Sheffield Graduate Entry Medicine MBChB interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Sheffield interviews 26% of Graduate Entry Medicine MBChB applicants, in person, and offers a place to 35% of those interviewed.

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

At a glance

When: 8 Jan - 4 Feb 2027
Format: MMI stations, In person (Medical educators, senior medically qualified staff, biomedical scientists, senior hospital doctors, GPs, junior hospital doctors, senior nurses, senior pharmacists, medical students and lay people)
How many: 8 MMI sections
Length: 8 stations x 8 min (typically) (8 stations)
Who's interviewed: Home life-science graduates from under-represented backgrounds who meet the WP criteria, minimum academic requirements and the UCAT minimum (1800/2700), ranked by UCAT (48 of 185 last cycle)
Before it: Widening participation form (deadline 31 Oct 2026)

Before: Widening participation form (deadline 31 Oct 2026); academic minimum (A level and degree, not ranked); UCAT minimum 1800/2700 then UCAT ranking; UCAT SJT reviewed only for invited applicants and added to the MMI section scores (total /45; 3+ in every section and the SJT prioritised); personal statements not read or scored; offers subject to references, health clearance and an enhanced DBS check.
Interviews: 8 MMI sections, 8 Jan - 4 Feb 2027, in person
Each one: 8 stations x 8 min (typically), with Medical educators, senior medically qualified staff, biomedical scientists, senior hospital doctors, GPs, junior hospital doctors, senior nurses, senior pharmacists, medical students and lay people
They assess: "Knowledge of Sheffield, medicine in a wider context, good medical practice, attitudes and values, the candidate as a person, communication skills, ethics, information processing", in the university's own words

Applied: 185. Interviewed: 48. Offered: 17 (2024).

Official sample question: At interview, you may be asked to summarise your plans for the year before you start your course.
Reported by 5 sources: Why should patients trust you?
Reported by 5 sources: What are the NHS values and why are they important?

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

8 Jan - 4 Feb 2027.

In person, as MMI stations.

8 stations x 8 min (typically). 8 MMI sections.

26%, and 35% of those interviewed got an offer.

Widening participation form (deadline 31 Oct 2026).