Oxford Medicine interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Oxford interviews 29% of Medicine applicants, online.

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

At a glance

When: Mon 14 or Tue 15 Dec 2026 (Invitations usually mid-Nov to early Dec)
Format: Panel interview, Online (Oxford academic tutors (may include Fellows, Junior Research Fellows, graduate academics), typically two per interview)
How many: Interviews at 2 colleges
Length: 25-30 min (Hertford College's single interview)
Who's interviewed: Shortlisted applicants only (around 425 a year): contextualised GCSE score + normalised UCAT (50:50) gives a preliminary shortlist
Before it: UCAT required of all applicants (used in shortlisting)

Before: UCAT required of all applicants (used in shortlisting); personal statement one component of interview selection, may be used at interview; no written work; offers subject to immunisation, GMC fitness-to-practise and DBS requirements
Interviews: Interviews at 2 colleges, Mon 14 or Tue 15 Dec 2026, online
Each one: 25-30 min (Hertford College's single interview), with Oxford academic tutors (may include Fellows, Junior Research Fellows, graduate academics), typically two per interview
They assess: "Understanding of the science underpinning medicine and skills in scientific enquiry", in the university's own words

Official sample question: How have vets' lives changed in the last 30 years?
Official sample question: What makes a good doctor?
Official sample question: Would you give a 60-year-old woman IVF treatment?

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Mon 14 or Tue 15 Dec 2026.

Online, as a panel interview.

25-30 min (Hertford College's single interview). Interviews at 2 colleges.

29%.

UCAT required of all applicants (used in shortlisting).