Hull York (HYMS) Medicine Mock Interview

1 to 1 Hull York (HYMS) medicine mock interview in the MMI circuit format Hull York (HYMS) uses. Recorded session, written feedback, from £69. Book within 48 hours.

What format is the Hull York (HYMS) medicine interview?

Hull York runs an MMI that is unusually varied. The published Home format is scored out of 80 points and includes a group exercise worth 22 points with up to ten candidates taking part at once, two mini interview stations and a student station run by current HYMS students worth 17 points each, and an individual scenario station worth 17 points. Expect a video scenario where you watch a consultation and comment on communication and consent, and an actor based station. No medical knowledge is tested. Shortlisting is a points system rather than a raw UCAT cut-off: best six GCSEs 35 points, UCAT cognitive 35, SJT band 15 with Band 4 rejected, and contextual factors 15. In the most recently published cycle Home applicants interviewed in person at Hull or York in January and overseas applicants interviewed online in December. The big group exercise and the deliberately conversational student station are what most candidates underprepare.

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).

Where applicants lose marks at Hull York (HYMS)

• Course is split across two campuses
• Overall applicant:place ratio is steep (~21:1)

What Hull York (HYMS) is assessing

• 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 mistakes at Hull York (HYMS)

• Underpreparing the group exercise, which carries the single biggest score
• Being over rehearsed in the student station, which is meant to be a conversation
• Watching the video passively instead of noting specific behaviours
• Assuming GCSEs stop mattering, when they are 35 of the shortlisting points

Question styles to expect at Hull York (HYMS)

• In a group of ten, agree a plan and make sure everyone contributes
• Watch this consultation and tell us what the doctor did well and badly
• What made you choose Hull York and placements across Yorkshire
• Tell us about a time you had to earn someone's trust

How our Hull York (HYMS) Medicine Mock Interview works

The session reproduces the mmi circuit Hull York Medical School uses, so the pacing, pressure and thinking being tested match the real day.

• Large group exercise practice, sized like the HYMS station
• A relaxed student style station plus a scored scenario station
• Video scenario analysis on communication and consent
• Feedback mapped to the 80 point HYMS structure

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 Hull York (HYMS)
• Recording of the session
• Written and verbal feedback scored against the domains Hull York (HYMS) marks

Single mock £69, with bundles of 3 and 5 available. See all mock interviews, the 2 day live interview course and MMI circuits.

Read the full Hull York (HYMS) Medicine guide for 2027 entry requirements.