips/tricks to tackle future difficulties.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Get to know the students and their passions to better understand and enhance their approach and perception of the challenges (both academic and personal) that lie ahead in their journey.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Provide them various skill sets, expanding their ability to troubleshoot future problems on their own.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
Build rapport and get to know what interests the students, then incorporate their style and interests into the lesson material.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
Identify their difficulty and attempt different approaches. Also, sometimes taking a step back or a quick break allows the students to visualize the problem at hand from a new perspective.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
The first session is focused on getting to know the student as both an individual and student. By understanding who they are, I can then effectively assist and tutor the lesson material.