UK interview guides

UK medical school interview guides

Independent, practice-led guides to UK medicine interviews - the MMI and panel formats, what each tends to reward, and how to prepare. Pick a school below, or start practising realistic stations with feedback on every answer.

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Independent service: Key2MD is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any university. These guides are general, drawn from publicly available information, may change between admissions cycles, and are not official advice - always confirm current requirements with UCAS and each medical school. Formats and admissions tests change; some schools select without a competitive interview and are not listed here.

Standard entry (A-level) - mostly MMI, some panel

ManchesterManchester · UCAT · MMI BirminghamMMI · published detail labelled 2026 King's College LondonStandard entry · check invitation format Queen Mary (Barts)London · UCAT · panel Cardiff2027 · MMI GlasgowGlasgow · UCAT · panel AberdeenMMI · published detail labelled 2026 Dundee2027 · group and assessor discussions NewcastleHome MMI · international panel SheffieldHome MMI · international panel LeedsMMI · check current cycle details BristolStructured interview · check cycle details LiverpoolLiverpool · UCAT · MMI Plymouth (Peninsula)Plymouth · UCAT · MMI Exeter2027 · UCAT / GAMSAT route · MMI KeeleKeele · UCAT · panel LeicesterLeicester · UCAT · MMI Brighton and SussexBrighton · UCAT · MMI

Graduate-entry medicine (GEM)

Warwickgraduate-entry · UCAT · MMI SwanseaGraduate entry · panels + written task St George's, Londongraduate-entry · GAMSAT · MMI

Traditional panel interview

A few schools use an academic panel interview rather than an MMI. The communication, ethics and motivation work still transfers directly, but the format differs. Confirm the current format with each school.

OxfordOxford · panel interview CambridgeCambridge · panel interview

How to prepare for a UK medicine interview

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