Interview preparation
Panel and MMI preparation for medicine and dentistry, taught one-to-one by medical students who sat the same interview.
2026/27 offers
Offer
UNSW Medicine
2027
Yi Zhen
“I had my interview and it felt like a breeze”
“James was super helpful during the mock interview sessions we had and his feedback during our sessions helped me improve my answers tremendously! I was worried as I have not done any interviews before but James helped with my preparation by advising me on the key goals of the interview and how to better phrase my answers :) I had my interview and it felt like a breeze as I had already prepared for most questions. This experience was a 10/10 and I would recommend prospective students to book mock interview sessions with James!”
Offer
UNSW Medicine
2027
Kabir
“gave me the confidence to approach the interview naturally”
“James was an extremely helpful tutor throughout my UNSW interview preparation. He gave me a clear structure for approaching questions while tailoring his feedback to my own responses and experiences. His understanding of the UNSW interview style helped me know what to expect and gave me the confidence to approach the interview naturally. James was always encouraging and genuinely invested in helping me improve, and I’m very grateful for his guidance and support.”
Results from our 2025/2026 Interview Cohort.
4/4
Offers received
“Daniel and his team are really supportive. He went out of his way to help me even with things beyond interview tutoring. Overall, they will help you for all your interviews and guide you to getting a med offer.”
3/3
Offers received
“I was tutored by Daniel from Prep4MedDent and he was extremely helpful with all of my interview prep. It was unclear what interviewers were looking for and having that guidance from Daniel helped to really shape my responses and I ended up receiving multiple offers for med.”
Many more students preferred not to share their offer letters
Student spotlight
for Medicine and Dentistry, right across Australia.
9/9
offers from nine
applications
1st Year Medicine, University of Sydney · UCAT & Interview Specialist
James specialises in step-by-step logical thinking and shortcuts to fly through the UCAT, and now studies Medicine at USYD.
Over the past year, he's tutored 1-on-1 students with great success, with his highest scoring student achieving a 2660/2700 score, and also tutors MMI, in which he converted all his interviews.
01 / 06
Every unit runs the same way. This is Unit 1, Medicine as a Career.
Written summary
A strong answer to “Why medicine?” should be personal, informed and reflective.
Short video lessons with a written summary. You say the key idea yourself before you reveal it.
Rural programs interview on community understanding, healthcare disparity and commitment to regional practice. Ryan sat four of them in a single cycle.
1st Year Medicine, James Cook University
3/4
interviews converted
"Hey I'm Ryan, a first year medical student at James Cook University. I grew up in a small country town 3 and a half hours from Sydney which first exposed me to the disadvantages that rural communities face in terms of healthcare."
"In the 2025/2026 admissions cycle I applied to and interviewed at UTAS, UNDF, JCU and the La Trobe/UniMelb JMP. Having a deep understanding of each university's program (especially rural clinical opportunities) ensured I felt and sounded confident — which ultimately meant I was able to convert 3/4 interviews into offers."
1-on-1 interview coaching
The difference between a generic workshop and real coaching.
| Aspect | Generic workshops | Prep4MedDent |
|---|---|---|
| Feedback | Generic group advice | Personalised, question-by-question breakdown |
| Tutors | General interview tutors | Medical Students who PASSED these exact interviews |
| Strategy | Rehearsed robotic answers | Authentic personality coaching |
| Price | $160/hr | $100/hr bundled or $120 standalone |
Traditional face-to-face interviews with a panel of assessors.
Multiple Mini Interviews with rotating stations. Common at most medical schools.
Preparing for the wrong format wastes the weeks that matter most. An MMI circuit and a panel interview reward close to opposite things — brevity and reset in one, depth and continuity in the other. Find your universities below, then read the detail on their page.
| University | Format | Structure | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNSW | Panel | 30 minutes | Details |
| USyd | Written | Written component (30 min) + Group interview | Details |
| WSU | MMI | 6 × 8-minute stations | Details |
| Newcastle/JMP | MMI | 8 × 8-minute stations + 2 min reading time | Details |
| UNDA | MMI | 7 × 5-minute stations (online, pre-recorded questions) | Details |
| Monash | MMI | 6 × 5-minute stations + 2 min reading + 8 min answering (via Zoom) | Details |
| Melbourne | MMI | 8 stations (pass 5 of 8 required) | Details |
| UQ | MMI | 8 × 7-minute stations + 2 min reading time | Details |
| JCU | MMI | Not disclosed (NDA applies) | Details |
| Bond | Psychometric + MMI | 6-8 × 5-8 minute MMI stations (online) | Details |
| Adelaide | MMI | — | Details |
| UWA | MMI | 8 × 7-minute stations (5 min answering + 2 min reading, in-person) | Details |
| Curtin | MMI | 8 × 8-minute stations (2 min reading + 6 min answering) | Details |
No interview: Griffith, Flinders. These programs select on academic results and admissions test performance alone.
For undergraduate entry, invitations generally go out from mid-to-late October and interviews run from November through to mid-January, depending on the university and the round. Graduate-entry programs selecting on GAMSAT interview much earlier, usually around September — the two calendars are frequently confused. International applicants run on a different schedule again; UNSW, for example, interviews international applicants monthly from June through January.
An MMI is a circuit of short, independent stations, each with a new assessor and an unrelated scenario, scored separately and aggregated. A panel is one continuous conversation with two or more interviewers who can follow up on what you say. MMIs reward consistency, timing discipline and structure; panels reward depth and the ability to be challenged without becoming defensive. Most Australian medical schools use an MMI, but several notable programs use a panel.
Most of the work is assembling material rather than rehearsing answers: four or five genuine experiences you can describe with specific detail, a considered answer to why medicine, and a reasoning structure for ethical scenarios. That takes weeks of reflection rather than days of cramming. Because the gap between an invitation and the interview date is often short — sometimes a week — the applicants who do best start before they hold an offer.
No. Some programs select without an interview and decide on academic results and admissions test performance alone. The table on this page sets out the current format for each university we cover, including those that do not interview.
It varies by university and has changed repeatedly in recent cycles. Some run in-person circuits on campus, some run online via Zoom or Teams, and some run in person for domestic applicants and online for international ones. Check the university's own admissions page for your year — an online interview needs different preparation, particularly around setup, eye contact and managing a camera.
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