AI Rate Professor

Health Science

Silvia B. Portillo Silvia B. Portillo

HLTH102 · ALDH139 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Good pick for nursing or med-term students who will show up, participate, and do the homework, but expect mixed personality and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringLecture heavyParticipation mattersOpen-book testsLots of homework
  • many students call her caring and inspiring while .
  • and open book, so grades can be solid if you do the easy but .
  • Attendance and participation are mandatory; communication quality is inconsistent across reviewers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Open-note open-book tests and , though effort and participation are still required.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is manageable with reading and homework, but volume of work and lectures keep it from being trivial.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and she actively calls on students for participation.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About 57% would take again; fans call her a while critics warn of poor support.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Open-book open-note tests and help, though .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

and papers are frequent, but students say the work itself is not hard.

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many praise engaging lectures and genuine care; a minority report condescension and .

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Frequent homework and exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between glowing praise for care, humor, and open-book tests versus complaints , and condescending tone.

Main concern

, and mandatory participation that some experience as harsh.

What students said

“Prof. Portillo was the best. ”
aldh-139
“Tests are 50 questions, but it's open note AND open book.”
aldh-139
“This professor is very unclear with instructions and .”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Tests are explicitly open note and .

Open noteOpen book50-question tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open book, often around 50 questions.

Open noteOpen book50-question tests
“Tests are 50 questions, but it's open note AND open book.”
aldh-139

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Prof. Portillo was the best. She cares about our understanding of the material, makes medical terminology fascinating, and genuinely cares for her students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting care versus communication issues and open-book exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“She doesn't just spew info, she encourages critical thinking-- not just "what" but "why".”

👍 Recommendation Split

62/100

“If your in nursing, she #1 teacher to learn from.”

📘

86/100

“Tests are 50 questions, but it's open note AND open book.”

⚠️

35/100

“This professor is very unclear with instructions and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes medical terminology fascinating
  • Her lectures are informative, funny,& engaging
  • educated in the subjects she teaches

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Absolutely easy class
  • , but a lot
  • open note AND open book

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • genuinely cares for her students
  • very considerate towards parent students/working students
  • Is constantly rude and is condescending to the students

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed reviews spanning late 2025 to early 2026 show a .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

aldh-1396 reviews
HLTH-1021 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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