MMI Interview Guide 2027: What an MMI Is and How to Prepare

How an MMI works: stations, timings and marking

Details differ between universities, but most circuits follow the same pattern.

• Number of stations. Most schools that publish a count for 2027 entry use between five and nine stations. A few run an assessment day with three longer stations of 20 to 30 minutes instead.
• Time per station. Usually around 5 to 10 minutes, and occasionally as short as 4. You normally get a minute or two to read the prompt on the door or the screen before each station starts.
• Total length. Anything from around half an hour to two hours, counting reading time and the moves between stations.
• Who assesses you. A different person at each station: doctors and other clinicians, academics, current medical students or trained members of the public. Role-play stations add an actor, with the assessor watching.
• In person, live online or pre-recorded. Some circuits run on campus, some run live on Zoom or Teams with a breakout room per station, and a few are asynchronous: you record answers to pre-set questions with no assessor present, often with no second attempt.
• Marking. Each station is scored against set criteria such as communication, empathy, reasoning and insight, and the scores are combined. One weak station will not decide the outcome on its own, so reset and go again.

Schools then weigh your MMI score alongside other parts of your application, such as the UCAT and your grades. How much each part counts varies, so read each university's selection policy, and use our UK medical school interview dates table to see when each circuit runs.

MMI stations: the types you are likely to meet

Most circuits mix questions about you with tasks that test how you think and communicate. These are the station types that come up across UK MMIs.

• Motivation and background: why medicine, why this university and what you understand about a doctor's working life.
• Personal statement: anything you wrote can be picked up, so be ready to expand on each example.
• Work experience and volunteering: what you saw, what you did and what it taught you about patient care.
• Medical ethics: a dilemma to talk through, marked on balance and reasoning. The four pillars of medical ethics give your answer a structure.
• Role-play: a conversation with an actor, such as a worried patient, an upset relative or a friend who has made a mistake.
• Breaking bad news: a role-play where you deliver difficult news; the SPIKES protocol gives you an order to follow.
• Prioritisation: ranking tasks in a time-pressured scenario and explaining your order.
• Calculation: drug doses, unit conversions and rates, usually with mental maths or pen and paper.
• Data interpretation: summarising a graph or table and explaining what it shows.
• Giving instructions or describing an image: explaining something clearly to a person who cannot see what you can.
• Group or teamwork task: solving a problem with other candidates while assessors watch how you contribute and listen.
• NHS and current issues: a question on a topic in the news. The six NHS core values are a useful lens for many of these.

Each school picks a selection of these, so you will not meet every type. For practice prompts grouped by station, work through our free medicine and MMI question bank; this guide concentrates on the format and on how to prepare.

MMI vs panel interview: what changes

In a panel interview you sit with two or more interviewers for one conversation, usually lasting 15 to 30 minutes. An MMI spreads the assessment across several short stations, each with its own assessor and its own mark. Some tasks, such as role-plays with an actor, breaking bad news and timed calculations, suit the MMI format and are less common at panels.

What that means for how you answer:

1. Reuse Key Information: Feel free to mention impressive achievements or experiences at multiple stations, as each interviewer might be hearing them for the first time.
2. Mentally Reset Between Stations: Treat each station as a fresh start, leaving behind any setbacks from previous ones. This helps maintain a consistent performance throughout.
3. Navigate Group Stations Effectively: In group stations, like PBL (Problem-Based Learning), focus on collaborative problem-solving. Ensure you contribute meaningfully without dominating the discussion.
4. Manage Your Time Wisely: Be conscious of the time limit for each station. Structure your responses to cover key points without rushing.
5. Ask for Repetition if Needed: Don’t hesitate to request the interviewer to repeat the question if you need clarity or a quick reminder.
6. Seek Clarification: If any part of the question or scenario is unclear, ask the interviewer for more information.
7. Take a Moment to Think: It's okay to pause and gather your thoughts before responding, but try to verbalise your thought process when possible.

Remember, each MMI station is an independent assessment, so maintaining a clear focus and adapting to the unique requirements of each scenario is key to succeeding in MMI interviews.

Which UK medical schools use MMIs for 2027 entry?

These schools use an MMI or another station-based format for 2027 entry. Each format is as the university describes it on its own website, checked in September and October 2026. Where we have a page of practice questions for that school, it is linked in the last column.

These schools interview in another format for 2027 entry: Queen Mary University of London (Barts) (online panel), University of Bristol (structured interview, online), University of Cambridge (college interviews, usually two), University of Dundee (group discussion then structured interview), University of Glasgow (panel, online), Keele University (two panel interviews, online), University of Oxford (college interviews, online), University of Southampton (selection day: interview plus group task) and University of Worcester (interview plus Casper test).

Formats can change between cycles, and a few schools had not confirmed every detail for 2027 entry when we checked, so always go by your invitation and the university's own interview page.

Why do universities use MMI interviews?

There are a number of reasons why medical and dental schools utilise MMIs as part of their interviews:

1. Assess Your Skills: MMIs evaluate a range of soft skills like communication, ethical reasoning, empathy, teamwork, and problem-solving.
2. Independent Evaluation By Lots Of Assessors: Each station is assessed separately, allowing candidates to recover from any setbacks and perform afresh at each stage.
3. Fairness and Balance: The format provides a balanced appraisal of skills, minimising the impact of performance in a single station.
4. Reduced Bias: Multiple evaluators decrease the likelihood of personal bias, ensuring a more objective assessment.
5. Efficiency in Selection: MMIs allow for the effective evaluation of a large number of applicants, streamlining the admissions process so they can interview more candidates in a shorter time.

Working out how long you have? Every UK medical school interview window is collected in our UK medical school interview dates table, checked against each university’s own website.

How to prepare for an MMI: a week-by-week plan

Start before your invitation arrives. Notice can be short, sometimes around a week, which leaves no time to build answers from scratch.

An MMI preparation plan

1. Six weeks or more before: note each school's format (number of stations, online or in person, any extra test on the day). Our interview dates table and each university's interview page have the details.
2. Five weeks before: gather your material. Re-read your personal statement, pick six to eight experiences you can tell in the STARR structure, and learn the four pillars of medical ethics and the six NHS core values.
3. Four weeks before: practise one station type at a time, out loud and against a timer. Take prompts from our practice question bank and give each type a session: motivation, ethics, role-play, prioritisation, calculation and data.
4. Two to three weeks before: run full circuits. Set five to eight stations back to back, with a minute of reading time and a strict timer for each, and ask someone to mark you. A mock MMI with an interview expert shows how your answers score against the same domains assessors use.
5. Final week: act on your feedback, refresh two or three current NHS stories and, if your MMI is online, test your camera, microphone and room. Keep practice light the day before.
6. On the day: use the reading time to work out what each station is testing, and treat every station as a fresh start.

Short on time? Compress the plan: one evening on formats, two or three days on material, then timed stations every day until the interview.

Ways to practise

You have a few options for practising questions:

1. Alone: You can try answering questions on your own and giving yourself feedback afterwards. In particular, try recording yourself so that you can critically listen back to your response. Also, make sure that you are speaking to something so that you can practise body language and eye contact - whether that’s a teddy bear, mirror, or camera.
2. With a friend or family member: If you know any medics or other prospective medics, get together and practise with them. You can give each other feedback, and hearing answers as well as giving them is a vital practice.
3. With our expert tutors: Our tutors at TheUKCATPeople have years of experience to give you personalised feedback and assist you in preparing to smash your interview. Here you can practise with 1-1 Interview Coaching or 1-1 Mock Medicine Interviews tailored to your particular medical school.

The lowest-commitment version of that is a single 1-1 medicine mock interview: one hour in total, a 30-minute MMI or panel mock in your universities' format, then around 30 minutes of feedback and a plan of what to work on.

If you would like structured practice with a doctor or experienced interviewer, see our 1-1 medicine interview tutoring and mock interviews, which cover both MMI and panel formats.

Interactive interview practice teaches you the necessary skills, and lets you get used to the format in a lower-pressure environment than the interviews themselves.

Key topics and reading for MMIs

Due to the wide variety of possible MMI questions, it can be difficult to hone in on exactly what knowledge you should have. Generally, multiple mini interviews don’t expect you to have any pre-existing knowledge on medical conditions - after all, that’s what medical school is for!

However, knowing a few things about the NHS for multiple mini interviews can be a big boon, in addition to a couple of other key topics.

The following reading can be a great part of how to prepare for your medicine interview:

• Medicine Personal statement: Re-read your personal statement before every interview, and make sure that you have researched every aspect of it in-depth. You could be asked about anything that you discussed, from work experience to medical conditions.
• NHS Constitution: Found here, the NHS constitution details its key principles and can be an invaluable resource for understanding how it functions in interviews.
• GMC Outcomes for Graduates: The first of two GMC documents on our essential reading list, OfG outlines the key values that the General Medical Council expects from tomorrow’s doctors.
• GMC Good Medical Practice: These guidelines detail the GMC’s expectations for practising medicine, and can be great to discuss in ethics questions in particular. Find them here.
• The Medical Schools Council: Interviews conducted by members of the MSC may provide opportunities for you to show off your knowledge about it. Have a browse of their website for more information.

The quickest way to find your weak spots is a marked practice circuit: our 1-1 medicine interview coaching marks each station you practise and talks you through what to fix.

MMI tips: habits that score well

Once you know the format, these habits make a difference across the whole circuit.

1. Know each format: the station count, the timing and whether it is online or in person, for every school.
2. Cover every station type: motivation, personal statement, work experience, ethics and NHS topics as a minimum.
3. Know your motivation: be able to say what drew you to medicine and what confirmed it, with examples.
4. Use STARR for experiences: Situation, Task, Action, Result, Reflection. Finish on what you learned and how it changed what you do.
5. Link work experience to the job: what it showed you about patient care, teamwork and the pressures doctors work under.
6. Back up every quality with an example: communication, empathy, teamwork, leadership and problem-solving, each tied to something you did.
7. Practise role-plays: ask a friend to play the actor across different scenarios, from an angry relative to a worried patient.
8. Prioritisation tasks: set out your criteria first, then rank every option against them.
9. Apply the [four pillars of medical ethics](/post/the-four-pillars-of-medical-ethics-explained-complete-guide-for-uk-medical-school-interviews-mmi): practise using them on a scenario out loud, and keep up with current healthcare debates.
10. Breaking bad news: learn the SPIKES structure before you need it, because this station is hard to improvise.
11. Calculation stations: drill drug doses, unit conversions and drip rates with pen and paper.
12. Research each university: read its interview page and practise in its format with mock interviews.
13. Presentation: dress smartly, sit still and keep eye contact with the assessor or the camera.

👉🏼 Read more: Top 10 Tips For Virtual MMI & Online MMI Interviews

Working through this list on your own takes weeks. Our medicine interview course covers the same ground in a single taught day, with a practising GP upgrading weak answers live so you can hear the difference.

MMI frameworks: WINDEC, STARR and ICE

Many role-plays involve a consultation of some kind. Three short frameworks help: WINDEC to open a consultation, ICE to understand the patient's point of view, and STARR to structure answers about your own experiences.

WINDEC

WINDEC summarises how you should begin a medical consultation:

• Wash hands: Wash your hands at the beginning of any consultation. If no hand-washing station is provided, you can mime this.
• Introduce yourself: Consider your position in the role-play and introduce yourself accordingly. For instance: “Hi, I’m Adam and I’m a third-year medical student.”
• Name: Check the patient’s name to ensure that you are speaking to the correct person.
• Date of birth: Check DoB with name.
• Explain: Tell the patient what you’d like to do - for instance, ask a few questions or discuss their diagnosis.
• Consent: Obtain consent for whatever it is that you have just explained.

An ideal intro could look like this: [Washing hands] “Hi, my name is Adam and I’m a third-year medical student. Could I please double-check your name and date of birth?” [Wait for response.] “That’s great, thanks. I’d like to discuss the results of your test with you today. Would that be alright?”

STARR

STARR structures answers about your own experiences, such as teamwork, leadership or a time something went wrong. It stands for Situation, Task, Action, Result and Reflection.

• Situation: Begin by describing the context or background of the situation you are addressing.
• Task: Explain the specific task or challenge you were faced with in that situation.
• Action: Detail the actions you took to address the task or challenge.
• Result: Discuss the outcomes of your actions, focusing on the impact and results achieved.
• Reflection: Reflect on the situation, considering what you learned and how you might approach similar situations in the future.

Using STARR in a role-play or interview scenario allows for a well-rounded and reflective response, demonstrating your ability to think critically and learn from experiences. It's particularly effective in showcasing your problem-solving skills, your ability to reflect on your actions, and your understanding of the implications of your decisions in a medical context.

ICE

The ICE medical abbreviation stands for “Ideas, Concerns, Expectations”. It summarises these three pieces of information which you should try to ask any patient, to tailor your consultation to whatever they require. Try to consider their ideas, alleviate their concerns and guide their expectations to be realistic. If you can do these three things, then you’ll be on track for a great score.

Help with medical role play interviews

For individual help or 1-1 medicine interview tutoring, 1-1 mock interviews or general medicine interview coaching, get in touch with us at TheUKCATPeople. We offer expert medical interview preparation, including for specific medical schools. Check out the packages that we offer here!

Why medicine? Motivation stations

Almost every MMI includes a motivation station: why medicine, why this university, or what you know about the role of a doctor. Assessors want a reason that is personal to you and backed by experience.

A clear structure helps: what first drew you to medicine, what you did to test that interest (work experience, volunteering, reading, talking to doctors), and what you learned about the job, including the hard parts. Finish with why you still want to do it.

Show you understand the job beyond helping people: long training, shift work, uncertainty and teamwork. Nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists help people too, so be ready to explain why you want to be a doctor in particular.

Each of the UK medical schools you applied to will also expect you to know why you chose it, so read its course page and be ready to name something specific about its teaching or placements.

👉🏼 Read more: Background & Motivation - Why Medicine - Ultimate Guide

MMI role-play stations: strategy and tips

An increasingly common MMI station is role-playing. MMI role-play interviews can come in many different forms. In them, you will be placed opposite an actor and given a scenario. It will be your job to navigate the scenario, responding to your scene partner and their actions appropriately.

These scenarios are often explicitly medical, but frequently are not - instead, they are testing transferable skills such as your ability to communicate with a diverse array of potential audiences.

Below are the main things to weigh up, and the approach for medical scenarios. Our full guide to breaking bad news stations covers that variant.

Goals of an MMI role-play station

The first thing to consider with any MMI role-play scenario is what exactly you’re trying to do. You are usually balancing a few goals, and so should consider the following:

• What you’ve been told: If you’ve been given specific aims or objectives going into the role-play, then these are your main priorities. Try to achieve them and follow the scenario that you have been given.
• Follow the scenario: You cannot ever change the scenario that you have been given. Follow it to the letter, or you’ll be seen as trying to shirk the challenge that you’ve been given - a big red flag for interviewers.
• Ascertain information: You generally won’t be given all of the information in a particular scenario. Instead, you will have to ask the actor for more information in a tactful way and interpret their answers. Make sure that this doesn’t come at the cost of the quality of the interaction, but it can inform how you behave.
• Be reactive: You should go into the scenario with a rough plan, but be malleable. If you end up set in stone and unable to react to curveballs, then you won’t perform very well.
• Be empathetic: You should always take into consideration the emotional state of your actor, being aware of and responsive to this. Give them space when they need it and let them react to you.
• Know your limits: One of the most important pieces of information that you are given ahead of a role-play is your role. Your powers and responsibilities will vary greatly as a medical student in contrast to, say, a consultant.

Communicating well in MMI role-plays

Having considered what you want to do, your next step is to think about how to do this. You are constantly being assessed on your communication skills, and following these tips is the best way to score highly:

• Use the environment: Use everything that is made available to you, including props. Most frequently this can mean tissues which you can offer to the actor if they start to cry or hand sanitiser which you ought to use before any medical consultation.
• Use levels effectively: You should seek to follow the actor’s level within the space. This means that when they stand, so should you. When they sit, this also ought to be mirrored.
• Make eye contact: The actor in the role play wants to feel heard. When you look them in the eyes and pay attention, you fulfil this desire.
• Active listening: You should show that you aren’t only hearing what they say; you are listening. To demonstrate this, nod along and gesture in response. Repeat what they have said back to them sometimes, to demonstrate that you understand.
• Don’t interrupt: Do not interrupt the actor. Letting them speak means that you are learning more about how to respond to the situation, and gives you time to think. Additionally, interrupting them could come across as rude!
• Adapt your tone: You wouldn’t talk the same way to a child as you would to an elderly person, so adapt your tone based on whom the actor is portraying. Remember that they may not be playing a character who looks like themself, so keep that in mind.

Breaking bad news stations and the SPIKES protocol

One of the most intimidating possible role-play MMI scenarios is that of the ‘breaking bad news’ station. Here, you are asked to tell an actor some bad news. This can be explicitly medical - such as a terminal diagnosis - or non-medical - such as the breaking of a sentimental ornament in their garden. Either way, you should follow a similar set of principles for success.

Breaking bad news in medical settings, a critical skill for healthcare professionals, is often a poorly answered question at MMI interviews and OSCEs in the UK. This aspect of communication, essential in medical practice, requires a delicate balance of empathy and clarity.

Utilising frameworks like the SPIKES protocol and the alternative CLAWREF mnemonic, aspiring medical students can effectively navigate these challenging conversations. These are aligned with the NHS's core values and Good Medical Practice Guidelines.

They emphasise the importance of understanding the patient's perspective, reflecting and validating their feelings, and providing support. These strategies are particularly relevant in scenarios such as delivering a lung cancer diagnosis, discussing medical errors during surgery, or addressing sensitive issues like lost pets and academic setbacks.

In preparing for medical school interviews, mastering the art of breaking bad news is crucial. The SPIKES protocol - comprising Setting, Perception, Invitation, Knowledge, Emotions with Empathy, and Summary - offers a structured approach for such conversations. Similarly, the CLAWREF mnemonic, encompassing Check Understanding, Lay Foundation, Ask Permission, Warning Shot, Reveal News, Empathise, and Follow up, provides a memorable guide to handle these situations with compassion and professionalism.

Practising these skills, especially in MMI breaking bad news stations, is vital for aspiring medical students. These methods ensure that difficult news is conveyed with consideration for the patient's emotional well-being, upholding the dignity and respect essential in healthcare communication.

Struggling to understand this, or want to practise breaking bad news with an interview expert online - find out more about how we can help here

👉🏼 Read more: Breaking Bad News For MMI Interview - The Ultimate Guide

MMI medical ethics stations

Medical ethics questions are a prime opportunity in MMI interviews to showcase your compassion and analytical skills. With thoughtful preparation, you can master the ethics station.

The medical ethics station presents you with a challenging scenario that demands nuanced ethical analysis. You must weigh competing principles and propose a reasonable solution.

Specifically, the station evaluates:

• How well you apply the four pillars of medical ethics: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice
• Ability to balance empathy for patients with clinical objectivity
• Communication and critical thinking skills under pressure
• Capacity to acknowledge complexities and think through implications
• Maturity and professionalism when handling sensitive situations

Practise by talking a dilemma through out loud: name the issue, weigh each principle, think about everyone affected and any relevant law or GMC guidance, then reach a balanced conclusion you can defend when challenged.

👉🏼 Read more: MMI Interview Medical Ethics Guide

MMI prioritisation stations

Interview Prioritisation Stations & Example

These stations ask you to prioritise a number of tasks or items, stating which are most important in a given scenario.

Take the following example question:

You are an FY2 Junior Doctor on a medical ward and you are required to leave the hospital in 30 minutes to collect your unwell child from school. Outline the order in which you would complete the following five tasks:

• You have agreed to meet your registrar to discuss changes to the medical rota
• A ward nurse calls you regarding a 57-year-old gentleman who is complaining of left-sided chest pain.
• The pharmacist has bleeped you regarding a possible medication error that you had signed for.
• A family member has requested to speak to you to discuss the progress of their relative
• Your phone alarm rings with a reminder to purchase flowers for your wife, as it is your wedding anniversary.

Follow this structure to answer these questions effectively:

• Outline the criteria which you will be using to evaluate your options. For instance, here you may want to think about the tasks which couldn’t be completed by anyone else, those which directly impact patient wellbeing, and those which cannot be done later.
• Evaluate each option and rank them as you go. Remember to continually refer back to the criteria which you outlined, as this adds cohesion to your response.
• Summarise by reiterating your full ranking and the reasons why.

You will likely be challenged on your ranking. Defend it where you can, but if something is highlighted to you that you cannot defend then this is a signal that you should probably think about changing your order.

There’s no shame in doing so - in fact, it shows flexibility and a willingness to listen to the viewpoints of others.

👉🏻 Read more: MMI Prioritisation Tasks for the Medicine Interview

MMI calculation stations

MMI Calculation Stations are a pivotal component of the MMI interview process, essential for aspiring medical and dental students. These stations are specifically designed to assess a candidate's proficiency in clinical calculations, medical dosage computations, and healthcare numeracy skills.

In these stations, interviewees encounter a range of scenarios from drug dosage calculations, based on factors like body weight and age, to complex IV drip rate questions involving drop factors. Each question demands not only an understanding of basic mathematical principles but also the ability to apply these in a clinical context, mirroring real-life medical scenarios.

The MMI Calculation Station questions range from straightforward unit conversions, such as converting milligrams to micrograms or millilitres to litres, to more intricate calculations involving percentage concentrations and fluid infusion rates. Candidates are expected to demonstrate their ability to interpret clinical data, perform mental arithmetic, and apply MMI numeracy skills to solve problems under time constraints.

These calculation stations not only test mathematical acumen but also assess problem-solving approaches, accuracy, and precision in a high-pressure environment. The aim is to prepare future medical professionals for the critical task of accurate drug calculations, ensuring patient safety and effective medical care.

👉🏻 Read more: MMI Calculation Stations: The Ultimate Guide

MMI data interpretation stations, with an example

Much like calculation stations, data interpretation stations mainly test how clearly you can explain information, and the maths is usually light. You will be shown a graph or table and asked to summarise the key points or answer questions about it, much like a data question in a biology exam.

For instance, you may be asked to summarise the graph below:

Some key tips for data interpretation questions:

1. Observe: Always look at the title, axes & units
2. Specify: Be precise in your language - talk about particular changes and trends in the graph(s)
3. Question: Sometimes you will be presented with information that doesn’t quite make sense - this can be an intentional test, so question things!

👉🏻 Read more: MMI Data Interpretation Questions & Answers for the Medicine Interview

NHS hot topics for the MMI

In the realm of MMI medical school interviews, "NHS Hot Topics" questions have become increasingly prevalent, focusing on the most pressing contemporary medical issues.

These questions often require candidates to discuss significant topics within the UK's National Health Service.

There are a number of important cases that you should know about, such as the Charlie Gard case, the Bawa-Garba case, the Harold Shipman case and the Lucy Letby case. Each shows the ethical and safety questions doctors face, which is why they come up at interview.

You should also be aware of ethical and practical issues in medicine, such as Euthanasia & Assisted Dying, Organ Donation dilemmas, and the intricacies of Abortion laws in the UK. Additionally, it covers the NHS's efforts to combat challenges like the Antibiotic Resistance crisis and the implementation of the 7-day NHS initiative.

These topics are not only relevant for interview preparation but also provide insight into the current and future landscape of healthcare in the UK. Aspiring medical professionals are encouraged to familiarise themselves with these subjects, understanding their implications and how they shape medical practice and policy in the NHS.

For a full, regularly updated breakdown, work through our NHS hot topics and wider reading guide alongside the NHS MMI interview topics guide.

👉🏻 Read more: NHS Hot Topics 2026

MMI courses, mock MMIs and 1-1 tutoring

Practising with friends and family covers a lot of ground. Outside help is most useful once you have the basics and want to know how your answers would be marked.

• Medicine interview course: one intensive day, live online, taught by Dr Akash Gandhi, a practising GP, covering MMI and panel technique, ethics, motivation and hot topics.
• Mock MMI: one hour 1-1 online with an interview expert, an approximately 30-minute mock in your universities' format with 4 to 6 minute stations, then around 30 minutes of feedback and a plan of what to work on.
• 1-1 interview tutoring: a block of hours with an interview expert matched to your universities, with marked mock interviews included.

Books and resources for MMI preparation

Another important component of Medicine interview preparation is looking for medical school interview prep books. You can buy these from most large bookstores such as Waterstones or Blackwell’s, online from places like Amazon, or as medical interview book PDFs.

These books will often have a plethora of questions that you can use to practice, but be careful that the information they contain isn’t out of date.

You certainly don’t need to use books, but if you learn well from them then they can be a helpful resource.

We recommend the following:

• The Ultimate Medicine Interview & Question Guide: 500+ questions written by doctors, with model answers, key tips and techniques for your interview.
• ISC Medical School Interviews (3rd Edition) (ISBN-10 1905812248): a long-standing favourite for interview questions across many topics, including MMI-style ones, available from bookshops and Amazon.

Comparing providers before you book anything? Our guide to the best medicine interview courses compares every major UK provider on price, group size and what the fee includes.

Related Links

Free Guides

• Ultimate Medicine Interview Questions Guide
• Medical School & MMI Practice Interview Questions
• Medicine Interview Hot Topics
• NHS Medicine Interview Topics
• Answering Medical Ethics Interview Questions
• MMI Medicine Interview Preparation Guide
• Top 6 Tips to Ace your Medical School Interview
• 1-1 MMI & Panel Mock Interviews [tailored]

Important Cases in The NHS: MMI Interview Guides

1. The Charlie Gard Case
2. The Bawa Garba Case
3. The Harold Shipman Case
4. The Archie Battersbee Case
5. Indi Gregory Case
6. Andrew Wakefield & The MMR Scandal
7. The Lucy Letby Case
8. The Shropshire Maternity Scandal
9. The Francis Reports & Mid Staffordshire Failings
10. Martha's Rule: NHS Hot Topic
11. Yaser Jabbar Case

Ethics For MMI Medicine Interviews​

1. Euthanasia & Assisted Dying in the UK
2. Organ Donation & Organ Transplant Dilemmas
3. Abortion in the UK
4. Confidentiality in Health Care
5. Gillick Competence & Fraser Guidelines
6. Sympathy vs Empathy in Medicine Interviews
7. Capacity in Medicine Interviews
8. Ceilings Of Care In Medicine
9. Medical Consent & Informed Consent for Interviews
10. DNACPR & Advance Decisions Guide
11. Four Pillars of Medical Ethics - Ultimate Guide
12. Autonomy - Medical Ethics Four Pillars Ultimate Guide
13. Beneficience - Medical Ethics Four Pillars Ultimate Guide
14. Non-Maleficence - Medical Ethics Four Pillars Ultimate Guide
15. Justice - Medical Ethics Four Pillars Ultimate Guide
16. Jehovah's Witness' - Beliefs & Blood Transfusions Ultimate Guide

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MMI Interview Stations

1. Why Medicine? Background & Motivation Questions
2. MMI Prioritisation Stations & Tasks
3. MMI Calculation Stations
4. Breaking Bad News Stations
5. MMI Roleplay Stations
6. MMI Data Interpretation Stations
7. Top 10 MMI Tips
8. Top 10 Virtual & Online Interview Tips

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NHS Hot Topics 2026

1. Junior Doctor Strikes in the UK
2. Junior Doctor Contract Issues in the UK
3. Nursing Strikes in the UK
4. NHS GP Shortage in the UK
5. 7 Day NHS
6. 8am GP Appointment Scramble - Challenges & Solutions
7. NHS Medical Apprenticeship Programme
8. NHS Medicine Training Pathway in the UK
9. BAME Staff in the NHS
10. Whistleblowing in the NHS
11. NHS Postcode Lottery
12. QALYs: The Ultimate Guide
13. Ageing Population in the NHS
14. Good Medical Practice Changes 2026
15. NHS Winter Pressures & Bed Shortages
16. AI In Medicine in 2026
17. NHS Backlogs & Waiting List Crisis
18. Mental Health Crisis in the UK
19. Obesity Crisis in the UK
20. NHS Pharmacy First Initiative
21. NHS Weight Loss Injections
22. Sugar Tax & Soft Drinks In The UK
23. UKMLA Exam
24. Antibiotic Resistance in 2026
25. Lord Darzi NHS Review 2026
26. Physician Associates: The Ultimate Guide
27. NHS Winter & Flu Crisis Guide
28. Why Are Resident Doctors Leaving The NHS?
29. The MDT (Multidisciplinary Team) - Interview Guide​

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NHS Related

1. NHS Structure in 2026: ICBs, ICS, PCNs
2. NHS Primary Care, Secondary Care, Tertiary Care Explained
3. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) Guide
4. The General Medical Council (GMC) Guide
5. NHS Core Values 2026
6. Privatisation of the NHS
7. NHS Longterm Plan
8. NICE Guidelines & The NHS
9. Social Prescribing in the NHS
10. UK Healthcare Differences (Wales, Scotland, England, NI) In NHS Guide
11. NHS England Abolished in 2025 - Ultimate Guide

Related guides and tools

Use these TheUKCATPeople guides and tools to build a complete MMI preparation plan, from practising real questions to mastering individual stations and one-to-one coaching.

• Practise with our free medicine and MMI practice question bank and the Ultimate medicine interview questions guide.
• Master the trickiest stations: MMI role-play stations, breaking bad news (SPIKES), prioritisation tasks, calculation questions and data interpretation.
• Nail the classic opener with our Why Medicine? background and motivation guide, and review the top 10 MMI tips and top 10 virtual and online MMI tips.
• Prepare for the ethics station with the medical ethics interview questions guide and the four pillars of medical ethics.
• Stay current on hot topics such as AI in medicine, NHS backlogs and waiting lists and physician associates.
• Get personalised feedback with 1-1 medicine interview tutoring and mock MMIs, or read our top 6 tips to ace your medical school interview.
• Applying to dentistry too? See the 230 dental school MMI interview questions and NHS dentistry hot topics.