1 to 1 Hertfordshire medicine mock interview in the role-play mmi format, run by a current student or offer holder. Recording and written feedback, £69.
Hertfordshire Medicine Interview Format 2027
Hertfordshire runs an interview day in MMI style, with stations benchmarked against the Good Medical Practice domains: motivation, communication, role play, empathy, ethics, teamwork, professionalism and awareness of the NHS. As a brand new school it does not yet publish a station count, station length or whether the day runs online or in person, and there is no published UCAT cut-off, with applicants simply ranked on UCAT once academic minimums are met. Entry is international fee status only for the current cycles, and a tuition deposit is required before enrolment, so check your eligibility before you plan around this school. Our mock runs a full circuit on the Good Medical Practice domains.
How Hertfordshire Selects for Interview
New programme starting September 2026, for international students only. No standard UCAT cut-off - applicants are ranked purely by UCAT score.
No published cut-off yet; this is a brand-new course with applicants ranked by raw UCAT score.
Typical academic offer: AAA incl. Chemistry and Biology (or Human Biology) at grade A - 144 UCAS points (2027 entry data).
Hertfordshire Medicine Interview: What to Watch Out For
International students only - no home places
No historical admissions data (first intake 2026)
Requires a £10,000 tuition deposit for a visa CAS
What Does Hertfordshire Assess at Interview?
Good Medical Practice domains across an interview day
Role play, empathy and ethics stations
Awareness of the NHS and of professional behaviour
Motivation for a brand new medical school
Common Hertfordshire Medicine Interview Mistakes
You perform a role play station with good warmth but never explicitly reference the Good Medical Practice domain the scenario is testing, so the marker cannot tie your answer to a scoring criterion. Why it happens: candidates rehearse role play as a performance rather than as an assessment mapped to named domains, so they never learn to signal which domain they are demonstrating.
You give a motivation answer built around wanting a medical career in general, without addressing why a brand new medical school specifically, even though that is a distinct assessed point. Why it happens: prepared candidates have one motivation script for every school and do not realise a new school needs its own reasoning about risk and opportunity.
You discuss the NHS in broad terms, current pressures or funding, without linking it to your own professional behaviour or a specific incident, when awareness of professional behaviour is what is actually scored. Why it happens: candidates confuse general NHS knowledge with the professionalism domain, treating a knowledge question and a values question as the same thing.
You do not mention the tuition deposit or international fee status eligibility when asked about your plans to attend, leaving the panel unsure you have checked practical entry requirements. Why it happens: candidates focus preparation entirely on ethics and communication content and skip the unusual admin facts that are specific to this school.
Hertfordshire Medicine Interview Questions
A patient tells you they feel judged by staff because of their accent. How do you respond? Why it matters: the interviewer is checking you can name a specific behaviour, not just say you would be kind, since Hertfordshire scores against the Good Medical Practice domains directly.
Which part of Good Medical Practice do you find hardest to live up to, and why? Why it matters: a weak answer lists a rule, a strong answer picks one honestly and explains a real tension, showing self awareness rather than a rehearsed line.
Why Hertfordshire, and why are you applying now, given it is such a new school? Why it matters: with no track record to lean on, the interviewer wants a reason that could not just as easily apply to any other new medical school.
What does professionalism mean for a medical student on their first placement? Why it matters: weak answers describe punctuality and dress, strong answers describe judgement, honesty about mistakes and asking for help early.
How to Prepare for a Hertfordshire Medicine Interview
The session reproduces the mmi circuit University of Hertfordshire Medical School uses, so the pacing, pressure and thinking being tested match the real day.
Good Medical Practice circuit. We run a full station set built on the exact domains Hertfordshire scores, so every station maps to a named behaviour rather than a vague value.
Live role play station. An actor brief lets you practise a real interaction, then your tutor gives direct feedback on tone, listening and what you missed.
Ethics structure coaching. Your tutor pushes every ethics answer to a clear decision, since Hertfordshire wants a specific stance, not a list of principles.
One to one feedback session. Thirty minutes with your tutor after the interview covering empathy, professionalism and motivation, with concrete lines to fix before the real day.
What your mock includes
One hour 1 to 1 mock in the MMI circuit format
Interviewer who is a current student or recent offer holder at Hertfordshire
Recording of the session
Written and verbal feedback scored against the domains Hertfordshire marks