1 to 1 Surrey medicine mock interview in the mmi circuit format in Guildford, run by a current student or offer holder. Recording and written feedback, £69.
Surrey Medicine Interview Format 2027
Surrey's graduate entry BMBS interviews by MMI, run through virtual interview events, with a circuit that takes under an hour. Surrey does not publish a station count, timings or a scoring rubric, so prepare for a standard values based circuit on motivation, ethics, teamwork and communication. GAMSAT is required for most applicants, and only Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry and Natural Sciences graduates may use the UCAT instead, which is the single most common eligibility mistake here. SJT Band 4 is an automatic reject. There is no published cut-off yet because the first intake was recent. Interviews run rolling through winter and spring.
How Surrey Selects for Interview
Graduate-entry only (A101) programme. GAMSAT or UCAT is accepted, combined with degree classification; candidates need SJT Band 3 or above.
UCAT is only accepted if your degree is in Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry or Natural Sciences - all other applicants must sit the GAMSAT. Candidates with SJT Band 4 are not considered.
UCAT only accepted for specific bioscience degrees
Very limited historical data
SJT Band 4 is an automatic reject
What Does Surrey Assess at Interview?
Values based stations across a circuit lasting under an hour
Motivation for graduate entry medicine at a new school
Ethics, teamwork and communication on camera
Professional judgement
Common Surrey Medicine Interview Mistakes
You spend most of your prep on GAMSAT style reasoning and arrive unsure whether you are even eligible to use UCAT instead. Why it happens: candidates treat entry test rules as settled once they have picked one to revise for, missing that only a few named degree subjects qualify for the UCAT route.
In ethics stations you lay out both sides carefully and run out of time before landing on a decision. Why it happens: with no published station count or timing, candidates over rehearse balanced theoretical reasoning instead of practising reaching a clear answer inside an unknown but tight window.
You describe your motivation for graduate entry medicine in general terms that would fit any graduate programme, without addressing what a newer school like Surrey actually offers. Why it happens: candidates recycle one graduate entry motivation answer across several new schools instead of researching what is different about Surrey specifically.
You give a fluent verbal answer but forget the interview runs on camera, so posture and framing slip once nerves set in. Why it happens: candidates rehearse answers out loud at a desk without practising the virtual event format Surrey actually uses.
Surrey Medicine Interview Questions
Why graduate entry medicine at Surrey specifically? Why it matters: with no long track record, a weak answer recycles generic graduate entry lines while a strong one addresses what a new programme actually offers.
A patient asks you for a treatment you believe is unnecessary. What do you do? Why it matters: a strong answer reaches a clear decision quickly, since Surrey's circuit runs under an hour with limited time to hedge.
Describe a time you had to persuade a team to change course. Why it matters: weak answers describe disagreement, strong ones describe how the team actually changed direction because of you.
What have you done that shows you can cope with an intensive graduate course? Why it matters: a strong answer gives one specific example of managing pressure, not a general claim of resilience.
How to Prepare for a Surrey Medicine Interview
The session reproduces the mmi circuit University of Surrey School of Medicine uses, so the pacing, pressure and thinking being tested match the real day.
Virtual station circuit under an hour. We match Surrey's own virtual event format and timing, so you know what pacing under an hour actually feels like.
Graduate entry motivation coaching. We build a specific answer for why graduate entry at Surrey, addressing the newness of the programme directly.
Ethics stations that force a decision. Every ethics prompt is followed up until you reach a clear stance, matching how Surrey's assessors probe answers.
Feedback on judgement and delivery. Thirty minutes reviewing whether your reasoning reached a decision and how your delivery came across on camera.
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 Surrey
Recording of the session
Written and verbal feedback scored against the domains Surrey marks