# Practising for Audiovestibular Medicine (ST3) with MedMock

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## What is the Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 interview, and how do you practise for it?

Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 national recruitment interview, run online by Physician Higher Specialty Training: two 20-minute stations, each with two questions of about 10 minutes. Station 1 is a brief written clinical scenario, with communication marked during that question only, then an ethics, professionalism and governance situation given verbally. Station 2 is a written ethical scenario, then suitability and commitment to the specialty. MedMock lets you practise it out loud against an AI interview panel, with examiner-style feedback on any station you finish.

## About Audiovestibular Medicine (ST3) recruitment (official sources, checked 2026-10-13)

- 2025 recruitment round, NHS England figures for Audiovestibular Medicine ST3: 32 applications for 2 posts, a competition ratio of 16.00.
- The lead recruiter for audiovestibular medicine is the London Recruitment Office.
- The interview has two stations and four questions of 10 minutes each. Applicants are marked on the four questions and on communication skills, giving five scored areas, and the interview takes approximately 50 minutes.
- Besides the clinical scenario and a suitability and commitment question, the interview has two ethics-related questions: one on ethical, professionalism and governance issues, and a separate ethical scenario given to review beforehand.
- The interview score is weighted: clinical scenario 2.0, communication 1.5, professionalism and governance 1.5, ethical scenario 1.0, and suitability and commitment 2.0, with a raw interview score out of 50.
- Audiovestibular medicine accepts applicants from general practice, otolaryngology (ENT) and paediatrics as well as core-level physician training. Non-physician applicants need the basic specialty professional examination.
- Commitment to specialty is not assessed at shortlisting. The application is scored purely through the self-assessment scoring framework, and commitment is assessed at interview.

Sources: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/competition-ratios/2025-competition-ratios https://www.phstrecruitment.org.uk/specialties/audiovestibular-medicine

Recruitment dates: Applications 19 November 2026 to 10 December 2026 (national Round 2); Interviews within the national Round 2 window, 11 January 2027 to 9 April 2027 (source: Physician Higher Specialty Training Recruitment (PHST), checked 2026-09-24).
All Audiovestibular Medicine (ST3) dates: https://medmock.com/exams/audiovestibular-medicine-st3#dates

## Stations you can practise

- **Station 1** — Question 1 (about 10 minutes): a brief written clinical scenario to review, for example sudden sensorineural hearing loss, Ménière's disease or a vestibular schwannoma, then the steps you would take, treatments, further information and communication. Communication is marked only during this question. Question 2 (about 10 minutes): an ethics, professionalism and governance situation given verbally, then questions on GMC Good Medical Practice.
- **Station 2** — Question 1 (about 10 minutes): a brief written ethical scenario to review, then discussion of its moral, ethical and legal issues. Question 2 (about 10 minutes): your suitability for and commitment to training in audiovestibular medicine, expanding on your application form.

## Sample Audiovestibular Medicine (ST3) questions

- *Station 1:* A mother describes chronic foul-smelling discharge from her 9-year-old son's left ear over several months, with otoscopy revealing an attic retraction pocket with debris. How would you manage this presentation?
- *Station 2:* A grateful patient who received a successful cochlear implant offers you an expensive gift after her operation, saying she wants to thank you personally rather than the whole team. What are the issues here and how would you approach this?

## Example scenarios

- *Station 1:* A 45-year-old presents with a 36-hour history of severe right-sided sensorineural hearing loss. Discuss your workup and management.
- *Station 2:* A 75-year-old with bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss is refusing cochlear implant evaluation, against his family's wishes. What are the ethical issues? Then: what have you done to test your commitment to audiovestibular medicine?

## How a practice session works

1. **Choose a station** — Choose the kind of question or scenario you want to rehearse — ethics, motivation, a role-play, and more.
2. **Have the conversation** — Speak naturally, out loud. The AI interviewer listens and asks the demanding follow-ups, just as a real interviewer would.
3. **Get instant feedback** — The moment you finish, you get specific, examiner-style feedback and a score — what you did well, what cost you marks, and precisely what to fix before the next attempt.

## Price

Start with a one-off £5 taster: 30 credits (30 minutes of speaking practice), not a subscription. After that, or instead, £69 per month for 350 credits. One credit is one minute of spoken practice, or two typed exchanges, and where the examiner or patient speaks first, that opening line is free. Examiner scorecards, mark schemes and model answers for finished sessions are included at no extra credit cost. Cancel at any time. Full details: https://medmock.com/pricing

## Frequently asked questions

### How does the feedback work?

When you finish a station you can have it marked, and the scorecard comes back in seconds — what you did well, what cost you marks, and exactly what to work on next. Scorecards, mark schemes and model answers are included at no extra credit cost.

### Can I practise specific Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 stations?

Yes. You can pick either station to drill a weak area, or run a mixed set to simulate the real interview.

### How much does it cost?

You can start with a one-off £5 taster: 30 credits, which is 30 minutes of speaking practice, with no subscription. After that, or at any time, you can choose a monthly plan, which includes a monthly credit allowance. Current prices are on the pricing page.

## About MedMock

MedMock is a web app for practising the spoken parts of UK medical and dental exams and interviews out loud. The candidate talks; an AI patient, examiner or interview panel answers in real time by voice; and when the station ends MedMock marks the performance against that exam's assessment domains and shows the model answer.

It covers 104 spoken exams and interviews — OSCEs, vivas, structured oral exams, simulated consultations, and specialty-training and consultant interviews. It does not cover written or multiple-choice papers, and it is not a question bank.

It was founded by Mr Sam Nahas, MBBS BSc MEd FRCS (Tr & Orth), a practising consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the UK, with co-founder and CTO Arjan Jandu. It is operated by VirtualPatients Ltd (company no. 16303492).

Pricing: a one-off £5 taster of 30 credits to try it (not a subscription, one per account), and a monthly subscription from £20 to £129 depending on the exam (student exams cost least, fellowship exit exams and consultant interviews most), or £199 to £275 for the Intensive plans, which carry more credits. One credit is one minute of spoken practice, or two typed exchanges, and where the examiner or patient speaks first, that opening line is free. Examiner scorecards, mark schemes and model answers for finished sessions are included at no extra credit cost. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.

It runs in a web browser on a laptop or phone; spoken practice needs a microphone. There is no public demo: practice needs an account with credits, usually from the taster or a monthly plan.

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