Free practice questions for the Bangor medicine interview, with the interview format taken from the university's own admissions pages.
Bangor interview format
North Wales Medical School at Bangor interviews in person only, with no online option. The MMI rotates through six verbal stations, each with two questions, and you get three minutes between stations to read the next set. The whole experience takes about an hour. Applicants are ranked on MMI score and offers follow that ranking. Invitations go out after the October UCAS deadline with interviews in December. Check your invitation for current timings.
Format: MMI circuit
Stations: 6
Where: In person
When: December, with invitations after the October UCAS deadline
What Bangor assesses
Communication
Values and motivation
Ethical reasoning
Awareness of healthcare in Wales
Bangor practice interview questions
Tell us about a time you had to explain something complicated simply.
A patient is upset and not listening to what you are saying. How do you respond?
Why medicine, and why this university?
What have you done to test whether medicine is the right career for you?
A patient refuses a treatment they clearly need. What do you consider?
Should the NHS ever ration care? Reason through both sides.
What do you see as the biggest challenge facing the NHS?
How should the NHS decide which new treatments to fund?
Practise out loud
Book a Bangor mock interview for £69 with a trained MedicHut interviewer, or a live MMI circuit for £89. Both include detailed feedback on every answer.