Hello all, my name is Ilya. I am currently a medical student at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. I graduated from NSU in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and went on to enter medical school. From the time of my high school years, I was always eager about taking science classes and was particularly fond of courses like AP Biology, AP chemistry, anatomy and calculus. Those classes did not come easy to me, especially with the large volume of...
Hello all, my name is Ilya. I am currently a medical student at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. I graduated from NSU in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and went on to enter medical school. From the time of my high school years, I was always eager about taking science classes and was particularly fond of courses like AP Biology, AP chemistry, anatomy and calculus. Those classes did not come easy to me, especially with the large volume of material that was given for one single exam. However, my success in the classroom largely depended on how positive the teacher was in explaining the subject and how determined they were in ensuring that students understood certain concepts. As a tutor, I took advantage of my own passion for the sciences and applied them to multiple subjects that I tutored before and during medical school.
I initially started off tutoring elementary school children in math and reading as part of a job I had during my first year of undergrad. In my final years of undergrad, I tutored students at my own university in the subject of general chemistry. While attending medical school, I tutored first-year students in topics such as cardiovascular physiology, respiratory physiology and neuroanatomy. In the summer that followed my first year of medical school, I was accepted to be an Anatomy Fellow at NSU for the month of June, under the supervision of the Anatomy Director. This fellowship consisted of dissecting cadavers, studying them and later teaching different anatomical sections to other healthcare programs such as Dentistry, Optometry and the Physician Assistant program.
I am very enthusiastic about helping students learn and witnessing the reward of having them develop confidence in the subject they are studying. I know what it feels like for some classes to seem overwhelming, but that shouldn’t stop someone from gaining a full understanding and being well-equipped with the knowledge to tackle an exam. I always welcome different study resources
