Interview by university
The Adelaide interview, and how to prepare for it.
University of Adelaide interviews as an MMI. This page is what is particular to Adelaide: the shape of the interview, when it falls, who is invited and what the school says it marks. The method for the format is on its own page, linked below.
The facts
- Program
- Bachelor of Medical Studies and Doctor of Medicine
- Length
- 6 years
- Campus
- Adelaide
- Interview format
- MMI. At least six stations of ten minutes each, one interviewer per station, drawn from university staff, health professionals and the wider community.
- Delivery
- Not published
- UCAT
- Required.
- Who is invited
- UCAT ANZ alone, for applicants who meet the academic minimum. The academic record is not considered when deciding who is invited.
- When
- Late in the year, after UCAT results.
Reported, not published. Recent rounds have been held online over Zoom.
Checked against health.adelaide.edu.au (opens in a new tab) on 3 October 2026. Thresholds and dates move between cycles, and the school's own page for this year is the one to trust. Every school's dates.
When will I hear back from Adelaide?
Adelaide has not published its 2027 entry offer dates yet. Offers usually come after final results, through the admissions centre for the state, and hearing nothing between the interview and the offer round is normal.
Every school's offer dates, and why the wait is so long.
My note on Adelaide
Adelaide invites on UCAT alone, and the interview then carries more weight than the UCAT in the final ranking. A strong UCAT gets you into the room, and from there the interview decides.
Preparing for an MMI
Each station is marked on its own, so the two skills that matter most are reading the prompt for what it is really asking and leaving a bad station behind in its room. Both can be practised, and both are what the stations on this site are for.
What to work on
Adelaide does not publish a list of qualities. These are the marking domains its stations most often turn on.
- Communication Do you answer the question that was asked, clearly, at the right length, and can you be understood by someone who is not a doctor?
- Ethical reasoning Can you see both sides of a dilemma, name the principle at stake, and reach a decision you can defend?
Expect to be asked why Adelaide in particular. How to answer “why do you want to study here?”
Stations to run first
These cover the areas Adelaide says it marks, or the areas its stations most often turn on. Thirty seconds to read each question, two minutes to answer it out loud.
Other schools that interview as an MMI
- Western Sydney University MMI. Late November.
- Charles Sturt University MMI. Late November.
- University of Newcastle – UNE Joint Medical Program MMI. Late in the year, in person at Newcastle or Armidale.
- Monash University MMI. Rounds in December and January, on Zoom.
- University of Queensland MMI. Mid to late November.
- University of Western Australia MMI. Late November to mid December.
- Curtin University MMI. Early December, then two rounds in January.
- Bond University MMI. March, after the psychometric round.
Other guides
- Start here What the interview is testing, and how the cycle runs.
- Timeline planner Put in your interview date and get a week by week plan.
- Pathway planner The whole road from school to consultant, drawn around your choices.
- Practice stations Real MMI stations with a two minute reading phase and a station clock.
- By university The interview at every undergraduate-entry school: format, timing, and what is marked.
- What is marked The six things every station marks, and how to practise each one.
- How to answer The questions every panel asks, what each is testing, and the follow-ups to expect.
- Question themes The subjects questions come from, from rural health to the profession, with prompts.
- Interview dates When each school sends invitations, holds interviews and makes offers this cycle.
- When you hear back Every school’s offer dates, and why the wait after the interview is so long.
- Formats What an MMI and a panel interview each are, and how to prepare for each.
- Interview soon? Days to go? What you can still book at short notice, and the prices.
- For parents Who your child is working with, and what I will not promise.
If you want a session
Thirty minutes, $40, online, and it comes off any package you go on to book. Tell me where you are applying and when the interviews are.