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Expert USMLE Step 1 Tutor | Strategy Sessions & Clear Study Plans
Nina B.

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I am a Northwestern MD graduate with over eight years of experience tutoring STEM subjects. I specialize in USMLE Step 1 preparation, particularly helping students who feel overwhelmed or stuck and need a clear, structured approach to move forward.

I offer focused Step 1 strategy sessions designed to streamline your study approach in a single meeting. In this session, we build a personalized study plan based on your timeline, NBME performance, and learning style, while identifying...

I am a Northwestern MD graduate with over eight years of experience tutoring STEM subjects. I specialize in USMLE Step 1 preparation, particularly helping students who feel overwhelmed or stuck and need a clear, structured approach to move forward.

I offer focused Step 1 strategy sessions designed to streamline your study approach in a single meeting. In this session, we build a personalized study plan based on your timeline, NBME performance, and learning style, while identifying inefficiencies in your current method. Many students leave with a clear system they can follow independently, often leading to rapid improvement in the weeks that follow.

For students seeking continued support, I provide highly individualized, data-driven tutoring aimed at accelerating NBME score gains. My approach emphasizes mastery of high-yield concepts, precise answer differentiation, and identifying errors in clinical reasoning. Students using this method commonly see a 10–15% improvement in NBME scores within 2–3 weeks.

I tailor each session to the student, implementing targeted memory strategies, tracking repeated errors, and guiding focused review to maximize retention and performance.

Step 1 preparation requires not just hard work, but the right strategy. I provide structured, results-oriented guidance to help you study more effectively and perform with confidence on exam day.

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Northwestern University
CSD Comm Sci Diso
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
MD

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Anatomy

Anatomy

I am a 4th year medical student with extensive anatomy, physiology, pathology knowledge through school, board exams, and research. I have found various tools helpful for my students and understand each person learns differently. I want to make anatomy more simple for my students so they can apply this knowledge to exam questions and in practice in their future careers!
Biology

Biology

Throughout medical school and undergraduate courses I have covered every topic in Biology thoroughly. I have been tutoring in Biology for over 6 years to multiple students. I emphasize understanding concepts thoroughly by breaking them down, and developing creative memory tools to solidify material.
Interview Prep

Interview Prep

I have helped numerous undergrad students get into medical school and medical students get into residency through application assistance and interview coaching. My approach emphasizes having questions and responses ready to go so my students walk into interview day calm and confident. I also enjoy helping my students assess which program best fits their needs after interviews are complete.
Pharmacology

Pharmacology

Throughout my medical training, I have learned about all categories of drugs. I have learned drug mechanism, metabolism, indications, and contraindications for my board exams. Through my learning, I have gathered several useful resources for learning and I have created great tools to better solidify pharmacology into memory!
Physiology

Physiology

I have extensive knowledge in anatomy, physiology, and pathology through my medical school training in a range of subjects (psychiatry, neuroscience, cardiology, pulmonology, heme-nonc etc.) I enjoy helping students learn these subjects and making them more fun to learn through breaking it down to simple terms, and creating fun memory tools and organization that well fits to how they learn.
Psychology

Psychology

I graduated medical school and will be moving on to psychiatry residency the following year. My graduate medical education, as well as my major in Human Communication Sciences and Disorders have thoroughly covered psychology and related topics, which I enjoy teaching to my students. Through many years of school and tutoring, I have found multiple ways of simplifying material to make it more understandable and engaging for myself, and my students. I believe this builds a strong foundation and knowledge, and makes learning something to look forwards to, rather than avoid.
Study Skills

Study Skills

I have over 10 years experience providing executive function coaching services to students. All students are capable of success, they just need to find the best way to study for how their brain functions and they truly excel. I discuss goals with my students and teach them strategies to accomplish those goals and the tasks that accompany them. I add creativity when it comes to memorizing the material to optimize retention and make learning more engaging.
USMLE

USMLE

I am a Northwestern MD graduate with over eight years of experience tutoring STEM subjects. I specialize in tutoring for the USMLE Step 1 exam and in producing rapid NBME score improvement in the weeks leading up to the exam, resulting in successful exam outcomes. I tutor students for Step 1 using a systematic study method I developed. My approach emphasizes mastery of high-yield USMLE concepts, precise answer differentiation, and identification of errors in clinical reasoning to drive rapid score gains. Students using this method typically achieve a 10–15% improvement in NBME scores over a 2–3 week period. My tutoring is highly individualized and data-driven. I target each student’s specific weaknesses, implement customized memory strategies to improve retention, and track repeatedly missed concepts to guide focused review and spaced repetition throughout our sessions. Step 1 preparation requires an experienced tutor who understands both the exam and how students learn. I provide structured, results-oriented guidance designed to maximize performance in the final weeks before the exam.
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Nina’s an expert!

Nina transformed my way of tackling STEP 1 and NBME-style questions. After having my first lesson with her, my NBME scores saw an immediate increase. I went from receiving failing scores to a pass, and it’s thanks to Nina’s expert advice and gentle guidance.

Uylae, 1 lesson with Nina

Excellent tutor

We discuss ideas and concepts in unique formats/light to solidify material. Excellent tutor and very knowledgeable about all materials, particularly psychiatry.

Chase, 11 lessons with Nina
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