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Sergio

Certified Tutor

I graduated from Williams College in 2008 with a BA in Chemistry and Womens' amd Gender Studies and received my MD from Stony Brook University School of Medicine (now Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook U.) in 2016. During college, I developed a keen interest in women's reproductive health and would later factor into my decision to become an OBGYN. Before applying to medical school, I was a college admissions officer at Williams and had the utmost privilege evaluating the best and brightest applicants across the nation.

At Stony Brook, I became a teaching assistant in human anatomy and physiology, and received a prestigious fellowship grant from the HIV Vaccine Trials Network where I spent a year conducting both community outreach and clinical research on barriers and facilitators to HIV vaccine trials among MSM and transgender people in NYC. During residency, I discovered that my greatest fulfillment did not come from being a physician but as an educator. Soon after, I transitioned into higher education where I began working as an academic learning specialist at a private college in NYC and have since found great success teaching undergrad courses in chemistry and human anatomy and physiology.

My teaching philosophy revolves around cultivating self-motivated learning and resilience and I believe in empowering students to drive their own educational journey. Over the past decade, I have served as a mentor and tutor to countless students and have dedicated myself to increasing the representation of first-generation college students in STEM fields. I have extensive experience preparing medical and nursing students for their licensure exams (USMLE, NCLEX, PANCE) with a particular focus on overcoming past failures on both STEP 1 and 2. And I most enjoy tutoring high school students in chemistry.

As a tutor, I am deeply committed to fostering supportive learning environments where all students can maximize their potential and find success in their academic and professional endeavors. This is especially true for students with learning differences.

Outside the classroom, I enjoy playing volleyball, watching Elden Ring on Twitch, baking Oreo cheesecakes, and finding interesting places to eat in NYC.

I believe we can accomplish great things together. Let's make it happen!