Free practice questions for the Oxford medicine interview, with the interview format taken from the university's own admissions pages.
Oxford interview format
Oxford interviews shortlisted applicants at two colleges, your chosen or allocated college plus a second college allocated at random. Interviewers do not see your UCAT score, and selection criteria are shared across all colleges even though the number and shape of interviews varies. Expect unfamiliar data, graphs or scenarios worked through with you rather than classic ethics stations or tight station timings. Interviews are held in December with decisions in January. Check your invitation for current timings.
Format: College academic interviews
When: December, with decisions in January
What Oxford assesses
Scientific problem solving
Reasoning under questioning
Communication
Motivation for medicine
Oxford practice interview questions
Why does the body need both insulin and glucagon rather than a single hormone controlling blood sugar?
How would you design an experiment to test whether a new drug lowers blood pressure?
A study shows a correlation between coffee drinking and heart disease. What questions would you ask before believing the headline?
Talk through your reasoning: how many people in the UK are likely to be allergic to penicillin?
What have you read or explored beyond school that deepened your interest in medicine?
Should a doctor ever withhold information from a patient? Reason through both sides.
Talk us through a scientific topic you find interesting.
How would you test whether a new treatment actually works?
Practise out loud
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