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Tutors:
Jess- OTR®/L
As a Senior Tutor, I create individualized sessions using an interactive style that blends different mediums. This creates an ideal learning experience for all students taking the exam. I am experienced in assisting individuals who require accommodations and ESL candidates.
Specialization: Adult acute care, sub-acute rehab, outpatient, home health.
Pace: Individualized - Moderate/Fast
Teaching style: Interactive and comprehensive, guided by your individual needs. Identifying opportunities for improvement is crucial for you to succeed.
Available: Weekdays, Some Evenings, Weekends.
Platform: Zoom or Phone calls
Dr. Kate- OTR®/L
With several years of experience writing questions for the OT exam and teaching OT, I'll help you improve your weak areas, enhance your clinical reasoning and ensure you're comfortable with key topics. Hundreds of my students have passed the exam, and so will you.
Specialization: Occupational therapy across the lifespan, pediatrics, geriatrics, and wellness.
Pace: Moderate/Fast
Teaching style: Student-centred, encouraging and confidence-building, with focus on improving clinical reasoning skills.
Available: Weekday and Sunday mornings and afternoons, occasional evenings (PST)
Platform: Phone calls. Zoom on request
Chukwuma- COTA®
I am very confident in helping you crack the OT code. I will teach you tricks to decipher questions to find the correct answers. I will familiarize you with the flow of the exam and teach you how to pace yourselves. Each session will be catered for your specific needs. We will pass this exam together!
Specialization: SCI levels, ACL, Reisberg Scale, RLA, Domain 2: (55% of questions on COTA exam)
Pace: Moderate
Teaching style: Student- driven pace with constant encouragement. Accommodate to your learning style to ensure you get the most out of our sessions.
Available: Weekday and weekend afternoons (EST)
Platform: Phone calls
Cory- OTR®/L, CHT
I am an expert in the field of the upper extremity and splinting. I am able to help you develop your critical thinking skills and test taking strategies in order to help you succeed. Each of my sessions is catered to you and your needs.
Pace: Slow to fast, depending on what works best for the student.
Teaching style: I am able to accommodate to any style of learning style to help you achieve your goals. I use either the teach-back method or more of a lecture type method.
Available: Afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
Platform: Zoom
Dr. Tucker- OTR®/L
As an experienced educational provider, I have developed skills of taking complicated concepts and simplifying them into more understandable material and strategies that will help with answering test questions. Collaboratively, we can work together for your success.
Teaching style: Visual, analytical, empowering, use of acronyms & mnemonics
Available: Evenings (EST) and weekends
Platform: Zoom/Video
Kayla - OTR®/L
I used PTOT and passed the first time. I currently work with individuals with developmental disabilities. I will teach you strategies to help you manage test-taking anxiety and effective ways to analyze and interpret so that you will be able to select the correct answers.
Specialization: Occupational therapy across the lifespan.
Pace: Determined by what you need.
Teaching style: Student-centred, encouraging and confidence-building.
Available: Weekdays and Weekends
Platform: Zoom
Erika- OTR®/L, CHT
I have experience working in all settings with both pediatric and adult patients with orthopedic, neurological, and medically complex problems. My main interest is in the rehabilitation of the upper extremity.
Specialization: I am a board-certified hand therapist and I have my advanced practice in hand therapy and PAMs.
Pace: Moderate
Teaching style: Student-centred
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Dr. Steph- OTR®/L
I am proficient in Spanish. I’ve been an OTR® for over 23 years. I am well versed in content across the lifespan. I adapt my teaching style to accommodate different learning styles and can help you improve your clinical reasoning skills and support you with your wellness.
Specialization: OT across the lifespan; Pediatrics, Mental and Community health, Research.
I’m an experienced tutor with a reputation of empowering my students. Together, let's simplify challenging information, create new ways of learning & understand what questions are truly asking you by breaking them down. I look forward to working with you & helping you succeed!
I am an experienced tutor with a strong love for the profession of OT as well as the teaching and learning process that builds us into great clinicians. I have a passion for neuro and SCI. Together we can collaborate to learn and manage the strategies that will lead to your success.
Specialization: Neuro rehab, stroke, SCI, acute care, ortho, pediatrics, and research.
Pace: Individualized – moderate.
Teaching style: Interactive, engaging, and encouraging. Collaborative in order to be student centered.
Available: Evenings and weekends.
Platform: Zoom
Arielle- OTR®/L
I scored over 500 on the NBCOT® on my 1st attempt using PTOT. I have a fresh skill set with thorough understanding of the material and test taking strategies needed to pass. I am creative in my approaches & cater to individual learning styles to maximize student outcomes.
