Free practice questions for the Cardiff medicine interview, with the interview format taken from the university's own admissions pages.
Cardiff interview format
Cardiff uses a Multiple Mini Interview with several short stations covering ethics, understanding of a career in medicine, the NHS, teamwork, self-directed learning, motivation, empathy, resilience and communication. For 2027 entry, interviews are in person for home fee status applicants and online for overseas fee status applicants. You can interview in Welsh, English or bilingually if you choose. Cardiff does not publish a station count or timings.
Format: Multiple Mini Interview
Where: In person or online
When: Invitations are usually sent by mid-December
What Cardiff assesses
Ethics
Understanding of a medical career
Teamwork
Self-directed learning
Motivation
Empathy
Resilience
Communication
Cardiff practice interview questions
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 think a typical week looks like for a junior doctor?
What do you think you will find hardest about a career in medicine?
Describe a time a team you were in struggled. What did you do?
What do you think makes a healthcare team work well?
Why medicine, and why this university?
What have you done to test whether medicine is the right career for you?
Practise out loud
Book a Cardiff mock interview for £69 with a trained MedicHut interviewer, or a live MMI circuit for £89. Both include detailed feedback on every answer.