1 to 1 UCLan medicine mock interview in the 8-station mmi format in Preston, run by a current student or offer holder. Recording and written feedback, £69.
UCLan Medicine Interview Format 2027
UCLan runs a values based MMI, most recently six to eight stations of around five to seven minutes covering motivation, communication, ethics, teamwork, reflection, role play and an information gathering or data station, with no academic knowledge tested. Home applicants interview in person in Preston and international applicants are offered an online circuit. UCAT works as a threshold rather than a strict ranking here, so a moderate score above the line with a strong overall profile is workable, and SJT Band 4 is heavily penalised. The most recent published figures rescaled to 2,700 were a lowest non contextual invite around 1,800, a contextual invite around 1,614 and an average around 1,910. Interviews run November to March on a rolling basis.
How UCLan Selects for Interview
After academic minimum, UCAT alone determines interview shortlist - thresholds have been rising year on year.
All figures below are converted to the 2027 entry scale of 2700 (the old 3600 scale is no longer used). 2025 entry actuals, rescaled: lowest UCAT invited among non-contextual UK applicants 1800 (was 2400/3600), average invited 1910 (was 2545/3600), lowest offer 1733 (was 2310/3600), average offer 2050 (was 2618/3600). Treat 1800 as the minimum that got an invite, not a target: the average invited was around 1910.
Typical academic offer: AAA in at least two science subjects including Chemistry (2027 entry data).
UCLan Medicine Interview: What to Watch Out For
UCAT threshold has risen sharply year on year
Heavy international intake
Any resits must be taken in the same academic year
What Does UCLan Assess at Interview?
Six to eight values based stations of five to seven minutes
Role play and an information gathering or data station
Motivation for UCLan and for Preston
Reflection, with no academic knowledge tested
Common UCLan Medicine Interview Mistakes
You relax your interview preparation because your UCAT score sits comfortably above what you believe is needed. Why it happens: UCLan uses UCAT as a threshold rather than a ranking, so candidates who clear it wrongly assume the interview now matters less, when it still carries full weight.
In the information gathering station you start giving advice within the first minute, before you have asked enough questions to understand the situation. Why it happens: with only five to seven minutes per station, candidates feel pressure to demonstrate a solution quickly and skip the listening phase that is actually being scored.
You give a teamwork example about people similar to you and never address working across real difference. Why it happens: candidates prepare a generic teamwork story without researching that UCLan's cohort and patient population are notably international.
You give a values based answer that would satisfy the station brief but arrive holding SJT Band 4, unaware it is heavily penalised. Why it happens: preparation time goes into rehearsing the six to eight stations themselves, and the SJT scoring detail gets checked too late.
UCLan Medicine Interview Questions
Gather the information you need from this person, then advise them. Why it matters: a weak answer jumps to advice too soon, a strong one asks enough questions first, since UCLan's stations run only five to seven minutes.
Why UCLan, and why train in Preston? Why it matters: a strong answer shows genuine interest in the course and city, not a generic Northern medical school answer.
Tell us about a time you worked with people from very different backgrounds to you. Why it matters: UCLan has a notably international cohort, so a strong answer shows real comfort working across difference.
How would you handle a patient who does not speak English well? Why it matters: a strong answer focuses on practical steps to communicate clearly and respectfully, not just good intentions.
How to Prepare for a UCLan Medicine Interview
The session reproduces the mmi circuit University of Lancashire School of Medicine uses, so the pacing, pressure and thinking being tested match the real day.
Six to eight station circuit. Timed at five to seven minutes each, matching UCLan's real values based MMI format exactly.
Information gathering and role play stations. Every run includes both, since UCLan tests these specifically alongside standard values questions.
Question asking drills. We train you to ask enough questions before giving advice, since time pressure often pushes candidates the other way.
Feedback on values evidence and fit. Thirty minutes reviewing whether your examples were specific and your motivation for UCLan and Preston was genuine.
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 UCLan
Recording of the session
Written and verbal feedback scored against the domains UCLan marks