Liverpool 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 Liverpool interviews for Medicine and Surgery MBChB with multiple mini interviews (MMI). Interviews are expected to run over three weeks between mid-January and mid-February 2027, with the dates still to be confirmed, and none after 5 March 2027. On the most recent figures released (2025 entry, Home applicants), 95% of applications led to an interview and 37% of interviewees received an offer. This page sets out the Liverpool medicine interview from the University's own course page and published figures: who is shortlisted, the format and timing, what the interviewers assess, how Liverpool compares with other UK medical schools, and the questions applicants have reported.
Key Takeaways
- Format: multiple mini interviews (MMI); online or in person.
- Dates: interviews are expected to run over three weeks between mid-January and mid-February 2027, with the dates still to be confirmed, and none after 5 March 2027.
- Numbers: 95% of applications led to an interview; 37% of interviewees were offered a place.
In This Article
- The Liverpool medicine interview at a glance
- Who is invited
- The format: stations, timing and interviewers
- What Liverpool assesses
- How Liverpool compares
- Questions reported at Liverpool medicine interviews
- Other medicine routes at Liverpool
- How this page was built
- What to do next
1. The Liverpool medicine interview at a glance
The University of Liverpool interviews for Medicine and Surgery MBChB with multiple mini interviews (MMI). Interviews are expected to run over three weeks between mid-January and mid-February 2027, with the dates still to be confirmed, and none after 5 March 2027. For 2025 entry (Home applicants), 95% of applications led to an interview (1,795 of 1,897), and 37% of those interviewed received an offer. That puts Liverpool among the schools that interview the largest share of applicants, so the selection happens at the interview: the median school interviews 53% of its applications.
Everything on this page is what the University of Liverpool publishes on its course and admissions pages or has released under freedom of information, read on 18 October 2026. The page on medicine interview dates by school puts Liverpool beside every other school, and medicine interview rates compares the figures.
2. Who is invited
How Liverpool chooses who to interview, as its pages describe it:
- School leavers ranked on UCAT total (Home applicants need SJT band 1-3; international any band)
- Graduates ranked on GAMSAT (at least 50 in each section)
- Top scorers then checked against minimum academic criteria, repeated until interviews are filled
- School leavers, graduates and international applicants compete separately (about 1,830, 120 and 120 interviews expected)
The other steps it describes:
- Admissions-test ranking (UCAT for school leavers, GAMSAT for graduates), then minimum academic criteria
- Personal statements and references not routinely used to choose interviewees
- Applicant Online Form A by 23 October 2026 (resits, subject changes, extenuating circumstances, fewer than nine GCSEs)
- Offers to the top interview scores, with academics, test scores and context used in borderline decisions
- Enhanced DBS check and occupational health check
3. The format: stations, timing and interviewers
| What the course page says | |
|---|---|
| Format | multiple mini interviews (MMI) |
| Mode | online or in person |
| Dates | expected three weeks between mid-January and mid-February 2027 (to be confirmed); none after 5 March 2027 |
The course page does not state the length, who interviews or whether there is a task before the interview.
An MMI is a circuit: you move from station to station, each with its own interviewer and its own task, and each is scored on its own, so a poor station does not follow you to the next.
4. What Liverpool assesses
The University of Liverpool lists the non-academic qualities the interview assesses:
- Health care career awareness and insight
- Caring for the community
- A critical, coherent and informative approach to verbal and written communication
- The values that underpin good healthcare practice
These are the criteria the stations 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 Liverpool compares
| Liverpool | Lowest UK school | Median UK school | Highest UK school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of applications interviewed | 95% | 14% | 53% | 95% |
| Share of interviewees offered a place | 37% | 14% | 68% | 88% |
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 Aberdeen (88%) and Barts (QMUL) (75%).
6. Questions reported at Liverpool medicine interviews
No question reported at Liverpool can be traced to a university page or a first-hand account; our dataset holds 65 attributed to Liverpool by preparation companies, which are not reproduced for that reason. The station types are the same across UK MMIs, so the sourced examples on MMI questions and medicine interview questions are the ones to practise with.
7. Other medicine routes at Liverpool
The University of Liverpool also interviews for Foundation to Medicine (Year 0) and Medicine and Surgery (Graduate Entry) MBChB. For Foundation to Medicine (Year 0), the course page gives the format (panel) and the dates (March to May (no more than two dates offered per applicant)). For Medicine and Surgery (Graduate Entry) MBChB, the course page gives the format (MMI) and the dates (January/February 2027).
8. How this page was built
The format, timing, dates, shortlisting and assessment criteria come from the University of Liverpool Medicine and Surgery MBChB course page, and the applications, interviews and offers from the school's freedom of information response. 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.
9. What to do next
Check the dates and the notice Liverpool gives, then prepare for the format named above and nothing else: short stations reward a clear first sentence and an example, not a build-up. 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 Liverpool medicine interview format?
Multiple mini interviews (MMI); online or in person.
When are Liverpool medicine interviews?
Interviews are expected to run over three weeks between mid-January and mid-February 2027, with the dates still to be confirmed, and none after 5 March 2027.
What percentage of applicants get a medicine interview at Liverpool?
For 2025 entry (Home applicants), 95% of applications led to an interview, and 37% of those interviewed received an offer.
What does Liverpool look for at interview?
The University of Liverpool says the interview assesses health care career awareness and insight, caring for the community, a critical, coherent and informative approach to verbal and written communication, and the values that underpin good healthcare practice.
References
- University of Liverpool: Medicine and Surgery MBChB course page - https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/medicine-and-surgery-mbchb/2027
- University of Liverpool: medicine admissions figures - https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/mbchb_medicine_admissions_statis_22