Medicine interview question generator

79 original MMI and panel questions. Answer one out loud against the clock, then see what a strong answer covers.

EthicsMMI station: 2 min to plan, 6 to answer

A patient with epilepsy is still driving after being told by his doctor to stop. He refuses to tell the DVLA. What should the doctor do?

What a strong answer covers
  • Explain the risk and his legal duty to tell the DVLA, and try again to persuade him
  • If he keeps driving, GMC guidance says the doctor should promptly tell the DVLA's medical adviser, ideally telling him first and writing to him afterwards
  • Confidentiality matters, but the public interest in preventing serious harm can outweigh it

Follow-up: What if he says he will lose his job and his home?

Practise a whole station. A running clock, follow-ups that change the situation and feedback on your own words.

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All 79 questions

Ethics

  1. What are the four principles of medical ethics? Use an example.
  2. A 15-year-old asks her GP for the contraceptive pill and does not want her parents told. Should the GP prescribe it?
  3. A patient with epilepsy is still driving after being told by his doctor to stop. He refuses to tell the DVLA. What should the doctor do?
  4. A Jehovah's Witness who is an adult with capacity refuses a blood transfusion that could save her life. What should happen?
  5. What does 'capacity' mean, and how is it assessed?
  6. You see a friend on your course post a photo from a ward on social media. A patient's face is just visible in the background. What do you do?
  7. You smell alcohol on a senior doctor's breath before a morning clinic. What do you do?
  8. Should doctors and dentists ever lie to patients?
  9. Should assisted dying be legal in England and Wales?
  10. England uses an opt-out system for organ donation. Is that ethical?
  11. Should vaccination be compulsory for children?
  12. Should smokers or heavy drinkers be lower priority for treatment?
  13. There is one intensive care bed left. Two patients need it: a 30-year-old after a car crash and an 80-year-old with pneumonia. How should the decision be made?
  14. A patient gives you a £50 gift card to thank you for your care. Do you accept it?
  15. A friend copies your coursework and submits it as their own. The tutor has not noticed. What do you do?
  16. Should the sale of human organs be legal?
  17. A patient tells you a joke that is racist about another member of staff. How do you respond?
  18. What does consent mean, and what makes it valid?

NHS and hot topics

  1. What is the biggest challenge facing the NHS?
  2. The 10 Year Health Plan for England describes three shifts. What are they, and which matters most?
  3. Is it ever right for doctors to go on strike?
  4. What is a physician associate, and how should the role work alongside doctors?
  5. Should AI be used to diagnose patients?
  6. Why are patients stuck in hospital when they are well enough to leave?
  7. What is antimicrobial resistance, and what can doctors and dentists do about it?
  8. Should weight-loss injections be widely available on the NHS?
  9. From 2027 it will be illegal to sell tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. Is that the right approach?
  10. What are health inequalities? Give an example.
  11. Should the NHS charge patients who miss appointments?
  12. How is the NHS funded and run in England?
  13. Many patients now book online or use apps. Who might be left behind?
  14. What is the role of public health, and how does it differ from treating individual patients?
  15. Why do some doctors leave the NHS or move abroad?
  16. Some A&E patients are treated on trolleys in corridors. Why does this happen, and what are the risks?
  17. Should the NHS pay private hospitals to cut waiting lists?
  18. Why do people find it hard to get a GP appointment, and what would help?
  19. How does climate change affect health, and what can healthcare do about it?
  20. Should patients be able to read their GP records in the NHS App?

Role play

  1. Role play: your flatmate has failed an important exam and says they want to drop out. Talk to them.
  2. Role play: you are a volunteer on a ward. A visitor is angry that nobody has told her how her father is. Speak to her.
  3. Role play: you accidentally broke your friend's laptop, which had their coursework on it. Tell them.
  4. Role play: explain to someone with no science background how to use an inhaler.
  5. Role play: a classmate in your project group has not done their share for three weeks. Talk to them.
  6. Role play: a patient says he read online that his blood pressure tablets cause cancer and wants to stop them.
  7. Role play: a younger student you mentor tells you they are being bullied but asks you not to tell anyone.
  8. Role play: you are a receptionist. A patient arrives 25 minutes late and is told they cannot be seen today. They are upset.

How we wrote these

Every question is original: schools do not publish their own. Topics follow what UK schools say they assess: motivation, communication, teamwork, ethics and judgement. Facts in the answer notes were checked against the sources below on 4 October 2026, and again by an independent reviewer.

The clock gives a panel question 30 seconds to think and 2 minutes to answer, and a station 2 minutes to plan and 6 to answer. Schools set their own timings: find your school's format.

What do medicine interviews ask about?

Why you want to do medicine, what you learned from work experience, teamwork, ethics, the NHS, and how you communicate. MMIs add role plays and data stations.

What is an MMI?

A multiple mini interview: a circuit of short stations, each with its own interviewer and task. Most UK medical schools use MMIs; some use panel interviews.

How should I practise?

Out loud and timed. Answer first, then compare with what a strong answer covers, and try the follow-up. Recording yourself helps.

Are these the real questions?

No. Schools do not publish their questions. These are original questions on the topics they assess.

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