Hertfordshire Medicine Interview Questions

Free practice questions for the Hertfordshire medicine interview, with the interview format taken from the university's own admissions pages.

Hertfordshire interview format

Hertfordshire interviews all shortlisted applicants by Multiple Mini Interview, held online. The stations assess your motivation, communication skills and problem solving ability. UCAT is used to rank and select who is invited, with no fixed cut off published. Interviews run from November 2026 to April 2027. Hertfordshire does not publish a station count or station timings, and expects you to discuss your work experience and the knowledge, skills and attributes it gave you.

• Format: Online MMI circuit
• Where: Online
• When: November 2026 to April 2027

What Hertfordshire assesses

• Motivation
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Reflection on work experience

Hertfordshire practice interview questions

• Why medicine, and why this university?
• What have you done to test whether medicine is the right career for you?
• 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?
• Tell us about a mistake you made and what you changed afterwards.
• What is the most important thing your work experience taught you?
• Why do you want to study medicine?
• Why not nursing, pharmacy or another healthcare career?

Practise out loud

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