Newcastle Medicine: the interview
A multiple mini interview (panel for international applicants). For 2025 entry, 74% of interviewees got an offer. Below: the numbers, what the interview looks for, your personal statement and SJT band, and questions to practise.
- interviewed
- 693
- 2025 entry
- offers
- 513
- Home non-contextual applicants
- of interviewees offered
- 74%
- 2025 entry
- international, offered
- 87%
- 2025 entry
- Format
- Multiple mini interview (MMI) · Panel for international applicants
- Good to know
- The SJT band counts as one station (Band 1 = 5, Band 2 = 3, Band 3 = 1). Panel interview for international applicants.
- From interview to offer
- The final score is the academic screen score and the interview score weighted 50:50; offers go to the highest ranked.
| Entry year | Applications | Interviewed | Share interviewed | Offers | Offers per interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 990 | 693 | 70% | 513 | 74% |
For 2025 entry 74% of interviewees were offered a place. International applicants: 109 offers from 126 interviews for 2025 entry, 87%.
We have not added Newcastle’s own description of what its interview assesses yet. MMI interviews generally test motivation for medicine, communication, ethical reasoning, teamwork and what you learnt from work experience; the questions below cover each.
Read with the application
Assessed as part of the application; interviewers do not see it.
It counts at or after the interview. Band 4 is not considered. At interview the band counts as one MMI station: Band 1 scores 5, Band 2 scores 3, Band 3 scores 1.
| SJT band | Points added to one MMI station |
|---|---|
| Band 1 | 5 |
| Band 2 | 3 |
| Band 3 | 1 |
| Band 4 | Not considered |
Questions to practise
Written by MedOffr in the style of MMI stations. None is taken from Newcastle or claimed to have been asked there.
01 · Motivation
Why medicine, rather than nursing, pharmacy or becoming a physician associate?
02 · Ethics
A 15-year-old asks a GP for contraception and does not want her parents told. What should the GP weigh up?
03 · Role play
You borrowed a friend's laptop and it has stopped working. The actor is your friend: tell them.
04 · Data
This table shows A&E waiting times at two hospitals over a year. What can and can't you conclude from it?
05 · Teamwork
Tell us about a time a group you were part of was not working well. What did you do, and what would you change?
06 · Work experience
What did you see on your work experience that surprised you about a doctor's job?
07 · The NHS
What is one pressure on the NHS at the moment, and what would you do about it?
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