Meet your tutor

Idris

Your AI medical & dental school admissions tutor.

Idris™ lives inside MedicHut. He explains why a UCAT answer is right, drafts a personal statement angle, walks an MMI station, and tells you which UK med & dental schools fit your profile - all in one chat. Every drill, question and explanation is written by tutors who scored in the top 1% of the UCAT.

UK medical and dental admissions can feel like a minefield - especially for parents. Idris™ puts all of MedicHut's resources in one place so you always have somewhere to ask.

Idris, the MedicHut AI tutor

What Idris™ actually does

Not a generic chatbot. Idris™ is fine-tuned on UCAT strategy, UCAS rules and the admissions profile of every UK med & dental school.

UCAT strategy on demand

Ask Idris™ to walk through any VR, DM, QR or SJT question. He names the trap, shows the keyword scan, and builds a repeatable approach - not a generic explanation.

Knows all 47 med + 16 dental schools

GCSE thresholds, UCAT cut-offs, contextual offers, weighting (UCAT vs GCSE vs interview), interview format. Ask about Manchester, KCL, Birmingham, Plymouth, QUB, Peninsula - he has the profile.

Personal statement coaching

UCAS 2026+ format (3 structured questions, ~750 chars each). Idris™ reframes CV-dump answers into reflective ones tied to the GMC duties.

Interview prep & ethics

MMI stations, panel questions, Oxbridge science-led interviews. Frameworks: 4 pillars, SPIES, Calgary-Cambridge, GMC Good Medical Practice 2024 and the GDC Standards for the dental team.

Shortlisting advice

Tells you which 4 schools fit your GCSE profile, predicted A-Levels and UCAT band - and where to put your non-medicine backup.

Personalised daily nudges

Reads your last drills and streak, then suggests the smallest next win - usually a 3-minute drill that moves your weakest subtest.

The team behind Idris™

Built by MedicHut, the UK admissions team that has lived this process.

MedicHut is a UK medical and dental school admissions company founded by doctors and dentists who sat on the other side of the table. Since 2019 we've coached 18,000+ students through the UCAT, UCAS personal statement, MMI and panel interviews, and Oxbridge science-led interviews - across all 51 UK medical schools (GMC) and 16 dental schools (GDC).

Every UCAT question, drill and worked answer inside MedicHut is created by tutors who scored in the top 1% of the UCAT. Idris™ is that same playbook, the same frameworks and the same admissions data we use in our paid courses - distilled into an AI you can chat with for free this cycle.

UK med & dental admissions is a minefield - UCAT, UCAS, GCSE thresholds, contextual offers, MMI, Oxbridge, dental aptitude, work experience. Parents in particular often feel lost. Idris™ puts all of our resources in one place so families always have somewhere to ask.

Top 1% authored

Every UCAT question, drill and explanation is written by tutors who themselves scored in the top 1% of the UCAT and hold UK med or dental school offers.

18,000+

Students coached through UCAT, personal statements, MMI and panel interviews since 2019 - medicine and dentistry.

47 + 16

Every UK medical (GMC) and dental (GDC) school covered - admissions data, interview format, contextual offers, Oxbridge.

Free this cycle

Idris™ and the Skills Trainer are free for the 2026 admissions cycle only - not free forever. Paid MedicHut services subsidise it while it lasts.

4.9 / 5 from 1,500+ verified reviews on Trustpilot

What MedicHut students say

Real offer-holders coached by MedicHut tutors and the same playbook that powers Idris™.

I attended the UCAT masterclass and it was very comprehensive and useful. All tutors explained things well and could answer any questions I had. Especially Anna for the verbal reasoning section, her tips helped me improve so much in the hour that we spent on it. I went from not even being able to read the text in the time, to getting questions correct consistently. Overall a very good, detailed course and the perfect start to my UCAT prep.

Ruby Barnes

Trustpilot · 10 June 2024 · GB

UCAT masterclass ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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MedicHut is an extremely helpful website if you are applying to sit the UCAT exam. I paid for the Full Package and through this it gave me so many wonderful tools to help me revise. I began with their UCAT video-series, then used tuition hours with my wonderful UCAT tutor Fatima, who really helped me practice the UCAT for many months to solidify the basics. Finally, after booking my UCAT exam I made use of the question bank to start practicing many questions myself whilst having Fatima guide me on what to focus on each week. All in all it helped me to score a 2210 and a Band 2, so I can recommend this platform is top quality and will undoubtedly set you on the right path for top marks.

Alastair McMaster

Trustpilot · 19 August 2025 · ES

Scored 2210 + Band 2 in the UCAT 2025

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I have used this company for interview prep for Dentistry and highly recommend. I was allocated tutors who were dental students from the universities I applied for. This was very helpful as it meant that I would be taught from someone who has been through the same interview process and has a first-hand experience of the university. I would recommend to other students applying for dentistry/medicine.

Haleema Safdar

Trustpilot · 29 March 2026 · GB

Helped me get offers for dentistry!

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MedicHut has honestly been incredible, and I cannot recommend them enough. I prepared with them for both of my interviews, and I received offers from both universities, which I genuinely believe reflects the quality of their preparation. You're paired with either a medical student or a doctor from the specific medical school you're applying to, which makes the advice incredibly relevant and personalised. I will always, always recommend MedicHut to anyone applying to medical school.

sarah

Trustpilot · 16 December 2025 · GB

They're amazing, I got all my offers post interview!

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Both the tutors, Alethea and Kamran, were really good and really helped me understand the different sections of the UCAT. The experience was very interactive, and I really enjoyed how we worked through the questions as a group to hear different opinions (especially for SJT, which can be subjective). The course didn't just focus on UCAT, but also covered some bits on general med school applications, where I got some really good advice from clearly experienced Medical Students. Overall, a great course and definitely would recommend!

AS

Trustpilot · 11 April 2026 · GB

Great UCAT Crash Course!

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One of the best things about MedicHut is the variety of resources available for preparation, from 1-to-1 tutoring to mock MMI interviews, they helped me prepare effectively, and I had a stress free interview experience because the whole thing felt almost like second nature. Confidence is the key to excelling in medicine interviews and safe to say I had plenty of that after my preparation with MedicHut. The team was also excellent with communication throughout the entire process.

Namitha Chungath

Trustpilot · 28 February 2026 · GB

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Safe, honest, and always free during the 2026 cycle

Won't make things up

If Idris™ doesn't know a date or requirement, he tells you to verify on ucat.ac.uk, ucas.com or the university's page. No invented stats.

Session-only by design

Conversations don't persist between sessions. Your study data informs nudges, but chats stay private to that window.

Fair daily limit

Free tier includes a generous daily message allowance so we can keep Idris™ free during the 2026 cycle. Resets at midnight UK time.

Ready to ask Idris™ a question?

Free during the 2026 cycle. Sign up, head to the dashboard, and start a chat - or jump straight into a Skills Trainer drill.