Manchester Medicine Mock Interview

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

What format is the Manchester medicine interview?

Manchester publishes a five station MMI for 2027 entry, each station eight minutes long with a different interviewer, and you choose whether to attend in person on campus or online on Zoom. Manchester does not publish role play or PBL specific stations, so we build the circuit around ethics, communication, motivation and values. Manchester says it is looking for communication skills, the ability to follow a reasoned argument and express ideas clearly, experience from a caring role in a traditional or non traditional setting, how those experiences influenced your career choice, any online courses or activities you have done, awareness of current medical issues in the media, and understanding of the ethical dilemmas doctors face. Only SJT Bands 1 and 2 are accepted, and Manchester has said its UCAT policy may change. There is no fixed UCAT threshold, it is set each year after November results.

How Manchester selects for interview

After meeting academic minimums, UCAT is the dominant ranking factor. 2026 entry threshold was 2060 non-contextual (1960 WP+, 2250 overseas); SJT Bands 3 and 4 are not considered.

2026 entry thresholds: 2060 non-contextual, 1960 WP+, 2080 graduate, 2250 overseas. MedicHut 2027 predictions: 2010 non-contextual, 1860 WP+, 2040 graduate. SJT Bands 3 and 4 are not considered - stricter than most schools.

Typical academic offer: AAA incl. Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry + one of Chemistry/Biology/Physics/Psychology/Maths/Further Maths (2027 entry data).

Where applicants lose marks at Manchester

• No resits
• SJT Bands 3 and 4 are excluded
• Overseas threshold is much higher (2250) with only 21% conversion

What Manchester is assessing

• Ethical reasoning across a long station circuit
• Communication and the ability to follow a reasoned argument with clear expression of ideas
• Experience from a caring role and how it influenced your choice of medicine
• Awareness of current medical issues in the media

Common mistakes at Manchester

• Running long and losing marks because an eight minute station still needs a shaped answer
• Describing a caring experience without saying what it changed for you
• No view on a current medical story in the news
• Repeating the same structure until answers sound mechanical

Question styles to expect at Manchester

• Tell us about a caring experience and how it shaped your choice of medicine
• Talk us through a medical story in the news and what it raises
• Is it ever right to break confidentiality
• Tell us about a time you had to persuade a group

How our Manchester Medicine Mock Interview works

The session reproduces the mmi circuit University of Manchester School of Medicine uses, so the pacing, pressure and thinking being tested match the real day.

• Five stations of eight minutes each, with a different interviewer per station
• Stations built on Manchester's published themes: communication, reasoned argument, caring experience and ethics
• A current medical issues station where you have to hold a view under questioning
• Feedback per station plus a note on whether quality held across the circuit

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 Manchester
• Recording of the session
• Written and verbal feedback scored against the domains Manchester 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 Manchester Medicine guide for 2027 entry requirements.