Imperial College London
Imperial's MBBS/BSc Medicine (A100) is a six-year course with an integrated BSc, reflecting the school's strong emphasis on research and science. Clinical placements are based across a large network of London hospitals and community settings, giving exposure to a diverse urban population. Interview performance carries considerable weight in offer decisions.
MMI
The interview
Imperial uses a multiple mini-interview (MMI); for 2026 entry there were six stations, with about five minutes to answer the questions at each. Stations cover teamwork and leadership, motivation to study medicine, understanding of the role of a doctor, empathy and breaking bad news, ethics and values scenarios, and data interpretation. Each station is scored for content (out of 6) and communication (out of 4), and combined scores are compared against thresholds to decide offers. Your invitation will confirm whether the MMI is in person or online. Shortlisting uses the UCAT and academic record.
What they look for
- Insight into the doctor's role and the realities of a medical career.
- Teamwork and leadership shown through reflective examples.
- Empathy and skilled communication, including delivering bad news.
- Sound ethical reasoning.
- Accurate, calm interpretation of data.
Typical question themes
- Why medicine and understanding of the doctor's role
- Teamwork and leadership examples
- Breaking bad news role-play
- Ethics scenarios
- Data interpretation (graphs, tables, simple statistics)
Values you'll see
- Science and research-led medicine
- Teamwork and leadership
- Communication and empathy
How to prepare
- Practise each station type under timed conditions.
- Prepare two or three flexible teamwork and leadership examples you can adapt.
- Rehearse breaking bad news with a friend playing the actor.
- Practise reading graphs aloud: describe, quantify, explain, caveat.
- Remember communication is scored separately — structure and clarity count.