Free practice questions for the Surrey medicine interview, with the interview format taken from the university's own admissions pages.
Surrey interview format
Surrey runs virtual Multiple Mini Interview events for shortlisted applicants, and says the full MMI cycle takes under an hour. You are marked independently at each station against agreed criteria, then placed into offer, waiting list or reject. Surrey does not publish a station count, station timings or fixed dates. Check your invitation for current timings.
Format: Virtual MMI
Where: Online
When: Dates are confirmed in your interview invitation
What Surrey assesses
Communication
Values
Motivation
Ethical reasoning
Surrey 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?
Why medicine, and why this university?
What have you done to test whether medicine is the right career for you?
A patient refuses a treatment they clearly need. What do you consider?
Should the NHS ever ration care? Reason through both sides.
Why do you want to study medicine?
Why not nursing, pharmacy or another healthcare career?
Practise out loud
Book a Surrey mock interview for £69 with a trained MedicHut interviewer, or a live MMI circuit for £89. Both include detailed feedback on every answer.