Advisory Board

The doctors shaping how students prepare for medicine.

Five board-certified clinicians sit on our advisory board, guiding our curriculum, scoring rubric, and coaching strategy so every student practises against the standard real admissions panels use.

5
Advisory clinicians
60+
Years combined medical education
4
Continents represented
Dr. Anita Shah — Harvard Medical School

HARVARD

Dr. Anita Shah, MD, MPH

Admissions Panel Examiner · Harvard Medical School

Dr. Shah has served on medical school admissions panels for more than 15 years across three continents, giving her a rare view into what separates successful applicants from the rest.

She co-designed InterviewMD's MMI rubric and reviews every scoring update before it ships, ensuring our AI feedback mirrors the criteria real examiners use on the day.

"The best candidates don't just answer the question — they think out loud in a way that shows genuine clinical reasoning."
Dr. Marcus Tan — NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

NUS MEDICINE

Dr. Marcus Tan, MBBS, FRACGP

Clinical Educator · NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Dr. Tan is a senior clinical educator with a research focus on medical interview performance and communication skills, with over thirty peer-reviewed publications in the field.

He shapes our scenario library, ensuring every practice station reflects the way modern Singaporean medical schools assess applicants.

Dr. Jamie Lim — Monash University

MONASH

Dr. Jamie Lim, MBBS, FRACP

Interviewer & Mentor · Monash University

Dr. Lim has mentored hundreds of medical students and trainee interviewers, and currently sits on interview panels across Australian medical programs.

She reviews candidate feedback to validate that our AI coaching mirrors the tone and rigour of real Australian MMI examiners.

Dr. Sofia Okafor — University of Oxford

OXFORD

Dr. Sofia Okafor, MD, FRCS

Surgical Education Lead · University of Oxford

Dr. Okafor is a consultant surgeon and surgical educator whose work focuses on developing clinical reasoning and composure under pressure.

She contributes ethical dilemma scenarios and reviews our feedback on candour, patient safety, and surgical values.

Dr. Maya Patel — Johns Hopkins University

JOHNS HOPKINS

Dr. Maya Patel, MD, MPH

Public Health Lead · Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Patel is a public health physician whose research on health equity and ethics is taught in leading medical programs.

She advises us on public-health scenarios and ensures our guidance reflects contemporary ethical frameworks around equity and access.

How the board shapes InterviewMD

Clinician input, baked into the product.

The advisory board doesn't just lend their names — every scoring decision, scenario, and piece of feedback passes through their review.

Curriculum

Shapes the topics, stations, and scenarios we teach — so the skills you build match what real admissions panels test.

Rubric

Reviews every scoring criterion before it ships, keeping AI feedback aligned with the way actual examiners mark interviews.

Scenarios

Writes and stress-tests the clinical, ethical, and communication cases used across our practice stations.

Feedback

Validates AI coaching against clinician judgement, so the guidance you receive mirrors what a senior doctor would say.

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