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InterviewMMI
University of Buckingham
WhenNumerous selection days each cycle
Key dates
- The course starts in January; the course page currently lists 2028 entry.
- Applications are currently paused because of unprecedented demand.
- The university runs numerous selection days in each admissions cycle.
- A 'Preparing for The University of Buckingham MMI' session is listed for 16 October 2026.
How the interview works
- Selection has three stages.
- Stage one is academic screening of your written application.
- Stage two is the Multiple Mini Assessment (MMA), a computer-based test made up of a series of tasks.
- Stage three is the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), also called the Objective Structured Selection Examination (OSSE).
- The MMI is a number of observed, structured selection examinations.
- MMI tasks are linked to the GMC's Good Medical Practice.
What they assess
- Analysis (MMA)
- Interpretation (MMA)
- Judgement (MMA)
- Personal attributes for practising as a doctor (MMI)
- Suitability to practise in line with Good Medical Practice
How it's scored and how offers are made
- You are invited to the MMI if your MMA grade is satisfactory.
- Exceptionally high performers may get an offer straight after the MMA.
- All other offers are made after the MMI.
- Unsuccessful applicants are told.

