Leeds Medicine Interview Questions

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

Leeds interview format

Leeds interviews by Multiple Mini Interview. Its published guidance describes eight stations, each six minutes with one interviewer, plus two minutes of reading time outside every station to prepare and make notes. Leeds asks you to be familiar with your application and what you have done to prepare, so expect questions drawn from your own experiences. For 2027 entry Home applicants interview face to face on 4, 5 and 6 January 2027 and overseas applicants interview online. After interview, offers depend on interview performance. Check your invitation for current timings.

• Format: MMI circuit
• Stations: 8, 6 minutes each
• Where: In person or online
• When: 4, 5 and 6 January 2027 for Home applicants, online for overseas applicants

What Leeds assesses

• Motivation for medicine
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Ethical reasoning
• Reflection on experience

Leeds practice interview questions

• Why medicine, and what has prepared you for it?
• Should assisted dying be legal in the UK? Talk through both sides.
• A patient keeps interrupting and will not let you explain. How do you handle it?
• Tell us about a time you supported someone who was struggling.
• What is the role of prevention in the future of the NHS?
• Describe a time you failed at something. What did you take from it?
• Why medicine, and why this university?
• What have you done to test whether medicine is the right career for you?

Practise out loud

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