Medicine Application & Interview Mentorship Program (IN600)

• Student-specific review and recommendations for their medical school application
• Medical school portfolio review (if required)
• Personalised interview preparation study plan which can be tailored to be completed over a custom timeframe (minimum 3 weeks) 
• Unlimited online access to personal program tutor
• Regular follow-up and progress review throughout program

4 x 1-hour Personal one-on-one tutorials (held in-person or online via Zoom interface).

Personal Tutorial 1 – Structuring Your Response: The first personal tutorial held between the candidate and tutor will focus on structuring a response to an interview question or scenario. This is a vital first step to preparing for the medical school interview and this must be understood prior to progressing to the competencies tutorials.

Personal Tutorial 2 – Core Competencies 1: Each core competencies session focuses on scenarios/interview questions relevant to the specific competencies assessed by the candidate’s school of interview (where this is known). Where the school is unknown, universal competencies will be discussed and addressed.

Personal Tutorial 3 – Working through scenarios: After specifically addressing the core competencies, candidates are given the opportunity to further practice their interview skills with their tutor.

Personal Tutorial 4 – Summative Assessment: Summative assessment is conducted via a complete MMI lasting 45 minutes. The MMI is then discussed with feedback given to the candidate regarding their performance, and areas of improvement that require attention prior to their formal interview.

The Medicine Interview Online Course (IN301) is an online course created for those preparing for the medicine interview via correspondence. Candidates are provided with 100 medical interview questions as well as exemplar responses. Additionally, candidates have access to the medicine interview theory modules to assist preparation. Candidates are thus provided with the materials and also the skills required to perform in the high-pressure Medical and Dental admissions interview.

In total, students receive 100 Interview questions/scenarios that have been previously used at Australian Medical School Admissions Interviews.  Detailed ideal responses are provided for each scenario. Students are able to work through the scenarios at their own pace via IME's dedicated student learning portal. Additionally, candidates have access to the medicine interview theory modules to assist preparation. These modules are outlined below. 

Medicine Interview Modules 

The Medicine Interview Live Workshop (IN302) provides practical preparation for Medicine/Dentistry/Optometry admissions interviews. The live interviews conducted during the course are designed to be completely representative of the real interview. Formats including Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) and Semi-structured Interviews are explained and station considerations are given for student University preferences in determining group allocation so that students may practice the style of questioning encountered at specific universities.

In addition to the experience gained from the live interviews, all candidates will be given personalised advice and strategies for improvement.

In total, students are involved in a total of 4 interviews (5 MMI Stations each – total 20 stations). Total time allocated for personalised feedback is 50 minutes per student.

The course materials also include online access to the IME Medicine Interview Preparation Module. This contains:

• Detailed analysis of Strategies and Techniques needed for success including examples of previous questions and actual scoring assessment criteria
• Practice exercises for students to complete between the course and their admissions interview
• Further suggested readings focusing on high-yield admissions interview topics