Barts and The London Medicine: the interview
A panel interview (online, about 20 minutes). For 2023 entry, 57% of interviewees got an offer. Below: the numbers, what the interview looks for, your personal statement and SJT band, and questions to practise.
- interviewed
- 1,070
- 2023 entry
- offers
- 613
- Home applicants
- of interviewees offered
- 57%
- 2023 entry
- international, offered
- 24%
- 2023 entry
- Format
- Panel interview · Online, about 20 minutes
- When
- Online, between January and February.
- In detail
- An online panel interview of about 20 minutes.
- Who interviews
- Two selectors, usually senior academic or clinical staff and sometimes a lay selector; Queen Mary's FOI response describes them as a mix of academic, professional, research and technical staff.
- How it is scored
- Out of 100, from the two selectors. Each area is marked out of 10: 10 is exceptional, 8 to 9.5 excellent (every question answered very well), 6 to 7.5 good (a slight reservation, or answers that needed prompting), 4 to 5.5 average (questions not fully answered).
- From interview to offer
- The SJT band is added to the interview score: Band 1 adds 2 points, Band 2 adds 1, Band 3 adds nothing. Offers may also consider the tariff and UCAT.
| Entry year | Applications | Interviewed | Share interviewed | Offers | Offers per interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,017 | 1,070 | 53% | 613 | 57% |
For 2023 entry 57% of interviewees were offered a place, about 1 in 2. International applicants: 33 offers from 137 interviews for 2023 entry, 24%.
| Interview scores, out of 100 | Mean | Median | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 75 | 78.5 | 26.5 | 99.5 |
| 2024 | 74.5 | 76 | 23 | 100 |
From Queen Mary's FOI response. Earlier cycles are left out because the scoring changed from 2023.
- Motivation, and the reality of a career in medicine
- Initiative, resilience and maturity
- Teamwork
- Organisation and problem solving
- Contribution to university life
- Communication skills
Not scored
Not assessed.
It counts at or after the interview. Band 4 is rejected at the first screen. After interview Band 1 adds 2 points and Band 2 adds 1.
| SJT band | Points added to the interview score |
|---|---|
| Band 1 | 2 |
| Band 2 | 1 |
| Band 3 | 0 |
| Band 4 | Not considered |
Questions to practise
Written by MedOffr in the style of a panel interview. None is taken from Barts and The London or claimed to have been asked there.
01 · Motivation
Why do you want to be a doctor, and why here?
02 · Your statement
You wrote about volunteering at a care home. What did you learn there about communicating with patients?
03 · Insight
What makes a good doctor? Which of those qualities do you still need to work on?
04 · Resilience
Tell us about a setback and how you dealt with it.
05 · Ethics
Should patients who smoke be treated last for smoking-related illness?
06 · Teamwork
Who else works in a hospital team, and what do they do that a doctor cannot?
Where this comes from
- Queen Mary's interview pages for the current cycle, supplied by the site owner on 9 October 2026.
- Queen Mary FOI response: interview panel, scoring and interview scores for the 2023 and 2024 cycles, supplied by the site owner.
Compiled 9 October 2026. The figures are reproduced as tables and charts so nothing has to be downloaded. Check Barts and The London’s current pages before you apply; they win if anything here differs.
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