Medical School Interview / University of Leeds
University of Leeds medicine interview: the eight-station MMI
Eight stations, six minutes each, two minutes outside to read and make notes. Leeds says the offer decision depends entirely on the interview, not predicted grades or UCAT.
Updated September 2026The University of Leeds runs a face-to-face Multiple Mini Interview on campus for Medicine and Gateway to Medicine (overseas applicants interview online). There are eight stations. Outside each you get two minutes to read the station outline and questions and make brief notes; inside you have six minutes with one interviewer, who reads the instructions aloud, asks the questions, responds to you and will rephrase a question if you ask. The MMI does not test clinical or scientific knowledge; every station is marked against pre-determined standardised scoring scales for attributes such as communication, ethical reasoning and problem solving. Leeds' course page says past scenarios have included talking to a patient, explaining why you want to study medicine, and an ethical dilemma, and that they change every year. The offer decision depends entirely on interview performance. You sign a non-disclosure agreement before attending, and disclosing station content is treated as a breach of professionalism.
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Merra's Leeds practice is a spoken, MMI-style mock: five questions across Leeds' scenario types, one follow-up each, about fifteen minutes, then spoken feedback and a written report. There are no two-minute reading windows, no notes and no eight-station circuit; the patient-conversation questions are talk-throughs, not acted role-play.
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Practise the Leeds medicine interview2 free coaching sessions · available until used · no card needed · no subscriptionThe interview process
- 1Interviews run from January to March. Home applicants interview face to face on campus; overseas applicants interview online.
- 2Before attending you sign a non-disclosure agreement. Disclosing station content afterwards is a breach of professionalism; recording and taking advice from others during the process are not allowed.
- 3The MMI has eight stations. Outside each station you have two minutes to read the outline and questions and make brief notes; inside you have six minutes with one interviewer, who reads the instructions aloud and asks the questions. You can ask for a question to be rephrased.
- 4The interview does not test clinical or scientific knowledge. Stations are marked against pre-determined standardised scoring scales for attributes including communication skills, ethical reasoning and problem solving.
- 5Leeds says past scenarios have included talking to a patient, explaining why you want to study medicine and working through an ethical dilemma, and that scenarios change each year.
- 6The offer decision depends entirely on interview performance, not on predicted grades or UCAT. Leeds' own prep advice: know your personal statement, read what the Medical Schools Council says makes a good healthcare professional, follow health and social care headlines, and understand basic healthcare ethics concepts.
Interview questions
Leeds publishes example scenario types (talking to a patient, why medicine, an ethical dilemma) but not its questions. The practice questions below are Merra's, written to those types and to the attributes Leeds marks; they are not Leeds' own.
“Leeds says one past station was simply explaining why you want to study medicine. Do it in under a minute, then I'll ask what you left out.”
“What did you read or see recently about healthcare that changed how you think about the job?”
“I'm a patient who's been waiting four hours in A&E and I'm furious. Talk to me.”
“Explain to me, as an older patient, why you need to ask me the same questions the nurse just asked.”
“A friend on your course asks you to cover for them when they skip a placement day. What do you say?”
“A patient's family asks you not to tell the patient their diagnosis. What are the issues, and what would you do?”
“Give me instructions for tying a shoelace without using your hands to demonstrate.”
“Your placement team is short-staffed and two tasks land on you at once. How do you decide what to do first?”
“Should doctors be allowed to strike? Give me the strongest argument on each side.”
“The Medical Schools Council lists the qualities of a good healthcare professional. Which one do you think you'll have to work hardest on?”
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FAQs
How many stations does the Leeds medicine MMI have?
Eight, for both Medicine and Gateway to Medicine. You have six minutes inside each station and two minutes outside to read and prepare.
Does the Leeds MMI test scientific knowledge?
No. Leeds says the interview does not test clinical or scientific knowledge; stations are marked on standardised scoring scales for attributes like communication, ethical reasoning and problem solving.
What kind of scenarios does Leeds use?
Its course page says past scenarios have included talking to a patient, explaining why you want to study medicine and an ethical dilemma, and that they change every year.
Does the interview decide the offer?
Yes. Leeds says the offer decision depends entirely on interview performance, not on predicted grades or UCAT.
Is the Leeds interview in person?
Face to face on campus for home applicants, from January to March; overseas applicants interview online. You sign a non-disclosure agreement before attending.
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