Free medicine guides
How to get into medicine: your complete UK guide
Applying to medical school? This hub walks you through every stage of the journey, from entry requirements and the UCAT to work experience, your personal statement and interviews, with clear, school-by-school guides for medicine applicants.
Free to read, written for the current cycle by NHS doctors who teach medical school admissions.
Actors in MMI Interview Stations - Some tips
Some students have been asking us about the actors that are used in MMI stations. They can simulate any third party, for example a patient, a friend or even a stranger. The subject of the station might not even be medical. Remember St Georges have indicated on their website they have a station involving you speaking to your neighbour having run over her cat.
Actors in MMI Interview Stations - Some tips
Some students have been asking us about the actors that are used in MMI stations. They can simulate any third party, for example a patient, a friend or even a stranger. The subject of the station might not even be medical. Remember St Georges have indicated on their website they have a station involving you speaking to your neighbour having run over her cat.
The St George's Medical School Interview – MMI STATIONS REVISION
Got an Interview at St George's medical school? Going through UCAS Clearing? We go through how to prepare for this MMI Interview.
Veterinary medicine – more complex questions - financial and ethical considerations
We taught several students last year who were applying for veterinary medicine. The interviews tended to focus on broadly the same domains as medical school interviews. However, there are some important considerations. One of these is the financial impact of care. Whilst this is increasing becoming a consideration in deciding which treatments the NHS can fund, you are more likely to be exposed to such a consideration in a veterinary school MMI interview.
Medical School Interview - Communication Skills Stations
Medical schools are increasingly using live actors in MMI stations. A common scenario is where you have to use your initiative to resolve a conflict or a dilemma. From our knowledge of such assessments, the actor usually is briefed before the station and will have been told how to respond to what candidates say. They will usually not give away any information unless they are specifically asked.
From reading to ready
The guides tell you what to expect. Practice is what gets you the offer.
Knowing a medical school's format is the starting point, not the finish line. The applicants who perform on the day are the ones who have practised out loud, under pressure, with honest feedback, long before the real interview.
Read the guides
Understand the format, timing and topics for each of your chosen medical schools.
Practise properly
Rehearse real MMI and panel stations in small groups with NHS doctors, not just notes on a page.
Walk in ready
Turn preparation into performance, so nothing on the day catches you off guard.
Blue Peanut interview course
Give yourself the best shot at a medical school offer
The guides show you what to expect. Our interview course is where you practise it, taught in small groups by NHS doctors, with realistic MMI stations and feedback on every one. Add a mock MMI circuit to prepare under full exam conditions.
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