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Clinical Radiology ST3 • 2027 Interview

The 2027 Clinical Radiology ST3 Interview Revision Platform: Question Bank, Live Practice and Mocks with Other Candidates

The Medibuddy Clinical Radiology ST3 Question Bank includes over 60 scenarios that closely mirror the real interview, each with a model answer written/edited by high-scoring candidates who sat the Clinical Radiology ST3 interview in 2026.

However, knowing a strong answer isn't the same as delivering it well under pressure, which is why we provide:

  • Study Groups with candidates across the country
  • Unlimited Live Mocks with real people
  • Peer Feedback on your mocks from a wide range of candidates

10 years’ experience preparing doctors for interviews

Users of the Medibuddy Clinical Radiology ST3 Revision Platform have secured some of the most competitive training jobs in recent rounds. Ask around, there's a good chance the trainees in the year above you used us too.

Always up to date

Did you know the interviews change every year? That's why we review and update every Question Bank on the platform twice a year, so you know you're always practising with scenarios based on the latest interview structure.

Network and practise real interview scenarios with other candidates

Question Bank

See every scenario, and how to answer it well

Over 60 scenarios across both interview stations, which tell you exactly how to respond to each question.
Study Groups

Connect with candidates across the country

Most people only ever practise with one or two friends. Study Groups connect you with candidates right across the country sitting the same Clinical Radiology ST3 interview.
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Practise interview technique with different candidates

Arrange or get matched on demand with other candidates and run real scenarios out loud under interview conditions. Those who practise with the widest range of people tend to score the highest.
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Reviewed by candidates across the platform

Submit your recorded mocks to candidates across the platform and get honest, varied feedback. Reviewing other people's mocks teaches you just as much.

The question bank, and other candidates to practise with, all in one platform.

Clinical Radiology ST3 Revision Platform • £144.99

Gain access to over 60 scenarios across both stations, and collaborate with other candidates through Study Groups, Live Mocks and Peer Feedback.
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What candidates say

Scored well, secured their post

A few of the candidates who prepared with us for the Clinical Radiology ST3 interview.

Verified candidateInterviewed 2026
"The image review scenarios were pitched exactly right. Having a systematic approach ready meant I could describe and interpret a scan calmly under pressure."
Secured first-choice deanery
Verified candidateInterviewed 2026
"Practising the prioritisation and experience questions out loud with other candidates was the single most useful thing I did before the day."
Ranked highly
Part 1 • See the questions

The Medibuddy 2027 Clinical Radiology ST3 Question Bank

The interview is two 15-minute stations, subdivided into sections across six assessment areas, and each part is tightly timed, so you have a limited window to deliver the high-scoring answers you need to do well. That means every point has to land, and knowing how to structure each answer is essential. That's why each of our 60-plus scenarios comes with a model answer, written by candidates who scored highly in the 2026 Clinical Radiology ST3 interview, so you know exactly how to approach every question the interviewers throw your way.
What's inside

What's included in the Clinical Radiology ST3 Question Bank

There's nothing worse than getting to the interview and being handed a scenario you've never seen before. The panel assesses six areas across the two stations, from image review to prioritisation, so the safest approach is to revise across all of them. We provide scenarios for every part of the interview, including the common ones and the more unusual cases that have come up before, so you don't get caught out.

Image Review

On-call image interpretation, from acute pathology to describing and communicating a finding, each with a worked answer showing a safe, systematic approach.

Prioritisation & On-Call Triage

Worklist triage and managing a busy on-call, with model answers that show safe, logical decision-making under time pressure.

Radiology Experience

Questions on the modalities you've covered, your on-call exposure, procedures and Alternative Certificate competencies, with guidance on how to present your experience.

Teamwork, Leadership & Pressure

Scenarios on radiation incidents, wrong-patient errors and raising concerns, with structured answers that show teamwork, leadership and composure under pressure.
Reflecting how radiology is really assessed
The interview has two stations and is split into six areas: radiology experience, prioritisation, image review, coping under pressure, teamwork and leadership. Our scenarios are built to match these areas.
Try it

Try an example Clinical Radiology ST3 question

A medical SHO calls you about a CT pulmonary angiogram performed on a 62-year-old woman with acute pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness, three weeks after a hip replacement. She is tachycardic and hypoxic but haemodynamically stable.

The images are on PACS for you to review.

How would you approach this?

Question
Before interpreting, how do you confirm the CTPA is adequate?
Example answer
I would confirm adequacy before interpreting.
  • The correct patient and study.
  • Adequate contrast opacification of the pulmonary arteries, with good bolus timing and no significant motion or breathing artefact.
  • Full coverage of the chest, reviewed on the appropriate windows.
Question
What is your systematic approach to reviewing a CTPA?
Example answer
I would work through the pulmonary arterial tree and then the rest of the study.
  • Assess the pulmonary arteries from central to peripheral, main, lobar, segmental and subsegmental, for filling defects.
  • Assess for right heart strain: the RV to LV ratio, septal position, and contrast reflux into the IVC.
  • Review the lung windows for infarct or consolidation, and the remainder of the chest.
Question
How would you describe and interpret the finding?
Example answer
  • There is a filling defect within the central pulmonary arteries, a large central, saddle-type embolus.
  • This is consistent with an acute pulmonary embolism, and I would state its location and the extent of clot.
  • I would then specifically look for signs of right heart strain.
Question
What CT features suggest right heart strain, and why do they matter?
Example answer
Right heart strain marks a higher-risk PE.
  • An RV to LV ratio greater than 1, straightening or bowing of the interventricular septum towards the left, RV dilatation, and reflux of contrast into the IVC and hepatic veins.
  • These indicate a higher-risk PE and influence escalation, including consideration of thrombolysis in a massive PE with haemodynamic instability.
Question
How would you communicate this and what would your report include?
Example answer
An acute PE needs to be communicated directly.
  • Phone the referring team given the acute finding, using clear language: a large central acute PE, with or without right heart strain.
  • The report should cover the technique and contrast, the clot burden and location, the right heart strain assessment, and any incidental findings.
  • Document the conversation.

That's one scenario. There are over 60 more.

Clinical Radiology ST3 Revision Platform • £144.99

Includes every scenario in the Question Bank, and access to Study Groups, Live Mocks with other candidates and Peer Feedback.
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Actively maintained

How we keep our Question Banks up to date

The Clinical Radiology ST3 interview changes from year to year, and the biggest fear for any candidate is getting to interview day and realising you've revised with a question bank that's totally outdated.

That's why we review and update every Question Bank twice a year, so you know you're revising with scenarios that are likely to come up. We do this in April after the previous year's interviews, and again in the autumn when the new recruitment guidance is published.

For 2027, this process kept the Question Bank aligned with the current two-station format, across all six assessment areas, so you always practise with the format the panel is using now.
Updated for 2027 Interviews
Part 2 • Practise them live

The only interview resource where you can practise live with other candidates from across the country

Our Clinical Radiology ST3 Question Bank tells you exactly how to answer real interview scenarios. But how you practise with them will determine how many marks you score. Simply reading answers off a screen won't prepare you for the intense scrutiny you'll face in the interview. And only practising with the same few colleagues or friends limits the amount of feedback you'll get. Medibuddy gives you unique access to Clinical Radiology ST3 candidates across the country, so you can learn from a variety of perspectives and hear a far wider range of feedback than your own circle could ever give you.

Study Groups
When you prepare in isolation, you're relying on your own interpretation of the interview process, which is one of the quickest ways to get found out on the day. Study Groups connect you with other doctors across the country who are also applying to Clinical Radiology ST3, so you can engage and network with people preparing for the same interview as you. Everyone brings different experience from different hospitals and deaneries, meaning you won't ever miss out on the key bits of information that could swing the interview in your favour.
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Candidates who don't take part in mocks often struggle to adapt to the pressure of the interview. Your knowledge might be correct, but without convincing delivery the interviewers will score you poorly. The best way to improve your delivery is to take part in as many live mocks as possible, which is why we haven't put a cap on how many you can do. We also know how difficult it can be to organise mocks with other people, so all you have to do is join the waiting room and we'll match you with a different Clinical Radiology ST3 candidate each time. Take turns as both the interviewer and candidate on real Question Bank scenarios, so you can see exactly how other candidates perform in real time, while refining your own interview technique.
Peer FeedbackBeta
Preparing alone means you won't know how you're coming across during the interview. And preparing with the same few candidates means you'll miss opportunities to improve, which is why it's so important to get as many opinions as possible on your performance. With Medibuddy, you can record a mock and submit it for feedback from other candidates on the platform, so you receive a wider range of feedback and refine your answers with each person you practise with. Reviewing other people's mocks is just as valuable, as it shows you how strong candidates handle the same scenarios, which is one of the fastest ways to improve.
The interview

What to expect from the Clinical Radiology ST3 interview

Clinical radiology is one of the most competitive specialties, and strong applicants are often separated by narrow margins at interview.

Assessed

Image Review

On-call image interpretation, where you take a safe, systematic approach to describing and communicating a finding.
Assessed

Prioritisation

Triaging a busy on-call worklist and allocating your time and resources safely under pressure.
Assessed

Radiology Experience

The modalities you've covered, your on-call exposure, procedures performed and Alternative Certificate competencies.
Assessed

Pressure, Teamwork & Leadership

How you cope under pressure and handle situations such as radiation incidents, wrong-patient errors and raising concerns.

How the interview is scored

The stations are marked against the Clinical Radiology ST3 person specification across the six assessment areas. Our model answers are structured against those criteria, so you know exactly what a strong, well-organised answer looks like at each station.
Get ready

How to prepare for the Clinical Radiology ST3 interview

Start with the Question Bank

Work through over 60 scenarios across both stations, each with a worked answer from a candidate who scored well in the 2026 interview. Start by reading how a strong answer is formed, then think about how you'd deliver it.

Talk the hard ones through in Study Groups

Study Groups are your biggest opportunity to network and connect with other candidates sitting the same interview as you. Everyone on the platform is in the same boat, so don't be scared to get involved and ask questions. Someone in your study group might just help you work through a scenario you've been struggling with.

Rehearse out loud in Live Mocks

Live mocks are where you begin to put everything you've learned into practice, and we know from experience that those who practise with a wide range of candidates usually do the best. Organise mocks with people from one of your study groups, or get matched with a random Clinical Radiology ST3 candidate, then take turns as interviewer and candidate using real scenarios until answering out loud under pressure feels normal.

Get reviewed with Peer Feedback before the day

Once you've recorded a mock, you can have other community members review it. This lets you see how you come across to other people, and gives you time to refine your delivery as you revise, rather than being caught out on the day. Reviewing other people's mocks is just as crucial, as you see how other candidates navigate the same scenarios.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

What does the Clinical Radiology ST3 interview involve?
Two 15-minute stations, usually run by consultant radiologists, assessing six areas: radiology experience, prioritisation, image review, coping under pressure, teamwork and leadership.
How competitive is the Clinical Radiology ST3 interview?
Clinical radiology is one of the most competitive specialties, and strong candidates are frequently separated by small margins at interview, which is why a structured, well-rehearsed approach matters.
Who writes the model answers?
High-scoring candidates who sat the Clinical Radiology ST3 interview in 2026 and secured some of the most competitive jobs.
Can I practise with other candidates?
Yes. Every Revision Platform purchase gives you the opportunity to connect with other candidates through Study Groups, Live Mocks and Peer Feedback.
How do the Live Mocks work?
All you have to do is join the waiting room, and we match you with another Clinical Radiology ST3 candidate. You then take turns as interviewer and candidate on real Question Bank scenarios, so you gain experience answering out loud to a real person before you ever sit in front of the panel.
What are Study Groups and how do they help?
Study Groups are community forums for doctors across the country preparing for the same Clinical Radiology ST3 interview. You can ask questions, share what you're struggling with, and compare how you'd approach a scenario.
Can I get feedback on my interview performance?
Yes. After you've recorded a mock, you can ask other members to review it, so you can see which part of your answer needs fine-tuning.
How do you keep the Clinical Radiology ST3 Question Bank up to date?
We review and update it twice a year: in April after that year's interviews, and again in the autumn when the new recruitment guidance is published, so you always practise with the current two-station format.
How long do I get access for?
Access runs for 12 months from the purchase date.

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