Hi!
I am Kanishka Gooneratne, the founder of Dr-Tutor. I applied for deferred entry medicine (entry in 2023) and received two offers from London Medical Schools, in what was an exceptionally competitive year for medical applications. Having achieved 2A*'s and an A in my A-Level examinations this August I secured a place at my first choice Medical School, King's College London (GKT Medical School). Since 2023 I have achieved competitve scores in medical school and chosen to interacalate in a masters course. I have a wealth of experience in tuition having guided students since the completion of my own a-levels and many of my students have gone on to gain places in top medical schools across the UK. The feedback I often received was while numerous resources existed to help medical students get into university, very few felt personal or tailored to individual needs. In light of this, and the experience I have gained from going through the long and arduous process of applying to study medicine, I felt it best to use some of my free time to give back to the next generation of medics and aid them in being the best applicants they can be and securing their places at their dream medical schools. Since starting Dr-Tutor we have expanded to a network of tutors, all of whom are medical schools at top universties in the UK, and we have run courses assists numerous aspiring medics.
Contact
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My Teaching Style
Our Teaching Method
At Dr-Tutor, we believe effective teaching should never feel one-size-fits-all. Every student has different strengths, weaknesses, goals and ways of learning, so our teaching is designed to adapt around the individual rather than forcing every student through the same structure.
Whether you are joining one of our courses, attending a small-group session or receiving 1-to-1 tuition, our approach is built around three principles: understand where you are now, identify what is holding you back, and give you focused practice and feedback to help you improve.
Personalised from the Start
Where appropriate, students begin with an initial discussion or assessment so we can understand their current level, goals and areas of difficulty.
This allows our tutors to tailor the emphasis of sessions, recommend the most useful resources and focus teaching on the areas that will make the biggest difference.
In group courses, the core teaching is structured to cover the essential content every student needs, while live questioning, practice, feedback and breakout activities allow tutors to identify and address individual weaknesses throughout the session.
GCSE & A-Level Tuition
Our academic tuition focuses on developing both subject knowledge and exam performance.
Sessions use targeted questioning to test genuine understanding rather than simple memorisation. Students work through carefully selected exam-style and past-paper questions, with mistakes analysed to identify the underlying reason an answer was lost.
Weak areas are then revisited through further questions and targeted teaching until the student can apply the concept confidently in different contexts.
Exam technique is embedded throughout our tuition, helping students understand not only what they need to know, but how to turn that knowledge into marks under exam conditions.
Where appropriate, students are given practice between sessions so progress can be reviewed and any remaining gaps addressed.
UCAT Preparation
Our UCAT teaching focuses on technique, decision-making and efficient problem solving.
Rather than simply completing large volumes of questions, students are taught how to recognise common question patterns, identify useful clues, manage time effectively and choose the most appropriate strategy for each question type.
Sessions combine guided teaching with live practice and detailed feedback, allowing students to understand why errors occur and how to avoid repeating them.
As performance develops, preparation can be adapted towards the student's weaker areas to ensure practice remains focused and productive.
Medical School Interview Preparation
Our interview preparation is designed to build confident, flexible applicants rather than students who rely on memorised scripts.
Students learn how to structure strong answers while still communicating naturally and responding to unfamiliar questions.
Teaching covers key areas including:
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motivation for medicine
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medical ethics
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NHS and healthcare topics
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communication and role-play
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personal experiences and reflection
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teamwork and leadership
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medical-school-specific interview formats
Throughout sessions, students answer questions live and receive detailed feedback on their structure, reasoning, communication and content.
Weak areas are identified and revisited through similar questions until the student can demonstrate clear improvement.
Where possible, mock interviews are tailored to reflect the format and style of the universities a student is applying to.
Courses, Small Groups and 1-to-1 Tuition
Personalisation does not have to mean learning alone.
Our courses are designed to combine the benefits of structured teaching with opportunities for active participation, live practice and individual feedback.
Small-group sessions allow students to learn from both tutors and each other, while 1-to-1 tuition offers more intensive support for students who want teaching built entirely around their own needs.
Whichever format you choose, our aim remains the same:
to make sure you are not simply shown the content, but actively supported in improving your performance.
The Dr-Tutor Difference
Our teaching is centred around four stages:
Assess → Teach → Practise → Refine
We identify what needs improvement, teach the relevant skills or knowledge, practise them in realistic conditions and use detailed feedback to refine performance.
This creates a continuous cycle of improvement and ensures that every session has a clear purpose.
Because strong preparation should feel personal — even when you are learning as part of a group.