USMLE Step 1 Tutor

The Boards Professor is led by Dr. Shauhin “Sean” Moazezi, DO, a board-certified internist who teaches full time. We tutor USMLE Step 1 one-on-one, online over Zoom, with a study schedule built around your test date.

What Step 1 tutoring looks like

Your first session is a working session, not a sales call. We look at where you are right now: your test date, your practice exam scores, your question bank percentages and how you are using Anki. Then we map out your study priorities and next steps.

• A customized study schedule around your timeline, your weak spots, and your life, and we hold you to it.
• Your Anki deck rebuilt around evidence-based spaced repetition, with no thousand-cards-a-day grind.
• Practice exams tracked so we can adjust fast.
• A progress dashboard that keeps every score, trend, resource and session recording in one place.
• A dedicated line to your tutor team 24/7 for a tough question, a next step or a pep talk.

USMLE Step 1 is pass/fail

USMLE reports Step 1 as pass/fail only for exams taken on or after January 26, 2022 (USMLE announcement).

How Step 1 is set up

For exams taken on or after May 14, 2026, USMLE describes Step 1 as a one-day examination divided into fourteen 30-minute blocks and administered in one 8-hour testing session, with no more than 20 questions per block. Details change, so confirm them on the official USMLE Step 1 page.

Attempt limits to know before you sit the exam

• You may not take the same Step more than three times within a 12-month period.
• Your fourth attempt must be at least 12 months after your first attempt at that examination and at least six months after your most recent attempt.
• If you have attempted a Step four or more times, including incomplete attempts, and have not passed, you are ineligible to apply for any Step.
• If you pass a Step, you are not allowed to retake it, except to comply with a time limit imposed by a U.S. medical licensing authority.

Source: the USMLE eligibility requirements. Rules change, so check the current USMLE Bulletin of Information before you schedule.

Who we tutor

• Medical students preparing for USMLE Step 1 or Step 2 CK, including during clinical rotations
• International medical graduates preparing for the USMLE Steps
• Students who did not pass a Step or Level and need a different approach

The team speaks French, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish and Telugu, which many international medical graduates find helpful. We work extensively with repeat test takers.

What Step 1 covers

USMLE publishes the Step 1 content outline as percentage ranges, in three views: by system, by physician task and by discipline. USMLE notes that Step 1 items are deliberately integrative, that many items are classified to more than one discipline, and that the totals add up to more than 100% (USMLE Step 1 content outline).

By system

By physician task or competency

By discipline

Read together, the outline puts the most weight on applying foundational science concepts (60–70% of the physician-task view) and, by discipline, on pathology (45–55%) and physiology (30–40%). By system, the largest ranges are Reproductive & Endocrine (12–16%) and Respiratory & Renal/Urinary (11–15%). Because the ranges overlap, treat the outline as a guide to weighting, not a checklist of separate topics, and check the USMLE page for the current version.

USMLE Step 1 tutoring FAQ

Is USMLE Step 1 pass/fail?

Yes. USMLE reports Step 1 as pass/fail only for exams taken on or after January 26, 2022.

How many times can I take Step 1?

USMLE allows no more than three attempts at the same Step in a 12-month period, and a person who has attempted a Step four or more times without passing is ineligible to apply for any Step. See the attempt rules above.

How long is Step 1?

For exams on or after May 14, 2026, USMLE describes one 8-hour testing session made up of fourteen 30-minute blocks.

Do you also tutor Step 2 CK and Step 3?

Yes. We prepare students for USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK and Step 3, COMLEX Level 1, Level 2-CE and Level 3, and ABIM boards. See our Step 2 CK, Step 3 and COMLEX tutoring pages.

How do I get started?

Book a free intro consult, a 20-minute phone call. Sessions after that are held online over Zoom.

What does USMLE Step 1 cover?

USMLE publishes the content as percentage ranges by system, physician task and discipline. By discipline, pathology (45 to 55%) and physiology (30 to 40%) have the largest ranges, and USMLE notes that items are integrative, so the totals add up to more than 100%.

Which system has the largest share of Step 1?

In USMLE's outline, Reproductive & Endocrine Systems has the largest range at 12 to 16%, followed by Respiratory & Renal/Urinary Systems at 11 to 15%.