Medicine interviews
Thank you for applying to Oxford and congratulations on getting shortlisted for interview for A100 Medicine.
The online interview panel will consist of between two and three Hertford College tutors and the admissions criteria we will be looking to assess during your single 25-30 minute interview are listed below.
Our criteria
Personal characteristics: suitability for Medicine
- Empathy: ability and willingness to imagine the feelings of others and understand the reasons for the views of others
- Motivation: a reasonably well-informed and strong desire to practise medicine
- Communication: ability to make knowledge and ideas clear using language appropriate to the audience
- Honesty and integrity
- Ethical awareness
- Ability to work with others
- Capacity for sustained and intense work
- Alignment of individual values and behaviours with the values of the NHS Constitution.
Academic potential
- Problem-solving: critical thinking, analytical approach
- Intellectual curiosity: keenness to understand the reason for observations; depth; tendency to look for meaning; enthusiasm and curiosity in science
- Communication skills: willingness and ability to express clearly and effectively; ability to listen; compatibility with tutorial format
Logistics and technology
You will need a device with access to Microsoft Teams, a microphone and webcam to take part in the interviews. You may also find it helpful to have a pen and paper to hand during your interview. Take a look at our Online Interviews Technology page to find out more and watch an introductory video. If you have any questions or concerns about the technology set-up, you should email undergraduate.admissions@hertford.ox.ac.uk and we’ll do our best to help.
If there is a technical problem and we lose each other, we will reschedule. Do not be anxious about this – no one will be disadvantaged due to their internet connection. Remember: you should not discuss the content of your interview with anyone else until the process has been completed in January.