Fifteen minutes, free, no pressure.
One-on-one tutoring · Step 1 & Step 2 CK
Most students don't need more hours. They need to know which hours matter. I work with medical students and IMGs one-on-one to turn scattered studying into a weekly plan built around your score reports, your test date, and the time you actually have left.
01About
Every session is one-on-one — no assistants, no group classes.
The gap between knowing the material and scoring well is usually a planning problem, not a knowledge problem.
I started preparing for Step 1 the way most people do. I collected resources, followed someone else's schedule, and measured progress by how many hours I had put in. My practice scores didn't move much, and I assumed the answer was to study longer.
What actually changed things was sitting down with my own data. Which systems were costing me points. Which question types I got wrong even when I knew the content. Which topics I kept reviewing because they felt productive, not because I needed them. Once the plan came from that instead of from a template, the scores followed.
I started helping classmates do the same, then IMGs preparing for a first attempt, then students coming back after a failed one. The pattern held every time: the ones who improved fastest weren't working harder than everyone else. They were working on the right things, in the right order, and they knew why. That's the whole job, and it's what USMLEPro does.
David Masry, MD
02What I'm here for
Mission
That means a plan built from your actual performance data, adjusted every week as your numbers move. It also means telling you when you don't need me — if the fix is a scheduling change or a resource you already own, I'll say so on the first call.
Vision
A score doesn't measure who will make a good doctor. Test-taking is a learnable skill, and too many strong students lose a year to something that could have been taught in a few weeks. I'd like that to stop being normal.
03How it works
Same loop every week. What changes is what we point it at, based on what your latest numbers show.
We start with a baseline assessment and go through your recent question blocks together. Not to judge the score, but to find the pattern behind it.
A week-by-week schedule that fits your rotations, your job, and the hours you genuinely have — not an ideal version of your life.
Live question review every session. The goal is that you can reason your way to the answer on a stem you've never seen, instead of recognising explanations you've already read.
Timed practice exams under real conditions, then a full test-day run-through, so exam day feels like a repeat of something you've already done.
04Results
Every report shown here is published with that student's written permission, with their name, ID number, and test date removed.
“I went from guessing what to study to knowing exactly what I was fixing that week. Having someone look at my results with me was the part I couldn't do alone.”
A.K. · Step 1, passed
“As an IMG, fitting study time around rotations was my biggest worry. The plan was built around my schedule instead of asking me to invent hours I didn't have.”
M.R. · Step 2 CK, passed
“Going through questions out loud changed how I read stems. I stopped falling for the same distractors, and my practice scores moved within a few weeks.”
S.T. · Step 1, passed
05FAQ
Yes, and a combined plan if you're preparing for both in the same cycle. The approach is the same; what changes is the balance between content review and clinical reasoning.
We meet live on video. Most of the hour is spent working through your own practice questions out loud, looking at what went wrong and why. We finish by setting the plan for the coming week, and you get notes afterwards.
Yes. A large share of my students are IMGs, and scheduling is built around time zones, rotations, and work. If you're preparing while employed, say so on the call and we'll plan for it rather than around it.
That's a common place to start and it's workable. We begin with a fresh assessment to understand what happened — content, timing, test-day conditions, or a mix — and build the retake plan from that rather than repeating the last attempt louder.
Reschedule with at least 24 hours' notice at no charge. Things come up in medicine, and I'd rather move a session than have you sit through one you're too tired to use.
Usually not. Most students already own more than they can finish. My job is helping you use what you have properly, not selling you another resource.
Currently accepting new students
Fifteen minutes, free, no pressure. Bring your latest scores if you have them. You'll leave with a clear next step whether or not we work together.
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