Liverpool Medicine and Surgery MBChB interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Liverpool interviews 95% of Medicine and Surgery MBChB applicants, online or in person, and offers a place to 37% of those interviewed.

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

At a glance

When: Expected 3 weeks between mid-Jan and mid-Feb 2027 (None after 5 Mar 2027)
Format: MMI stations, Online or in person (Healthcare professionals and Foundation Year 2 doctors (registered with a professional body, 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: School leavers ranked on UCAT total (Home applicants need SJT band 1-3; international any band) (1,795 of 1,897 last cycle)
Before it: Admissions-test ranking (UCAT for school leavers, GAMSAT for graduates), then minimum academic criteria

Before: 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 Oct 2026 (resits, subject changes, extenuating circumstances, fewer than 9 GCSEs); offers to the top interview scores, with academics, test scores and context used in borderline decisions; enhanced DBS check and occupational health check.
Interviews: Expected 3 weeks between mid-Jan and mid-Feb 2027, online or in person
Each one: With Healthcare professionals and Foundation Year 2 doctors (registered with a professional body, 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
In the room: Original certificates (as listed on the UCAS form) and photocopies, usually
They assess: "Non-academic attributes (values-based recruitment): health care career awareness and insight", in the university's own words

Applied: 1,897. Interviewed: 1,795. Offered: 661 (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.

Expected 3 weeks between mid-Jan and mid-Feb 2027 (to be confirmed).

Online or in person, as MMI stations.

95%, and 37% of those interviewed got an offer.

Admissions-test ranking (UCAT for school leavers, GAMSAT for graduates), then minimum academic criteria.