Glasgow Medicine Interview 2026-27: Format, Dates, Rates

By Michael Thompson · Education Specialist; 10 years teaching the IB at Bromsgrove School · Published 26 October 2026 · Updated 28 October 2026

The University of Glasgow interviews for Medicine MBChB with a panel interview: one interview in two sections (Panel A, Panel B). Interviews run from late November 2026 to March 2027. On the most recent figures released (2025 entry), 56% of applications led to an interview and 64% of interviewees received an offer. This page sets out the Glasgow medicine interview from the University's own course page and published figures: who is shortlisted, the format and timing, what the interviewers assess, how Glasgow compares with other UK medical schools, and the questions applicants have reported.

Key Takeaways

• Format: a panel interview: one interview in two sections (Panel A, Panel B); online.
• Dates: interviews run from late November 2026 to March 2027.
• Numbers: 56% of applications led to an interview; 64% of interviewees were offered a place.

In This Article

1. The Glasgow medicine interview at a glance
2. Who is invited
3. The format: interviews, timing and interviewers
4. What Glasgow assesses
5. How Glasgow compares
6. Questions reported at Glasgow medicine interviews
7. How this page was built
8. What to do next

1. The Glasgow medicine interview at a glance

The University of Glasgow interviews for Medicine MBChB with a panel interview: one interview in two sections (Panel A, Panel B). Interviews run from late November 2026 to March 2027. For 2025 entry, 56% of applications led to an interview (1,128 of 2,001), and 64% of those interviewed received an offer. That puts Glasgow in the middle of UK medical schools at the interview stage: the median school interviews 53% of its applications.

Everything on this page is what the University of Glasgow publishes on its course and admissions pages, read on 18 October 2026. The page on medicine interview dates by school puts Glasgow beside every other school, and medicine interview rates compares the figures.

2. Who is invited

How Glasgow chooses who to interview, as its pages describe it:

• Applicants passing screening (minimum academics, satisfactory personal statement and reference) are allocated interviews by UCAT score
• The lowest score considered can differ by applicant group (Home, rest of the UK, International)

The other steps it describes:

• UCAT required, SJT not considered, interview threshold varies by applicant group
• Personal statement and reference screened
• Final decision solely on interview performance
• Offers subject to health and police or PVG checks

3. The format: interviews, timing and interviewers

The course page does not state whether there is a task before the interview.

A panel interview is one conversation with the same interviewers throughout, so the thread of what you say matters across the whole interview rather than station by station.

4. What Glasgow assesses

The University of Glasgow lists the qualities the interview assesses:

• Panel A: motivation to become a doctor, teamwork
• Panel B: communication and an ethical scenario

These are the criteria the interviewers score against, and the reason to prepare examples from your own experience that show each one, rather than a speech about wanting to be a doctor.

5. How Glasgow compares

The comparison is across the 32 UK medical schools that publish or have released interview counts for their standard-entry course (27 of them also give offers); the figures are applications, not people, because every applicant has up to four medicine choices. The nearest schools by interview share are Hull York (56%) and UCL (58%).

6. Questions reported at Glasgow medicine interviews

No question reported at Glasgow can be traced to a university page or a first-hand account; our dataset holds 74 attributed to Glasgow by preparation companies, which are not reproduced for that reason. The sourced examples on medicine interview questions cover the motivation, ethics and teamwork questions a panel asks.

7. How this page was built

The format, timing, dates, shortlisting and assessment criteria come from the University of Glasgow Medicine MBChB course page, and the applications, interviews and offers from the school's own admissions figures. Each page was read on 18 October 2026 and the figures exported on 21 October 2026; nothing is estimated, and where the school does not publish a figure the page says so. Interview arrangements change between cycles, so the course page is the final word and this page is the comparison.

8. What to do next

Check the dates and the notice Glasgow gives, then prepare for the format named above and nothing else: a panel rewards a thread you can hold for the whole conversation. Work through the assessment list and write one example from your own experience against each criterion. Then practise out loud and timed, with someone who will play the interviewer. The guide to how to get into medicine covers the UCAT and the four-choice rule, and the hub page on Oxbridge and medicine interviews 2026 links every interview page on this site.

FAQ

What is the Glasgow medicine interview format?

A panel interview: one interview in two sections (Panel A, Panel B); online. The course page gives the length: 30 minutes in total.

When are Glasgow medicine interviews?

Interviews run from late November 2026 to March 2027.

What percentage of applicants get a medicine interview at Glasgow?

For 2025 entry, 56% of applications led to an interview, and 64% of those interviewed received an offer.

What does Glasgow look for at interview?

Glasgow's interview has two panels: Panel A covers motivation to become a doctor and teamwork, and Panel B covers communication and an ethical scenario.

References

• University of Glasgow: Medicine MBChB course page - https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/medicine/
• University of Glasgow: medicine admissions figures - https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_1233096_smxx.pdf