Notice Board

The Career Bridge Centre will offer a limited number of spots for conducting multiple mini interviews over 2 days. We encourage anyone interested to attend. MMIs are commonly used in professional programs, including pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and medical school admissions.

What is a Multiple Mini Interview or MMI?
The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), developed by McMaster University, is an interview format that consists of a series of six-10 interview stations, each focused on a different question or scenario. The MMI is designed to measure competencies like oral communication, social and non-verbal skills, and teamwork that are important indicators of how an applicant will interact with patients and colleagues as a physician.

What is the best way to prepare for the MMI?
The MMI does not test specific knowledge. The format is designed to allow candidates to showcase their interpersonal and critical thinking skills. The best way to prepare is to practice expressing yourself articulately and logically in a timed environment.
According to an applicant who completed the MMI, "I felt like the MMI allowed the interviewers to get responses that couldn't be so easily prepared for in advance, thus giving them a very realistic picture of the applicant and enabling them to make better decisions. I felt prepared to show who I am in everyday life!"

Possible interview stations:

• Scenarios involving interactions with an actor or a medical school's standardized patient
• An essay writing station; this station may take longer than the others
• A standard interview station
• A teamwork station where candidates must work together to complete a task
• An ethical scenario involving questions about social and policy implications
• A "rest" station to help students catch their breath and relax