Interview for Medicine MBChB

About your interview

Interviews will be in person and involve staff and students from our School of Medicine. If you are an international applicant, you may get the option of a remote interview online.

Studying Medicine requires you to understand, learn and apply a lot of content. This is why we look at your academic ability as part of the selection process for entry. However, we also need to look for a range of other characteristics that all doctors need to have. The intention of the interview is to help us assess some of these characteristics in you.

The most important skills a doctor must have are communication skills and team-working. So, your interview will have a structured group discussion. You will be assessed on:

• your ability to communicate effectively
• your ability to work within a group setting
• your personal values
• your professionalism

The interview consists of two main parts. An observed preparatory group discussion, followed by a structured interaction with an assessor.

Preparation stage

In a group with five other applicants, you'll discuss a specific scenario. You'll be given some broad points to help structure your discussion. An assessor will observe the discussion without interacting with the group. This will take around 30mins.

Assessor Discussion Stage

Your group will move to another room, where you will meet a different assessor. They will direct the conversation, framed around some of the bullet points provided.

On the day

In person interviews will take place on the School of Medicine Ninewells campus.

If you are an international applicant, you may get the option of a remote interview online. For this we use an online platform called Blackboard Collaborate. You will get a link to access your interview in your confirmation email.

Registration

Before the interview we will check your identity. Please have your photo ID with you on the day. This is required no matter if your interview is in person or online.

Dress code

You should dress smartly. School uniform is fine.

Running late

If you think you will be late for your interview, email [email protected] as soon as you can.

Managing your nerves

We realise that interviews are stressful, and we don't want this to stop you from giving your best performance. If it's obvious that you're becoming a bit flustered, we will be helpful and encouraging and put you at ease.

Invite to interview

If you are invited to interview, we will email you at the email address you used for your application. You will not be notified of an invitation via UCAS.

We release invitations to interview in phases. This depends on when your application is assessed by our admissions team. Where possible, we try to give you at least two weeks' notice.

Interview dates

We hold our in person interviews in December and online interviews in January. It is wise not to plan holidays over this period, so that you don’t miss out on an interview date.

Interview outcome

After each set of interviews we communicate some early decisions. But most applicants are notified after all interviews have finished.

Final decisions will be made by the UCAS decision date. The decision will be communicated via UCAS and to the email address you used to apply.