UK Medical School Interview Dates for 2027 Entry

Medicine interviews for 2027 entry run from early December 2026 to March 2027, with a small number continuing into April. December is the first wave, January and February are the busiest months, and the last invitations usually go out in February for interviews in March. The exact window varies by school, which is what the table on this page sets out, and a school that has not published its dates yet will normally follow the same window it used last cycle.

Less than most applicants expect. Two to three weeks is common, and some schools give around ten days. Invitations arrive by email and through the university's applicant portal, so check both, including your spam folder, from late October onwards. Because the notice is short, the realistic approach is to start interview preparation before you are invited rather than after, and to keep the December to March period as free as you can.

Sometimes, but do not count on it. Most schools offer a choice of slots when you book, on a first come first served basis, so booking quickly matters more than asking to move later. If you have a genuine clash, such as an exam, illness or religious observance, contact the admissions team as soon as you are invited: schools will usually try to accommodate a documented clash, but many run a fixed number of interview days and cannot add more.

December is the earliest wave. Cambridge interviews in the first half of December, and several other schools begin before the Christmas break. The table above lists the published December windows with a link to each university's own page, so you can see which of your four choices could call you first. If you have applied to any December school, plan your preparation around that date rather than around the January peak.

Effectively yes, for school leaver entry. Every UK medical school that leads to GMC registration interviews before making an offer, because the General Medical Council expects schools to assess values and communication as well as academic ability. What varies is the format: most use multiple mini interviews (MMIs) with a circuit of short stations, while Oxford, Cambridge and a handful of others use panel interviews. Some schools interview online and others in person, and a few offer both.

It is normal, and it is not a bad sign. Many schools publish only a broad window until invitations go out, and some never publish named dates at all. Where a university has published nothing for this cycle, the table says so rather than repeating last year's dates, and the detail column explains what the school does publish. Treat last cycle's window as a planning guide, not a promise, and check the university's own page before you book anything around it.

Start in September or October, before invitations go out. The gap between an invitation and the interview itself is often two to three weeks, which is not long enough to build interview technique from scratch on top of school work and predicted grades. Applicants who do well usually have their motivation, work experience reflection and ethics frameworks ready in the autumn, then spend the short notice period practising under timed conditions rather than learning the basics.