Medical School Interview coaching
Interviews are difficult. However with the right guidance you can stand out from the crowd and wow your chosen medical school. We know this because with years of experience in speaking and teaching others how to speak, we understand how to transform you into your most prepared and confident self for an interview. Backed by being on medical school interview admissions panels, see our interview tutoring and teaching for access to coaching and our prized techniques.
Meet your interview coaches
Dr Punim Fotedar MBChB
I have examined students on medical school interview panels over my time in medical school and will guide you to standing out from the crowd in the eyes of your interviewer.
Through years’ worth of debating experience including on the international level as a European Youth Parliament chair and as President of the Dundee University Debating Society, I have gathered effective techniques and skills to teach you that will greatly improve your interview performance and importantly your confidence going in.
Anna Fotedar Medical student
For my medical school interviews what helped me a lot was my experience in public speaking and debating, for example as a delegate in the European Youth Parliament I discussed and found solutions to health inequalities faced by BAME groups in the UK.
I was able to discuss a lot of the interview skills and techniques I learnt during my interview process to senior school students across some of the top Scottish state schools and I ended up working with a good number of them personally. I look forward to working with you for your medical school interviews.
Prepare for medical school interviews with us
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One to One interview preparation
Our 1:1 interview coaching sessions are tailored to each student and allow us to work intensively with their unique strengths and weaknesses.
Get live feedback from our experienced tutors. Learn key interview techniques and implement them in the same session. Access to your own personal tutor. Session timings are flexible.
PRICE- £400 for a block of 10 sessions
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Group interview preparation
Learn from others in a group setting with live interactive tutorials covering the same content as 1:1 sessions but in group teaching setting with peer marking and wider tutor feedback.
Group sessions are more cost effective and give you the chance to become more comfortable in discussion which aids interview preparation. Session timings are not flexible.
PRICE- £150 for a block of 10 sessions
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Mock interview
Our 45 minute mock interview is the most accurate reflection of your performance. We highly recommend you take this opportunity to improve.
Mocks can be personalised to your universities and you can request MMI stations.
All mocks come with an additional 25 minutes of live feedback and discussion time + formal written feedback.
PRICE- £69 per mock with feedback
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Interview Crash Course
Sign up to our day long interview crash course covering all the essential knowledge and skills in 1 intensive day with interactive group teaching.
Delivered virtually by doctors and medical students with a track record in interview excellence.
23/11/24 from 10am to 4pm including a lunch break.
Price- £75 for 5 hours of teaching
What will you learn?
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In the first lesson we will set the ground work for your interview success by giving you insight from our interviewing experience by explaining what medical interviewers are looking for, how to prepare for your interviews, how to learn interview answers, how to generate answers, how to make your answers stand out, principles for answering interview questions, answer structures and working through a personal motivation question.
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In the second lesson we will go over how to get better at speaking, wider interview preparation strategies and body language. You will learn about the STARR and CRAI frameworks and use them to answer skills based questions on teamwork, leadership, work experience and volunteering.
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In the 3rd lesson we will introduce you to signposting, how to research your university’s interview and answer university specific questions which always come up. We will continue to use develop your answers for extracurriculars, communication skills and personal medical interview question using the STARR and CRAI frameworks and building on your answers through feedback.
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In the 4th lesson we will cover situational judgement interview theory and questions. Situation judgement questions in the interviews are an opportunity for you to excel in your explanation and avoid pitfalls that will decrease your scoring. We will cover insight into a medical career questions and ensure you have the relevant knowledge you need to succeed in them.
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The 5th session is our MMI session, you will be introduced to a range of real MMI actor stations and have the opportunity to practice your skills. We will provide you with our key tips for managing actor interactions and each of the stations. We will advise you on ‘tricks’ that can interviewers can employ across traditional and MMI interviews.
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In the 6th session you will learn how to increase answer depth through proven debating techniques, key general knowledge for medical interviews and encounter NHS, general medical knowledge and health care system questions
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The 7th lesson is all about medical ethics in the interviews, we will cover medical ethics answer structure, core and advanced ethical theory and give you feedback on a topic that is essential to prepare for.
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In the 8th lesson we will discuss how to answer questions that you haven’t heard before (which will happen) using our innovative RoadtoMed framework and we will practice your interview critical thinking ability. We will also cover research, learning style and other key questions.
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In the 9th lesson we will give you approached for how to deal with interview nerves, how to be naturally confident in your interview (which makes a large difference), further personal skill question practice with explanations on how best to answer them.
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In the 10th lesson we will cover key tips and strategies for the interview itself. The session will focus on medical current affairs, how to discuss a recent item of medical news you have heard and wider reading into medicine questions.
“Very quick(worked best for me) speed through of interview prep. MMI stations were very useful for Dundee & prepared me well! Very easy to ask any silly questions or concerns”