Internal Medicine Training mock interviews
Practise the real IMT interview with NHS doctors who have sat it, and get your feedback at the end of the call.
Interviewers
The IMT interview
Online, about 30 minutes in all. Two interviewers mark each area from 1 to 5, communication included in both stations, for a raw score out of 70; 3 is the level expected of someone ready for IMT.
2
Stations
7
Marked areas
11 min
Each station
1 to 5
Each mark
Station 1: your application and ethics
11 minutesApplication and achievements2 minutes
A two-minute presentation giving an overview of your achievements to date most relevant to becoming an internal medicine trainee. No visual aids.
Suitability for IMTThen questions
Questions about your suitability to be an internal medicine trainee, which may include clarifying questions about your achievements and application.
Ethics, professionalism and governanceUp to 5 minutes
A hypothetical situation, not given in advance, put to you verbally, then where time allows questions on GMC Good Medical Practice principles.
CommunicationMarked throughout
The clarity and structure of your presentation, and how well you communicate with the interviewers throughout the station.
Station 2: a clinical scenario
11 minutesClinical scenarioUp to 10 minutes
A clinical scenario is read to you, then up to 10 minutes of questions on investigations, diagnosis and management.
Handover1 minute
A one-minute handover of the patient to a colleague.
CommunicationMarked throughout
How you would communicate with patients, colleagues and others in the scenario, and with the interviewers.
From IMT Recruitment’s published format, which has the full detail.
How it is marked
Two interviewers each give every area a mark from 1 to 5. A 3 is the level expected of someone ready for IMT.
1: Poor
Not considered appointable
Application and achievements: Achievements well below those expected for your experience or circumstances, and/or little relevance to being an IM trainee.
2: Area for concern
Performed below the level expected during F2: possibly unappointable, subject to discussion and performance in other areas
Application and achievements: Achievements below those expected for your experience or circumstances, and/or little relevance to being an IM trainee.
3: Satisfactory
Performed at the level expected during F2: suitable for appointment
Application and achievements: Achievements in line with your experience or circumstances, with at least some relevance to being an IM trainee.
4: Good
Performed at the level expected on completion of F2: suitable for appointment
Application and achievements: Achievements above expectations for your experience or circumstances, with good relevance to being an IM trainee.
5: Excellent
Performed at the level expected at IMT or above: suitable for appointment
Application and achievements: Achievements significantly above expectations for your experience or circumstances, with high relevance to being an IM trainee.
What each area is worth
Each area gets two marks out of 5, one from each interviewer, so up to 10. Some areas count for more, so their marks are multiplied.
Your interview score
The last column added up: up to 96, 60 from station 1 and 36 from station 2.
To be appointable
Your marks added up, with nothing multiplied, must come to 42 or more out of 70. And no mark of 1, and no more than two marks of 2.
Frequently asked questions
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