Applicants may be invited to interview as part of the selection procedure. Those candidates short-listed for interview will receive a written invitation from the School to attend an interview on a specific time or date. A questionnaire will also be sent out at this time asking for further details on work and voluntary placements including contact details. Applicants would be asked to let us know as soon as possible if they require an alternative date using the contact details in the invitation letter. We will do our best to accommodate such requests but this cannot be guaranteed.
The interview allows us to further assess the non-academic criteria required, including your communication skills, and allows us to validate the information on the personal statement. On the day of interview, applicants will also have the opportunity to look around the School of Medicine and meet some of our students. Each applicant will receive a similarly structured interview. The interview structure may vary as we are presently in a transition phase from a standard to a multiple mini-interview (MMI) format so the applicant could receive either of the above. However, all applicants will receive the same interview type and will be advised in advanced of the format.
The questions and tasks in the interview are designed to gain further insight into motivation to read medicine, the applicant’s social awareness, understanding of responsibility, and communication skills. Each member of the interview panel independently scores the applicant based on their performance. The scores will be collated to achieve an overall rating of the applicant.
