The multiple mini interview, or MMI, can be more anxiety-provoking than a traditional one-on-one medical school interview. Unlike a traditional interview, MMIs have several stations, each of which asks interviewees to respond to a different scenario. Scenarios range from open-ended questions about your application to navigating hypothetical ethical conflicts. The ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated August 16, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
In recent years, the multiple mini interview (or MMI) has gained popularity with medical school admissions committees. Viewed as a less subjective measure of medical school readiness than a traditional one-on-one interview, the MMI features ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 24, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
The Multiple Mini Interview, commonly abbreviated to “MMI”, is one of the most dreaded interview formats. Applicants fear the MMI so much that some students literally freeze during their interview! This is because the actual ... Read more
Behrouz Moemeni
Updated June 26, 2022 by Behrouz Moemeni
The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) was first adopted by McMaster University in Ontario, Canada at the Michael G. DeGroote, School of Medicine back in the early 2000s. Initially, MMIs were used strictly during the admissions ... Read more
Kevyn To
Updated June 26, 2022 by Kevyn To
Ding. The ring of a bell emanates from invisible speakers overhead, and the pre-med waltz begins. Immediately, a hallway of med school hopefuls grab the laminated neon sheets hanging on the doors in front of ... Read more
Emanuel Grant
Updated June 26, 2022 by Emanuel Grant
“What kind of interview will it be?” This is not a question applicants ever asked 10 or 15 years ago but often do now. Every year, more medical schools now conduct Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) ... Read more
Jessica Freedman
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jessica Freedman