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University of Manchester interviews

Medicine MMI · England

How the interview runs

  1. 5 stations of 8 minutesA different interviewer in each station.

Source: bmh.manchester.ac.uk

Five short conversations

“There will be five stations, each of which is eight minutes long. You will have a different interviewer in each of the stations.”

Manchester Medical SchoolThe interview (MBChB)

University of Manchester · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

Five stations of eight minutes

A different interviewer in each.

Example

“The interview is not designed to intimidate or interrogate you. It is just a series of short conversations designed to assess your suitability for the course.”

Manchester Medical SchoolThe interview (MBChB)

University of Manchester · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

Short conversations

Not an interrogation.

Example

“we would expect you to have an informed layperson's view on aspects of medicine which are of current media interest.”

Manchester Medical SchoolThe interview (MBChB)

University of Manchester · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

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An informed layperson’s view is expected.

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