1 to 1 Hull York (HYMS) medicine mock interview in the online mmi format, run by a trained MedicHut interviewer. Recording and written feedback, £69.
Hull York (HYMS) Medicine Interview Format 2027
Hull York interviews across several graded stations and includes a group exercise where you work in a group of up to ten. Home applicants interview in person and overseas applicants interview online by Zoom, with a compulsory briefing beforehand for overseas candidates. Each station has its own scoring rubric. HYMS does not publish a full station count or station timings. Check your invitation for current timings.
How Hull York (HYMS) Selects for Interview
Points system: GCSE results scored out of 35 (best six grades), UCAT scored out of 35, UCAT SJT scored out of 15 (Band 4 not accepted), plus up to 15 contextual points. No hard UCAT cut-off - it is used purely for points, so mid-decile applicants with strong GCSEs are competitive.
HYMS holds no raw UCAT threshold data - applicants are scored by points, not score. The average candidate invited to interview scored 77.03 points under its own system in 2022.
Typical academic offer: AAA incl. Biology and Chemistry (AAB with an A in EPQ also considered) (2027 entry data).
Hull York (HYMS) Medicine Interview: What to Watch Out For
Course is split across two campuses
Overall applicant:place ratio is steep (~21:1)
What Does Hull York (HYMS) Assess at Interview?
A group exercise worth 22 of 80 points, run with up to ten candidates at once
A conversational student station led by current HYMS students
A video scenario where you comment on communication and consent
Individual scenario and mini interview stations, each worth 17 points
Common Hull York (HYMS) Medicine Interview Mistakes
In the group exercise you focus on getting your own points heard among up to ten candidates, rather than building on others or bringing in quieter members, so you score on content but lose marks on the collaborative behaviour the 22 points are actually testing. Why it happens: candidates preparing hard for individual stations bring a one to one mindset into a large group task where the actual skill being marked is group facilitation.
In the student led station you treat the current HYMS students as less important than the trained assessors and give shorter, less considered answers, without knowing this station is worth the same 17 points as the others. Why it happens: candidates assume informality signals lower stakes, so a deliberately conversational format leads to genuinely underprepared answers.
When you watch the video consultation, you comment on what the clinician got wrong rather than analysing communication and consent in the structured way the station is scored on. Why it happens: candidates default to spotting errors because that feels like demonstrating knowledge, rather than answering the actual prompt about communication and consent.
You do not check which points category you are strong or weak in, so you cannot explain in the individual scenario station how your GCSEs, UCAT or SJT band fit the 80 point system when asked about your application. Why it happens: candidates memorise ethics content but never look at how the shortlisting points system actually works, so they cannot speak fluently about their own numbers.
Hull York (HYMS) Medicine Interview Questions
In a group of ten, agree a plan for a shared problem and make sure everyone gets heard. Why it matters: this station is worth 22 of 80 points, and a weak candidate talks over others while a strong one draws quiet people in without dominating.
Watch this consultation and tell us what the doctor did well and badly on communication and consent. Why it matters: there is no interviewer prompting you further, so a weak answer describes the plot while a strong one names specific consent failures.
What made you choose Hull York over other medical schools, including its placements across Yorkshire? Why it matters: the student led station rewards a genuine, specific answer over a polished but generic one.
Tell us about a time you had to earn someone's trust before they would listen to you. Why it matters: weak answers describe a task, strong answers describe the relationship and what changed because of it.
How to Prepare for a Hull York (HYMS) Medicine Interview
The session reproduces the mmi with a group exercise Hull York Medical School uses, so the pacing, pressure and thinking being tested match the real day.
Large group exercise practice. We simulate a busy, multi person discussion so you learn to be heard and cooperative rather than just loud, matching the real ten candidate format.
Student style and scenario stations. One relaxed, conversational station and one formally scored scenario station, so you learn to read the shift in tone between the two.
Video consultation analysis. You watch a scenario and give feedback on communication and consent, then your tutor scores your observations against real criteria.
Feedback mapped to the HYMS scoring. Your thirty minute feedback session breaks your performance down against the 80 point structure, showing exactly where points were lost.
What your mock includes
One hour 1 to 1 mock in the MMI with a group exercise format
Interviewer who is a current student or recent offer holder at Hull York (HYMS)
Recording of the session
Written and verbal feedback scored against the domains Hull York (HYMS) marks