# Practising for Otolaryngology (ENT) (ST3) with MedMock

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## What is the Otolaryngology (ENT) ST3 interview, and how do you practise for it?

NHS England North East and Yorkshire national recruitment for ENT ST3: an interview of three ten-minute stations, Professional, Communication and Clinical. Professional is questions from the panel on leadership and professionalism, Communication is a role-play with a trained actor (such as breaking bad news, consent or a difficult conversation), and Clinical is based on a clinical scenario. Two interviewers assess each station; MedMock does not simulate the second interviewer. MedMock lets you practise it out loud against an AI interview panel, with examiner-style feedback on any station you finish.

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

- 2025 recruitment round, NHS England figures for Otolaryngology ST3: 243 applications for 41 posts, a competition ratio of 5.93.
- The National Recruitment Office for ENT ST3 is NHS England North East and Yorkshire, which coordinates recruitment across England and Scotland.
- In the 2026 round, the ENT interview had three ten-minute stations: professional, communication and clinical. Each was assessed independently by two interviewers.
- In the 2026 ENT interview, the communication station was a role-play scenario with a trained actor.
- In the 2026 round, ENT applicants were shortlisted using their validated self-assessment score, with a panel of clinicians reviewing the uploaded evidence.
- MRCS (ENT) is no longer an essential qualification for ENT ST3. For 2026 entry, applicants had to complete all parts of the MRCS exam by 14 April 2026, though MRCS (ENT) was still accepted.
- For 2027 entry, ENT ST3 applications open at 10am on 19th November 2026 and close at 4pm on 10th December 2026, with online interviews on 11-12 March 2027. A second round is not expected in 2027.

Sources: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/competition-ratios/2025-competition-ratios https://www.yorksandhumberdeanery.nhs.uk/recruitment/national-recruitment/national-otolaryngology-ent-st3-recruitment https://www.yorksandhumberdeanery.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/2026_ent_applicant_handbook.pdf

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: NHS England Medical Specialty Recruitment, checked 2026-09-24).
All Otolaryngology (ENT) (ST3) dates: https://medmock.com/exams/otolaryngology-ent-st3#dates

## Stations you can practise

- **Professional** — 10-minute leadership and professionalism questions; 2 minutes' reading; if a paper or topic was sent up to 7 days in advance, you may be asked to present or discuss it before questions on its content and on wider professional skills. The handbook gives no length for that presentation.
- **Communication** — Role-play with a trained actor (e.g. breaking bad news, obtaining consent, managing difficult behaviour); 2 min reading; assessed independently by two interviewers on empathy, structure, clarity, non-verbal communication, and handling of emotion.
- **Clinical** — An ENT clinical scenario discussed with the panel: how you would assess, investigate and manage the patient, and when you would escalate.

## Sample Otolaryngology (ENT) (ST3) questions

- *Professional:* Present your commitment to a long-term career in otolaryngology.
- *Communication:* A patient has a biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of mouth. You need to consent him for a wide local excision, marginal mandibulectomy, and selective neck dissection. Explain this complex procedure and its risks.

## Example scenarios

- *Professional:* You are the senior ENT trainee on call. An SHO under your supervision phones at 02:00 in distress about an emergency tracheostomy where consent was not adequately obtained. The patient is stable. Walk me through how you would manage this — tonight, in the days that follow, and as a future consultant.
- *Communication:* Counsel a 40-year-old man, with his wife in the room, about an MRI showing a 1.8 cm right cerebellopontine-angle mass consistent with a vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma). Discuss the diagnosis and the management options at a layperson's pitch.

## 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 Otolaryngology (ENT) ST3 stations?

Yes. You can pick any of the 3 stations 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.

MedMock is for adults aged 18 or over. Sign-up asks every new account to confirm it.

MedMock is a revision tool. The patients, examiners and cases are fictional and AI-generated; it is not clinical guidance and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any Royal College, the GMC, the GDC or any examining body.

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