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InterviewMMI
Lancaster University (Lancaster Medical School)
Time per stationAbout 5 min (most)
WhenJan–Feb 2027
Interviews and offers in recent years
599interviewed (2025 entry)
334offers made
About 56%of interviewees received an offer
| Entry | Applicants | Interviewed | Offers | Offers from waiting list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 entry | 986 | 599 | 334 | 20 |
| 2024 entry | 1,268 | 606 | 267 | 9 |
| 2023 entry | 1,270 | 381 | 180 | 36 |
| 2022 entry | 1,225 | 453 | 182 | 9 |
What these figures cover: MBChB A100, UK and international combined. Waiting-list offers are places filled from the reserve list.
Figures are as published by the university or released under Freedom of Information. Definitions differ between schools, so compare with care. A dash means the figure was not published.
Key dates
- Interviews usually take place in January and February.
- You should get at least two weeks' notice of your individual MMI date.
- Detailed information about the MMI is sent one week before your interview.
- Interviewed candidates are usually told the outcome by the end of March.
How the interview works
- Interviews are Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) held online via Microsoft Teams.
- The MMI has several assessed stations, and most last about 5 minutes.
- Some stations are short interviews about your career choice, work experience or suitability for medicine.
- At some stations you read a paragraph or watch a video, take notes, then discuss it at a later station.
- Some stations assess communication or group work.
- Interviewers include university staff, NHS clinicians, local GPs, patient and public representatives and current medical students.
- All interviewers are trained.
What they assess
- Motivation and career choice
- Insight from work experience
- Suitability for medicine
- Communication
- Group work
How it's scored and how offers are made
- Each station is scored against clearly defined criteria.
- Interviewers can also flag concerns about a candidate.
- If there are no concerns, the applicants with the highest overall scores receive offers.
- No applicant is offered a place without being interviewed.