Lancaster Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year MBChB interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Lancaster interviews 30% of Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year MBChB applicants, online, and offers a place to 61% of those interviewed.

Figures from lancaster.ac.uk, checked 18 October 2026.

At a glance

When: January and February (At least two weeks' notice of the individual MMI date)
Format: MMI stations, Online (Trained interviewers: university staff, NHS clinicians, GPs, patient and public representatives, medical students)
Length: Most stations 5 min
Who's interviewed: UK applicants meeting at least two Widening Participation criteria and the academic requirements, ranked on overall UCAT score with preference to SJT bands 1-3 (for 2027 the policy anticipates the top 8 deciles, SJT 1-4) (59 of 199 last cycle)
Before it: Stage 1 academic screen (A104: GCSE requirements and predicted ABB-BBC)

Before: Stage 1 academic screen (A104: GCSE requirements and predicted ABB-BBC); Stage 2 UCAT ranking; personal statement not scored; offers to the highest overall MMI scores; fitness to practise: Occupational Health assessment after interview, enhanced DBS
Interviews: January and February, online
Each one: Most stations 5 min, with Trained interviewers: university staff, NHS clinicians, GPs, patient and public representatives, medical students
In the room: Short interview stations
They assess: "Skills, values and attributes needed to study and practise medicine", in the university's own words

Applied: 199. Interviewed: 59. Offered: 36 (2026 entry (2025-26 cycle)).

Official sample question: Why do you want to study medicine?
Official sample question: Some stations will consist of a short interview, where you may be asked questions about your career choice, work experience or suitability for a medical career.
Official sample question: At others, you may be asked to read a paragraph or watch a video clip, take some notes and then discuss at a subsequent station.

Every question reported for this course is open with a free account.

January and February.

Online, as MMI stations.

Most stations 5 min.

30%, and 61% of those interviewed got an offer.

Stage 1 academic screen (A104: GCSE requirements and predicted ABB-BBC).