Australian graduate medical school interview: 2026 dates, format and scoring

When to apply

• GAMSAT is sat in March and September; GEMSAS applications open in May and close in June.
• Some programmes require a direct application or a portfolio as well.

When interviews run

• Interviews run in September and October, with offers in November.

The format

• A multiple mini interview or a structured panel depending on the programme; rural programmes add a rural commitment interview.

Who is on the panel

• One interviewer per MMI station; two or three for a panel.

How it is scored

• Each station or criterion scored against a rubric; weighted with GAMSAT and the grade point average.

What to prepare

• The story of the decision to change to medicine, told honestly and briefly.
• Examples from your first career for each theme, with the lesson at the end.
• Ethical reasoning and role plays practised against a timer.
• Your programme's format, confirmed.

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