Free practice questions for the St George's (SGUL) medicine interview, with the interview format taken from the university's own admissions pages.
St George's interview format
City St George's runs multiple mini interviews for all interviewing programmes. There are six stations of about 5 minutes each, including the time to read the question, with a 60 second break between stations, and the whole session is timetabled to last up to an hour. The five year MBBS is interviewed remotely through the SAMMI-Select platform, where answers are recorded. Graduate entry applicants interview in person at Tooting or online. Check your invitation for your own dates.
Format: Multiple Mini Interview
Stations: 6, 5 minutes each
Where: In person or online
When: Interview invitations start in November, with interviews running through the winter. Dates for each course are published on the Interview Hub.
What St George's assesses
Empathy and respect
Communication
Ethical reasoning
Motivation for medicine
St George's 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?
A patient refuses a treatment they clearly need. What do you consider?
Should the NHS ever ration care? Reason through both sides.
Why medicine, and why this university?
What have you done to test whether medicine is the right career for you?
Why do you want to study medicine?
Why not nursing, pharmacy or another healthcare career?
Practise out loud
Book a St George's mock interview for £69 with a trained MedicHut interviewer, or a live MMI circuit for £89. Both include detailed feedback on every answer.