# Practising for Immunology (ST3) with MedMock

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

Immunology ST3 national recruitment interview, run online by Physician Higher Specialty Training. In Round 1 2026 allergy and immunology applicants sit one joint interview: two 20-minute stations with four scored questions of about 10 minutes each. Station 1 is a brief written clinical scenario, then an ethics, professionalism and governance question given verbally. Station 2 is your prepared presentation on a recent allergy or clinical immunology research paper and its discussion, then suitability and commitment. Each question is scored 1 to 5 by two interviewers, and the interview makes up 80% of the total score, with the application 20%. MedMock lets you practise it out loud against an AI interview panel, with examiner-style feedback on any station you finish.

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

- 2025 recruitment round, NHS England figures for Immunology ST3: 37 applications for 5 posts, a competition ratio of 7.40.
- Allergy and immunology hold a joint interview with recruitment managed centrally by the London Recruitment Office. An applicant to either specialty, or both, sits one single joint interview.
- The immunology interview has two stations of 20 minutes each, with a separate pair of interviewers in each station, and four scored questions of 10 minutes each.
- The four questions are a clinical scenario, an ethical, professionalism and governance question, a presentation, and a question on suitability and commitment.
- The presentation is on an interesting research paper covering a recent development or research finding relevant to allergy and/or clinical immunology. No slides or screen sharing are allowed, and the discussion with interviewers lasts approximately seven minutes.
- To be appointable, none of the eight interview scores can be 1/5, no more than two can be 2/5, and the raw interview score must be 24 or above.
- Immunology is a Group 2 specialty, requiring completion of the first two years of internal medicine training stage 1 or equivalent. It also accepts applicants from a paediatric training pathway.
- Shortlisting for immunology includes an assessment of commitment to specialty.

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

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 Immunology (ST3) dates: https://medmock.com/exams/immunology-st3#dates

## Stations you can practise

- **Clinical Scenario & Ethical Question** — Question 1 (about 10 minutes): a brief written clinical scenario in immunology to review, then the steps you would take, treatments, further information and how you would communicate with the patient, family and colleagues. Question 2 (about 10 minutes): an ethics, professionalism and governance situation given verbally, then questions on GMC Good Medical Practice.
- **Presentation & Suitability** — Question 3 (about 10 minutes): a presentation of no more than three minutes, prepared in advance with no slides (prompt cards allowed), on a recent allergy or clinical immunology research paper, then discussion of it. Question 4 (about 10 minutes): your suitability for and commitment to training in immunology, expanding on your application form.

## Sample Immunology (ST3) questions

- *Presentation & Suitability:* Why immunology, and why specifically this point in your career? What does the specialty offer that another physician specialty does not?
- *Presentation & Suitability:* What is your reflective practice when you have made a clinical decision you later disagreed with?

## Example scenarios

- *Clinical Scenario & Ethical Question:* A 25-year-old with severe CVID is refusing IgG replacement — walk us through your steps, treatments, further information you would gather, and how you would communicate; then a separate ethics question follows.
- *Presentation & Suitability:* Present a recent research paper that you find clinically important in allergy or clinical immunology — three minutes, no slides; we will then discuss your paper, then your suitability for the specialty.

## 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 Immunology 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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