Methodology

Our method, and how we measure it.

The medical interview prep market is full of unverifiable claims. We want our numbers to be auditable. This page explains the coaching method behind InterviewMD and the methodology behind every statistic we publish.

Last reviewed: April 2026

Our method

InterviewMD is built on the same coaching method our founder Shanaka Jayakody has refined over 15 years and 1,000+ students. It is not a generic AI tool wrapped in a medical theme.

The frameworks our coaches use to assess empathy, calibrate pressure questions, structure feedback that actually changes behaviour, and walk students through a strong interview, all of that lives inside the platform. Our AI is trained on those frameworks, the same ones that produced our 92% offer rate. When it scores your answer, it is using the rubric our human coaches use, not a generic model trying to guess what a good medical interview sounds like.

We built it as software so this method is no longer locked behind high-ticket coaching prices. Every applicant deserves access to the same rigour, regardless of budget. That is why InterviewMD exists.

Our team's track record

Across 15 years of coaching, Shanaka personally received offers from every medical school he interviewed at. The wider InterviewMD coaching team holds the same record. Those outcomes shaped the frameworks the platform now teaches.

How we calculate "1,000+ students placed"

Students personally coached by Shanaka and the wider InterviewMD team over 15 years (2010 to 2025) who went on to receive an offer of admission from a medical school.

Who is counted: Students who completed at least one coaching cycle with our team and subsequently received a confirmed medical school offer.
How we know: Outcomes recorded at the end of each admissions cycle through direct student communication.
Geography: Offers across the UK, Australia, and Singapore.

How we calculate "92% offer rate"

The conversion rate from interview to offer within the cohort above.

Numerator: Students from the 1,000+ cohort who received an offer of admission after attending at least one medical school interview.
Denominator: Students from that cohort who received at least one interview invitation.
Result: Approximately 92% (over 90%).
Window: 15 years of coaching outcomes, last reviewed April 2026.

What this number does not mean

It is not an end-to-end admission rate from application to offer. The 92% applies to the interview-to-offer step only.
It is not a guarantee. Past results do not predict individual outcomes.
It does not currently include students using the self-serve InterviewMD platform without coaching. Platform-only outcome data is being collected and will be published separately.

Why we publish this

We believe medical interview prep is a market full of unverifiable claims. We want our numbers to be auditable. For methodology questions, including journalists, researchers, and institutional buyers, we are happy to walk through the data with you.