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Hertfordshire Medicine Interview Questions (2027 Entry)
How Hertfordshire Medical School, the University of Hertfordshire's new medical school in Hatfield, interviews for its international-only MBBS: an automated online multiple mini interview you record within 14 days, the November 2026 to April 2027 window, what Hertfordshire does and does not publish, and 45 practice questions built from its own course and guidance, with model answers.
Reviewed by Dr Akash Gandhi, NHS GP and a Cambridge and UCL graduate (GMC register) · Checked against Hertfordshire's official pages: 26 October 2026
Hertfordshire medicine interviews, 2027 entry
The University of Hertfordshire interviews every shortlisted medicine applicant by an automated, recorded online multiple mini interview: seven questions of four minutes each, with a one-minute break between, about 50 minutes in one sitting, completed within 14 days. For 2027 entry, interviews run from November 2026 to April 2027. The course is open to international students only.
- 2027 window
- November 2026 to April 2027University of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page (September 2027 entry)
- Format
- Automated multiple mini interview (MMI), online and recorded, on a dedicated platform; no live interviewer
- Questions
- Seven questions of four minutes each, with a one-minute break between them; each read aloud and shown on screen
- Length
- About 50 minutes, in one sitting with no pause or retake
- Time to complete
- 14 days from your invitation
- Who can apply for 2027
- International students only; Hertfordshire plans to open the course to home students laterUniversity of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page (September 2027 entry)
- UCAT
- Not required for international students
- How offers are made
- Applicants are ranked by MMI score, and the highest scorers receive offers according to the places availableUniversity of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page (September 2027 entry)
- Post-interview success
- Not published: Hertfordshire publishes no count of applicants interviewed or offers madeUniversity of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page (September 2027 entry)
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How does Hertfordshire interview for medicine?
Hertfordshire Medical School, the county's first medical school, interviews with an automated multiple mini interview (MMI) taken online. Nobody interviews you live: you record your answers on a dedicated platform and Hertfordshire's specially trained team scores them afterwards. Hertfordshire's guidance points you to an instruction guide on the SAMMI interview process before you start.
The interview has seven questions, each with four minutes to answer and a one-minute break between questions, and takes about 50 minutes. Each question is read aloud and shown on screen. Before you begin you complete a practice set-up, checking your Wi-Fi, webcam and microphone, and a practice question so you can get used to the system.
You have 14 days to complete it, but once you start you must finish in one sitting: you cannot pause, save or come back. If you do not ask for adjustments before you start, you cannot retake the interview, and Hertfordshire assesses the recording you submitted.
With no one to prompt you, give each answer a clear shape: a direct answer, your reasons and an example. Our guide to online MMIs covers recording yourself and setting up a room.
Source: University of Hertfordshire, Medicine interview guidance (no year stated; current guidance)
When are Hertfordshire medicine interviews for 2027 entry?
Hertfordshire's course page says its MMIs run from November 2026 through to April 2027. Because each interview is automated and you choose when to record it within your 14 days, the window is wide. Hertfordshire does not publish when invitations go out, how they are spread across the window, or when offers are made.
| Step | What Hertfordshire publishes |
|---|---|
| Interview window | November 2026 to April 2027 |
| Completing your interview | Within 14 days of your invitation, in one sitting |
| Asking for adjustments | Email the Medicine Admissions team within seven days of receiving your invitation, before you start |
| Invitation and offer dates | Not published |
You can apply through UCAS (institution code H36, course code A100) or directly to Hertfordshire for September 2027. Compare the window with your other choices in our UK medical school interview dates table.
Source: University of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page (September 2027 entry); University of Hertfordshire, Medicine interview guidance (no year stated; current guidance)
How does Hertfordshire decide who to interview?
Hertfordshire checks every application against its minimum academic entry requirements, and applicants who meet them are invited to the online MMI, while those who do not are rejected or put on a wait list. It does not require the UCAT from international applicants; the full requirements are on Hertfordshire's MBBS international entry requirements page.
Source: University of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page (September 2027 entry); University of Hertfordshire, MBBS international entry requirements (no year stated; page updated 22 October 2026)
What does Hertfordshire assess at interview?
Hertfordshire publishes less about its interview than most medical schools. It does not publish station topics, a list of the attributes each question assesses, or a mark scheme. What it does say is this:
- Its interview guidance asks you to demonstrate your genuine attributes, communication skills, and motivation for medicine.
- Every applicant must have researched, or had real or virtual work-based experience of, a setting that helped them explore the realities of working in healthcare, and you will be expected to discuss those experiences at interview to show you have the knowledge, skills and attributes for a career as a doctor.
- Its course aims to develop critical thinking, problem solving, resilience and communication skills, so that graduates can deliver patient-centred care, with a focus on compassionate patient care.
- Its MMI must be completed independently, and Hertfordshire treats notes, scripts, off-camera help, extra devices or AI-generated answers as dishonest.
The five themes below are built only from those statements and from the Hertfordshire course itself: its Year 1 placements in urban hospitals and rural practices, its case-based and problem-based learning, and its simulation and virtual reality facilities. The questions are practice questions written by TheUKCATPeople. They are not real or leaked Hertfordshire questions, nothing here comes from students reporting what they were asked, and we have not filled the gaps with material from other schools' interviews.
Source: University of Hertfordshire, Medicine interview guidance (no year stated; current guidance); University of Hertfordshire, MBBS international entry requirements (no year stated; page updated 22 October 2026); University of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page (September 2027 entry)
Hertfordshire medicine interview questions, by theme
Grouped by what Hertfordshire says it assesses. Each question has a note on what a strong answer covers, and the Hertfordshire-specific ones have a full model answer. These are practice questions written by TheUKCATPeople from Hertfordshire's published guidance, not real or leaked questions.
- Motivation and the realities of working in healthcare (1 to 10)
- Communication and compassionate, patient-centred care (11 to 19)
- Critical thinking, problem solving and resilience (20 to 28)
- Integrity and professionalism (29 to 36)
- Learning medicine at Hertfordshire: placements, technology and the region (37 to 45)
Motivation and the realities of working in healthcare
What Hertfordshire says: Hertfordshire expects every applicant to have researched, or had real or virtual work-based experience in, a setting that helped them explore the realities of working in a healthcare profession, and says they will be expected to discuss those experiences at interview. Its interview guidance asks candidates to demonstrate their motivation for medicine. University of Hertfordshire, MBBS international entry requirements
This is the one subject Hertfordshire says outright you will discuss: your experience of healthcare and what it taught you about the work. Choose two or three experiences, real or virtual, and for each be ready to say what you saw, what surprised you and what it showed you about being a doctor. Then know why you want to study at Hertfordshire in particular.
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Why do you want to be a doctor?
What to cover: Give your reason briefly, then the experience that tested it. Hertfordshire asks you to show motivation, and a specific example shows it best.
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Tell me about an experience that helped you understand the realities of working in healthcare.
What to cover: Describe what you did or saw, one moment in detail, and what it taught you about the job. Virtual experience counts, if you can reflect on it.
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What did your work experience show you about the hardest parts of a doctor's job?
What to cover: Name one hard part you saw, such as pressure of time or difficult news, and how the staff dealt with it.
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Why Hertfordshire?
What to cover: Choose two features of the Hertfordshire course, such as placements from Year 1 in both urban hospitals and rural practices, and link each to you.
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Why do you want to study medicine in the UK?
What to cover: Talk about what you know of UK training and the NHS, and be clear about your plans. Hertfordshire graduates can apply to the UK Foundation Programme.
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Hertfordshire's MBBS is new. Why would you choose a new medical school?
What to cover: Mention new facilities and early clinical contact, and show you understand the GMC reviews a new school every year until its first students graduate.
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Apart from work experience, what have you done to find out what a medical career involves?
What to cover: Talk about reading, talks, conversations with doctors or online courses, and what each added to your understanding.
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What part of medicine interests you most at the moment, and why?
What to cover: Choose an area and explain where the interest came from. Hertfordshire mentions surgery, paediatrics and internal medicine as areas students can focus on later.
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Medicine is a five-year course followed by years of training. What will keep you going?
What to cover: Show you know the length of training, then give your reasons and the habits that help you persist.
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What would you do if you did not receive an offer this year?
What to cover: Give a realistic plan to strengthen your application and reapply. A thought-through answer shows commitment.
Model answer
Why Hertfordshire?
The first reason is clinical placements from Year 1. Hertfordshire says students start placements in their first year, in both urban hospitals and rural practices across the East of England. I have only seen healthcare in a big city hospital, and I want to understand how care works for people who live far from one, where getting to an appointment can be the hardest part.
The second is the way it teaches. The course mixes case-based and problem-based learning in small groups. When I did a virtual work experience course, I learned most when we worked through a patient's case together, so a course built around cases suits how I learn.
And I like that it is the county's first medical school, set up to meet the demand for doctors in the region. Being in an early cohort means helping to shape the school, and the simulated ward and virtual reality facilities mean I can practise skills safely before using them with patients.
Go deeper: Medicine work experience guide
Communication and compassionate, patient-centred care
What Hertfordshire says: Hertfordshire's interview guidance asks candidates to demonstrate their communication skills. Its MBBS focuses on compassionate patient care and develops communication skills so that graduates can deliver patient-centred care in a variety of environments. University of Hertfordshire, Medicine interview guidance
In a recorded interview you are speaking to a camera, so communication is judged on how clearly and kindly you explain your thinking. If a question describes a person, answer as if you were talking to them: acknowledge how they feel, find out what they need and check they understand. Four minutes is enough for a calm, structured answer.
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You are a first-year student on a rural GP placement. A patient says they have no way to get to the hospital for a scan next week. What would you say?
What to cover: Acknowledge the problem, find out more about their situation, and tell your supervisor so the practice can look at options. Do not promise what you cannot arrange.
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What does "patient-centred care" mean to you?
What to cover: Explain it as care built around the patient's needs, values and choices, and give an example of what it looks like in practice.
- 13
How would you explain to a worried parent why their child does not need antibiotics for a cold?
What to cover: Acknowledge the worry, explain simply that antibiotics do not work on viruses, say what will help, and tell them when to come back.
- 14
Tell me about a time you had to explain something to someone who did not understand at first.
What to cover: Describe how you changed your approach and how you checked it worked. The check is the part that shows skill.
- 15
What does compassion look like in a busy hospital?
What to cover: Give small, practical examples: using names, explaining what you are doing, noticing someone in pain. Then link them to how patients feel about their care.
- 16
How would you communicate with a patient whose first language is not English?
What to cover: Talk about professional interpreters, plain words and checking understanding. Explain why a family member is not a substitute.
- 17
A patient's relative is angry because nobody has updated them. What would you say?
What to cover: Let them speak, acknowledge their frustration and do not get defensive. As a student, offer to find the person who can update them.
- 18
Tell me about a time you supported someone who was upset.
What to cover: Describe what you did and said, what you avoided saying, and what you learned about listening.
- 19
How do you communicate well as part of a team?
What to cover: Talk about clear messages, listening, checking you have understood and speaking up when something seems wrong. Give an example.
Model answer
You are a first-year student on a rural GP placement. A patient says they have no way to get to the hospital for a scan next week. What would you say?
I would start by taking it seriously. "That sounds really difficult, thank you for telling me. Can you tell me a bit more about what makes it hard to get there?" It might be that there is no bus, that they cannot afford a taxi, or that they care for someone and cannot leave them, and each of those needs a different answer.
I would also make sure they understand why the scan matters, in plain words, so they can weigh it up properly. I would not want them to miss it because nobody explained what it was for.
As a first-year student I could not arrange transport myself, so I would be clear about that and tell my supervisor what the patient had said, with their permission. The practice might know about patient transport, community schemes or a closer appointment. I would make sure the patient knew someone would get back to them, because the worst outcome is that they quietly do not go.
Go deeper: Empathy and sympathy in interviews
Critical thinking, problem solving and resilience
What Hertfordshire says: Hertfordshire says its MBBS develops critical thinking, problem solving, resilience and communication skills, and teaches through a hybrid of case-based and problem-based learning. University of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page
Hertfordshire does not say its interview tests these skills directly, but it names them as what its course develops, and its teaching depends on them. In a problem-solving answer, show your reasoning out loud: what you would find out, what matters most and what you would do first. For resilience, use a real setback and what you did next.
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Your problem-based learning group disagrees about what to research for a case. How would you help the group move forward?
What to cover: Suggest listing the questions the case raises, agreeing priorities and sharing the work. Show you can disagree respectfully.
- 21
Tell me about a time you had to solve a problem without a clear answer.
What to cover: Explain how you broke it down, what information you gathered and how you decided. Say what you would do differently.
- 22
Tell me about a setback and how you recovered from it.
What to cover: Choose a real setback, describe how you felt and what you did, and what you would do now if it happened again.
- 23
You have a placement, an assessment and a group task due in the same week. How do you manage?
What to cover: Prioritise by deadline and importance, plan the week and tell a tutor early if you are falling behind.
- 24
How do you check whether something you have read online about health is reliable?
What to cover: Talk about the source, the evidence behind it, whether it has been checked by experts and whether other reliable sources agree. Critical thinking is a skill Hertfordshire names.
- 25
How do you cope with pressure, and how would you know if you were not coping?
What to cover: Describe what works for you and the warning signs you watch for. Asking for help early is part of resilience.
- 26
Medical students learn far from home. What would you do if you felt isolated in your first term?
What to cover: Talk about building routines, joining groups and using support. Hertfordshire gives every student a personal tutor.
- 27
You realise halfway through a task that you have misunderstood what you were asked to do. What do you do?
What to cover: Stop, tell the person who asked and check what they need. Correcting course early is safer than finishing the wrong task.
- 28
What makes case-based learning different from learning from a textbook?
What to cover: Explain that you start from a patient's problem and work out what you need to learn. Say why that suits, or challenges, the way you learn.
Model answer
Your problem-based learning group disagrees about what to research for a case. How would you help the group move forward?
First I would suggest we step back and write down every question the case raises, without arguing about them yet. Often a disagreement about what to research is really two people focusing on different parts of the same problem, and seeing them listed side by side helps.
Then we could agree which questions matter most for understanding the patient's problem, and share them out so that each person researches one or two and teaches the rest of the group. That way everybody's idea is covered, and nobody has to win the argument.
If one person still felt strongly, I would ask them to explain why, because they might have noticed something the rest of us missed. And if the group could not agree, I would bring it to our facilitator at the next session. I think learning to disagree well in a small group is good practice for working in a clinical team.
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Integrity and professionalism
What Hertfordshire says: Hertfordshire says its online MMI must be completed independently, that reading from scripts, off-camera help, extra devices or AI-generated answers will be considered dishonest, and that suspected dishonesty may lead to an application being rejected. Offers depend on satisfactory DBS and occupational health checks. University of Hertfordshire, Medicine interview guidance
Hertfordshire is unusually direct about integrity in its interview guidance, which is a good guide to what it values. Expect to be judged on whether you can be trusted when nobody is watching. Questions here are about honesty, responsibility and the behaviour the GMC expects of medical students.
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Hertfordshire treats AI-generated answers in its interview as dishonest. Why does integrity in a recorded interview matter for a future doctor?
What to cover: Link it to trust: patients and colleagues rely on doctors to tell the truth and work within the rules when nobody is checking.
- 30
A friend has already done the Hertfordshire interview and offers to tell you what the questions were. What do you do?
What to cover: Decline, and explain that it would be unfair to other candidates and against the spirit of an independent interview.
- 31
Tell me about a time you made a mistake. How did you handle it?
What to cover: Choose a real mistake, own it, and focus on how you put it right and what you changed.
- 32
What does professionalism mean for a first-year medical student?
What to cover: Talk about reliability, confidentiality, respect and looking after your own health, with examples from your own life.
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Why do medical schools require DBS and occupational health checks?
What to cover: Explain that they protect vulnerable patients and maintain trust, and that health checks also help a school support students who need adjustments.
- 34
A classmate asks you to sign them in to a teaching session they are missing. What do you do?
What to cover: Say no and explain why: it is dishonest and attendance matters on a professional course. Offer to help them catch up.
- 35
You see a fellow student post a placement photo online with a patient in the background. What do you do?
What to cover: Treat it as a confidentiality breach: ask them to remove it and report it if they will not. Our confidentiality guide explains why.
- 36
You are asked to do something on placement you have not been trained to do. What do you say?
What to cover: Decline politely, explain that you have not been trained, and offer to watch or help. Knowing your limits protects patients.
Model answer
Hertfordshire treats AI-generated answers in its interview as dishonest. Why does integrity in a recorded interview matter for a future doctor?
Because the interview is the first thing a medical school asks you to do on trust. Nobody is in the room, so the only thing stopping someone from reading a script or using AI is their own integrity. If I cut corners there, I would be showing the school exactly the wrong thing about myself.
It matters in medicine because so much of a doctor's work is unsupervised. Doctors write notes, prescribe and make decisions that nobody checks at the time, and patients have to trust that they are told the truth. A doctor who is willing to cheat when nobody is looking is a risk to patients.
It is also about fairness. Every other candidate is answering on their own, and a place I gained with help would be a place someone else lost. And practically, the interview is there to find out whether the course suits me. If the answers were not mine, neither of us would learn anything useful.
Go deeper: The GMC guide for interviews
Learning medicine at Hertfordshire: placements, technology and the region
What Hertfordshire says: Hertfordshire's MBBS offers clinical placements from the first year in urban hospitals and rural practices across the East of England, a hybrid of case-based and problem-based learning, and simulation with virtual and augmented reality and AI technology. It was set up to meet the growing demand for doctors across the region and the UK. University of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page
Hertfordshire describes its course in detail even though it says little about its interview, so this is where to show you have done your research. Know what early placements, rural practice and simulation involve, and have a view on why a region needs more doctors. Keep answers about patients, not facilities.
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Hertfordshire uses virtual reality and simulation, including a simulated ward. What can simulation teach that a real ward cannot, and what can it not teach?
What to cover: Simulation lets you practise and make mistakes safely; it cannot fully reproduce a real patient's fear or unpredictability. Give an example of each.
- 38
What might be different about caring for patients in a rural practice compared with a city hospital?
What to cover: Talk about distance, transport, fewer local services, continuity with a GP who knows the family, and how that changes care.
- 39
Hertfordshire was set up to meet the growing demand for doctors in the region. Why do some areas struggle to recruit doctors?
What to cover: Talk about where doctors train and settle, housing, workload and training posts. Then say what could help.
- 40
What are the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence in healthcare?
What to cover: Give one real benefit and one real risk, such as bias or unclear responsibility. Our AI in medicine guide has examples.
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Why is it useful for medical students to meet patients in their first year?
What to cover: Link early contact to understanding why the science matters, building communication skills and checking that medicine suits you.
- 42
Hertfordshire is committed to diversity, inclusion and equity. What does an inclusive learning environment look like to you?
What to cover: Give practical examples: respect for different backgrounds, support for students who need adjustments, and speaking up about unfair treatment. Our equality and diversity guide covers the law.
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How might technology change the way patients and doctors communicate?
What to cover: Talk about video consultations and online records, then who might be left out. Our telemedicine guide has the background.
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Hertfordshire students can intercalate between Years 3 and 4. Would you consider it, and why?
What to cover: Give a reason linked to an interest, such as research or a subject you want to study in depth, and be realistic about the extra year.
- 45
Why does the NHS want more care to happen in the community?
What to cover: Talk about keeping people well at home, reducing pressure on hospitals and care closer to where people live. Our guide to the three shifts explains the plan.
Model answer
Hertfordshire uses virtual reality and simulation, including a simulated ward. What can simulation teach that a real ward cannot, and what can it not teach?
Simulation lets you practise without any risk to a patient. You can repeat a skill, such as recognising a patient who is getting worse, until it becomes automatic, and you can make mistakes and learn from them. You can also practise rare emergencies that you might never see as a student, so you are less frightened when you do.
What it cannot fully teach is the human side of a real patient. A mannequin does not feel scared, does not have a family waiting outside and does not change its mind halfway through. Real patients are unpredictable, and caring for them means adapting to the person in front of you.
So I see the two as working together. Hertfordshire combines a simulated ward and virtual reality with placements from the first year, which seems right to me: practise safely, then use what you have learned with real patients, and come back to simulation to work on whatever you found difficult.
Go deeper: The NHS 10 Year Health Plan's three shifts
What do I need for the Hertfordshire online interview?
- Before you start: read the SAMMI interview instruction guide that Hertfordshire links, and Hertfordshire's advice on microphone and camera problems.
- Practice set-up: check your Wi-Fi, webcam and microphone, then complete the practice question, so you are comfortable with the system before the real questions start.
- Work alone: no notes, prompts or help from anyone else, no prepared scripts, no extra devices and no AI-generated answers. Hertfordshire says suspected dishonesty may lead to your application being rejected.
- Adjustments: if you need reasonable adjustments, including extra time you have had in exams, do not use the login details in your email. Email the Medicine Admissions team within seven days of your invitation and wait to hear back; you may be sent a new login code and a new 14-day deadline.
- Problems: if something goes wrong during the interview, or you are not available during the interview period, contact the Medicine Admissions team at mbbsadmissions@herts.ac.uk as soon as possible. Emails are monitored from 08.30 to 17.00 (GMT), Monday to Friday.
Source: University of Hertfordshire, Medicine interview guidance (no year stated; current guidance)
What happens after the Hertfordshire interview?
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Academic screening
Every application is checked against the minimum academic entry requirements. Applicants who do not meet them are rejected or added to a wait list.
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Online MMI
Eligible applicants take the online MMI, which Hertfordshire's specially trained team scores. Applicants are ranked by their score.
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Offers
Those scoring highest in the MMI receive an offer, according to the number of places. Offers are subject to satisfactory DBS and occupational health checks.
Hertfordshire does not publish when offers are made, how many applicants it interviews or how many receive offers, so no post-interview success rate is available. Applicants who need a student visa must pay a £10,000 tuition fee deposit, as a condition of the offer, before a CAS is issued.
Source: University of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page (September 2027 entry); University of Hertfordshire, MBBS international entry requirements (no year stated; page updated 22 October 2026)
Common mistakes at the Hertfordshire interview
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Starting before asking for adjustments
If you need adjustments, email the admissions team within seven days of your invitation and do not log in until they reply. Once started, the interview cannot be retaken.
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Leaving it to the end of the 14 days
You must finish in one sitting. Do the practice set-up early so that a technical problem leaves you time to contact the admissions team.
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Reading from notes or using AI
Hertfordshire treats scripts, notes, off-camera help and AI-generated answers as dishonest. Practise out loud until you can answer without them.
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Not being ready to discuss your experience
Hertfordshire says you will be expected to discuss your work experience, real or virtual. Prepare two or three experiences and what each taught you.
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Talking about facilities instead of patients
If you mention the simulated ward or virtual reality, say what they would help you do for patients. Facilities alone tell the assessor nothing about you.
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Hertfordshire medicine interview: common questions
Does Hertfordshire interview for medicine?
Yes. The University of Hertfordshire requires every shortlisted MBBS applicant to take an online multiple mini interview, and offers go to the highest scorers in that interview.
When are Hertfordshire medicine interviews for 2027 entry?
From November 2026 to April 2027. Once invited, you have 14 days to complete the interview, at a time you choose.
Hertfordshire does not publish how invitations are spread across the window. Compare other schools in our interview dates table.
When will I hear whether I have a Hertfordshire medicine interview?
Hertfordshire does not publish a date for interview invitations. Applications are checked against the minimum academic requirements first, and eligible applicants are then invited by email with login details for the online interview.
Are Hertfordshire medicine interviews online or in person?
Online only. The interview is automated and recorded: you answer pre-set questions on camera, and Hertfordshire's trained team scores the recording afterwards.
How many questions are in the Hertfordshire MMI, and how long is it?
Seven questions, each with four minutes to answer and a one-minute break between them; the interview takes about 50 minutes. You complete a practice set-up and a practice question first, then must finish in one sitting.
What does Hertfordshire look for at interview?
Hertfordshire asks candidates to show their own attributes, communication skills and motivation for medicine, and says applicants will be expected to discuss their work experience. It does not publish station topics or a mark scheme.
How does Hertfordshire choose who to interview for medicine?
Hertfordshire checks every application against its minimum academic entry requirements, and applicants who meet them are invited to the online MMI; it does not require the UCAT from international applicants. The requirements are on Hertfordshire's MBBS international entry requirements page.
How competitive is the Hertfordshire medicine interview?
Hertfordshire does not publish how many applicants it interviews or how many receive offers, so no post-interview success rate is available. It does say that offers go to the highest-scoring applicants in the MMI, according to the number of places.
Are international applicants interviewed differently at Hertfordshire?
No: for September 2027 the Hertfordshire MBBS is open to international students only, so every applicant takes the same online MMI.
Hertfordshire says it plans to open the course to UK students once government funding for additional medical school places is secured.
When will I hear from Hertfordshire after my interview?
Hertfordshire does not publish a date for offers. It ranks applicants by MMI score and makes offers to the highest scorers according to the places available, and every offer is subject to satisfactory DBS and occupational health checks.
Can I reschedule a Hertfordshire medicine interview?
There are no fixed slots to move: you choose when to record within your 14 days. If you are not available during the interview period, contact the Medicine Admissions team as soon as possible; if you need adjustments, email within seven days of your invitation and you may be given a new 14-day deadline.
Can I retake the Hertfordshire interview if something goes wrong?
Not if you started it without first asking for adjustments: Hertfordshire says you will not be able to retake it and will be assessed on the recording you submitted. If a technical problem occurs during the interview, contact the Medicine Admissions team straight away.
Where these facts come from
- University of Hertfordshire, Medicine MBBS course page (September 2027 entry)
- University of Hertfordshire, MBBS international entry requirements (no year stated; page updated 22 October 2026)
- University of Hertfordshire, Medicine interview guidance (no year stated; current guidance)
- University of Hertfordshire, Medicine (Hertfordshire Medical School) (no year stated)
- University of Hertfordshire, Building Hertfordshire's flagship Medical School (no year stated)
Update log
- 26 October 2026: Published. Every fact checked against the University of Hertfordshire's own pages.
Last checked: 26 October 2026. Universities change interview arrangements during the cycle, so confirm on Hertfordshire's own page before you travel or book. The questions above are practice questions written by TheUKCATPeople from Hertfordshire's published guidance; they are not real or leaked interview questions.
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