InterviewMD Interview Mastery

Know what needs fixing before the interviewer finds it.

The full InterviewMD practice platform, plus private coaching, university-specific classes and full-length expert mocks, so the student is not relying on self-assessment before interview day.

One-time payment · 7-day fit guarantee

A tutor working through answers one to one with a student at a desk
students coached
1,100+
years coaching
15+
medical school offer rate
92%
Rated Excellent
Trustpilot
on Trustpilot, 4.5 out of 5

Preparing applicants for medical schools including

  • University of Queensland
  • Monash University
  • UNSW
  • University of Western Australia
  • University of Adelaide
  • University of Notre Dame Australia
  • Western Sydney University
An InterviewMD coach teaching a room of applicants
An in-person InterviewMD class

You cannot hear your answer the way an interviewer does.

Most serious applicants already practise. The hard part is judging, from inside your own answer, whether it sounds vague, over-rehearsed, shallow, rushed or poorly structured.

Interview Mastery adds another set of ears. A coach hears the student's actual responses, identifies what an interviewer is likely to notice, and works with the student to correct those answers before interview day. The improved answers are then tested through classes, mocks and further practice.

What is included

Three layers, built to work together: a practice system, real people correcting the answers, and preparation for the specific interviews on your list.

The practice system

2,000+

medical interview practice questions

  • Full InterviewMD platform access
  • 8-module online interview training program
  • Skill Trainer to practise specific interview skills
  • Voice, video and written answer practice
  • AI scoring + full-mark model responses
  • Regular assessments + unlimited practice
  • Progress reports + scoring after every session
  • Comparison against students accepted into Medicine
The InterviewMD platform dashboard with the student's next drill and progress
The InterviewMD platform

The human correction layer

3

private 1:1 coaching sessions

The sessions are not three generic calls. Their job is to diagnose, rebuild and test the student's actual answers.

  • 3 private 1:1 coaching sessions
  • Weekly live Q&A with Shanaka and other experts
  • Private Interview Mastermind Community
A tutor working one-to-one with a student at a desk
Personalised interview coaching

University-specific preparation

4

university classes

2

expert mocks

  • 4 university-specific classes
  • 2 full-length mock interviews with an expert tutor via online call
  • Unlimited mock interview practice + feedback on the platform
A live InterviewMD session with students on video
A live InterviewMD session

Your 3 private 1:1 coaching sessions

Each session has one job, in order. The exact focus changes with the student: these are private coaching sessions, not pre-recorded lessons.

Shanaka Jayakody, founder and head coach of InterviewMD

Shanaka Jayakody

Founder and Head Coach, InterviewMD

Every session follows his method. The coaching team he trains runs them.

  1. 1

    Call 1

    Find the weak spots

    Review current answers and identify where the student is losing clarity, specificity, reflection or structure.

  2. 2

    Call 2

    Rebuild the answers

    Work through the highest-priority responses using the student's own experiences and voice.

  3. 3

    Call 3

    Pressure-test the finished version

    Challenge the improved answers, use follow-ups and make final corrections before interview day.

Built for the interview you actually have

Australian medical interviews are not interchangeable. Interview Mastery prepares for the format on your list, not a generic MMI.

MMI / Station-based

Reset fast and answer under time pressure

Read the prompt quickly, find the real issue, structure a clear answer and reset cleanly before the next station.

Panel / Follow-up

Stay coherent when they probe deeper

Longer conversations give interviewers time to challenge an answer. Students practise staying natural and consistent as the follow-ups keep coming.

Online / In-person

Prepare for the room you're walking into

Camera presence and virtual pacing matter online. Eye contact and composure matter in person. Mocks are set up for the environment the student will face.

Shanaka Jayakody, founder and head coach of InterviewMD

The method behind InterviewMD

15+ years of medical interview coaching, behind every session.

Shanaka Jayakody is the founder and head coach of InterviewMD. He has spent more than 15 years coaching applicants through medicine admissions, and the way InterviewMD teaches, corrects and pressure-tests answers comes from that work.

In Interview Mastery, the coaching team he trains runs your private sessions and expert mocks, and Shanaka runs the weekly live Q&A himself.

years coaching
15+
students coached
1,100+
medical school offer rate
92%

“More practice is easy. Knowing exactly what to fix is the advantage.”

Platform or Interview Mastery?

Both use the same practice system. The difference is whether a coach hears and corrects your actual answers.

Platform

Interview Mastery

Structured practice platform

Included

Included

Voice, video and written practice

Included

Included

AI scoring and model responses

Included

Included

Human correction of your spoken answers

Self-directed

Included

Private 1:1 coaching

Not included

3 sessions

University-specific classes

Not included

4

Full-length expert mocks

Not included

2

Weekly live Q&A with Shanaka

Not included

Included

Price

$497

$2,997

Platform is designed for students who mainly need structured practice.

Interview Mastery is for students who want a coach to hear their actual answers and correct what self-practice cannot. Starting with Platform? If you upgrade later, what you have paid counts toward Interview Mastery.

Need closer ongoing support than Mastery provides? View Platinum Program →

What students and parents say

Every review below is from a real student or parent, and links to the original on Trustpilot.

The 7-day fit guarantee

7 days

Make sure Mastery is the right level of support.

Complete onboarding, your diagnostic and your first private 1:1.

If, before the second call and within the 7-day window, Interview Mastery does not feel like the right level of support, we can adjust the plan or move the student to Platform and refund the difference.

  1. 01

    Start Interview Mastery

  2. 02

    Complete your diagnostic and first private 1:1

  3. 03

    Decide before the second call, within 7 days

This is a fit guarantee, not a guarantee of admission to medical school.

Questions students and families ask

Platform is the self-guided practice system: realistic questions, voice, video and written practice, AI scoring and model responses. Interview Mastery includes all of it, then adds a coach who hears your actual answers and corrects them: 3 private 1:1 sessions, 4 university-specific classes, 2 full-length expert mocks and the weekly live Q&A. If you start with Platform and upgrade later, what you have paid counts toward Interview Mastery.

Each session has a job. The first finds where answers are losing clarity, specificity, reflection or structure. The second rebuilds the highest-priority answers using your own experiences. The third pressure-tests the finished versions with follow-up questions before interview day. The exact focus changes with each student.

Private sessions are run by the InterviewMD coaching team, trained in the method Shanaka Jayakody has refined over 15+ years and 1,100+ students. Shanaka runs the weekly live Q&A. Direct 1:1 involvement from Shanaka is part of the Platinum Program.

Each class focuses on the interview format and style of a specific university, so practice matches the interview you are actually preparing for. Interview Mastery includes 4.

Two complete mock interviews with an expert tutor over an online call, run from start to finish like the real thing, so you can see how your preparation holds up before interview day.

Complete your intake, diagnostic and first private 1:1 coaching call. If, before your second call and within 7 days of joining, you feel Interview Mastery is not the right level of support, contact us. We can adjust the plan or move you to Platform and refund the difference. This is a fit guarantee, not a guarantee of admission to medical school.

Yes. If you decide you want direct Shanaka involvement and closer ongoing support, you can move up to the Platinum Program, and what you have already paid counts toward it.

Pay by bank transfer, send us the receipt, and we confirm and set up your access, usually within 1 business day. Card payments unlock access immediately. Either way, you then create your account, complete your intake and begin the diagnostic. From there, your coaching sequence is organised around your interview timeline and weak areas.

Walk into the interview knowing your answers have already been heard.

Get the full InterviewMD practice system, three private coaching sessions, university-specific preparation and expert mocks.

$2,997

One-time payment

  • Full InterviewMD platform
  • 3 private 1:1 coaching sessions
  • 4 university-specific classes
  • 2 full-length expert mocks
  • 7-day fit guarantee