Liverpool Medicine and Surgery (Graduate Entry) MBChB interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Liverpool interviews 37% of Medicine and Surgery MBChB applicants, in person, and offers a place to 54% of those interviewed.

Figures from liverpool.ac.uk, checked 2 November 2026.

At a glance

When: January/February 2027
Format: MMI stations, In person (Healthcare professionals and Foundation Year 2 doctors (registered, licensed to practise in the UK), University of Liverpool academic staff, and healthcare professionals retired from clinical practice within the last three years who remain registered)
Who's interviewed: Home graduates only (108 of 293 last cycle)
Before it: GAMSAT minimum 50 per component

Before: GAMSAT minimum 50 per component; points-based ranking; A101 applicant online Form B (supporting statement up to 1000 characters, evidence of experience) by 22 Oct; personal statements not routinely used to choose interviewees; offers usually on a competitive interview score; enhanced criminal record check and occupational health check.
Interviews: January/February 2027, in person
Each one: With Healthcare professionals and Foundation Year 2 doctors (registered, licensed to practise in the UK), University of Liverpool academic staff, and healthcare professionals retired from clinical practice within the last three years who remain registered
They assess: "Non-academic attributes: health care career awareness and insight", in the university's own words

Applied: 293. Interviewed: 108. Offered: 58 (2025 entry).

Reported question: When, if ever, is it acceptable to breach confidentiality?
Reported question: What do you think will be the hardest part of training to be a doctor?
Reported question: How would you communicate with a patient who does not speak English?

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

January/February 2027.

In person, as MMI stations.

37%, and 54% of those interviewed got an offer.

GAMSAT minimum 50 per component.