How to CRUSH the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) | Medical School HQ
A lot of premed students freak out about the MMI (multiple mini interview) because it's a newer type of med school interview. It was invented in Canada, and it's spreading across the U.S. because it helps medical schools evaluate students in a better way. In this video, I'll let you know what to expect and how to prepare for this kind of interview!
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If you think about it, the MMI actually helps YOU, as the applicant. That's because, in a traditional interview, you're being interviewed by one person or maybe two. What if you happen not to connect with that interviewer?
The MMI allows the medical school to see you and evaluate you in more contexts, interacting with multiple people in these various stations. So it's less likely that the school will get a skewed picture of you based on one bad moment. You can mess up an MMI station and still overcome it with the other stations.
What are MMI stations? Well, typically, it's a room with an interviewer in it. Before you enter, you might read a scenario that is taped on the door. Then you have to enter the room and execute the directions on the door.
Some stations may have you just discussing an issue with an interviewer, or even answering a traditional med school interview question. Other stations will have you playing a role with an actor who is playing an upset patient.
Each medical school does the MMI a little differently. Some medical schools are doing a mix of actors and interviewing. Some schools are doing all actor-based stations. But you can go in prepared for whatever they throw at you and still have fun with it, too.
There can also be team-based stations in the MMI, where you communicate with a teammate about a task. For example, you might be given an already-assembled LEGO car, and your teammate just has a pile of LEGOs. Can you communicate with him or her and work together to complete this task together? It may sound silly, but it's a test of communication and your ability to work with others.
Again, the MMI is about communication. So get into the habit of "thinking out loud" to communicate your thought process and your decision making. The MMI isn't just about what you're doing. It's about why you're doing it. So let the interviewers know your thought process as you work through these stations.
Now, there's one really important tip to keep in mind for actor-based MMI stations: You need to LISTEN. If you're walking into a room with an upset patient, you need to talk to them, ask questions, and figure out what the problem is. The directions on the door may not include all of the details that you need to solve their issue. Ask questions. Understand. Have empathy and compassion. Treat it like real life.
So, how do you prepare for the MMI if it's just a bunch of games? Listen to The Premed Years episode 152, my interview with Dr. Rivera from NYU: medicalschoolhq.net/152. In that episode, we both agreed: To prepare for the MMI, you just have to understand what it is. So don't stress yourself out. Don't even try to foresee what's coming in every possible station.
One last tip: For the most part, you don't have to speak for the whole allotted time in each MMI station. A lot of scenarios are set-up for the interviewers to ask you additional questions if needed to fill the time. So answer questions efficiently and concisely-don't just talk to fill the space.
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I have mine in two hours and I’m scared 😭😭 pray for me
@devikasingh5344
3 жыл бұрын
all the best, hope you did well :)
@pippa360
3 жыл бұрын
How was it? Wishing all the best!
@syrenafung2174
3 жыл бұрын
hope it's not too late. wish you all the best!
@Nwl079
3 жыл бұрын
How did your interview went? I’m having one in a bit and i'm freaking out
@alexwyler4570
2 жыл бұрын
how did it go? any tips? got mine in 3 weeks
This actually relieves a ton of my anxiety, thank you for the informative video!
I'm having MMI in two days from now, this is very helpful❤ I'm very stressed out and nervous since this is my first interview but watching this eased me
this is great thank you!! have my zoom mmi next week
@freddygordon8527
3 жыл бұрын
How did it go? I have mine next week and I'm kinda nervous
@jackieandkacie
3 жыл бұрын
@@freddygordon8527 hi, i think it went well! i did a quick meditation on headspace to clear my mind before it and just tried to breathe, and it went by so quickly. I liked the advice in this video bc it emphasized understanding the process as more helpful than trying to practice every mmi situation in the universe. And if I didn't feel amazing after 1 of the mmi scenarios, the next one was a total reset which i really liked. Best of luck you'll do great!
@freddygordon8527
3 жыл бұрын
@@jackieandkacie You’re amazing, thank you so much!
This is so informative and helpful. Thank you!
Awesome advice! Thank you.
@MedicalSchoolHQ
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
I'm having mmi next month and am really nervous. This video is really helpful thank you.
@alejandrocaicedo2537
3 жыл бұрын
How it go
My major at Ohio State University (biomedical science) actually required you to apply as a senior in high school, and the interview format was MMI... I feel like I'm having a recurring nightmare
thanks a lot! very useful
Thanks for the information.
@MedicalSchoolHQ
4 жыл бұрын
you're welcome!
This is so helpful :)
Really helpful
the place and it can be difficult to organize them in the short
Mine is in three days and I have read and thought about a ton of scenarios and I feel ready but I’m just so worried the nerves will cause me to trip over my speech and misspeak or something
MMI in a week thank you for the info!
@mayuhnaiise
3 ай бұрын
its been 2 years but how'd it go loll
@diegofu3007
3 ай бұрын
I was applying for a bs/md fast track program that used the mmi format Felt comfortable during it but I got cut in the final stage where 100 kids is cut down to the accepted 50. So now I’m 1/2 through my B.S.
thank you for this! i have my zoom mmi next saturday
@Bchill35
2 жыл бұрын
Hope it went well! 🙌🏽
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Which schools do this? This is too much.
Have it in one week
Yikes...Do all med schools require this?
pro tip if you need help learning to act or roleplay: play some DnD you can find a group online.
my mmi is in two days…really stressed out i have prepared but it’s just i literally don’t know what to expect since it’s done on zoom.
@lyly-ix9mb
Жыл бұрын
@@kj3674 heyyy wow ok been a yr but i passed and just got thru first yr of med schl my advice is to think through before answering and stay calm…be systematic in ur ans like think it through properly
@stephanierauba4887
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your advice and congratulations!!!!!
Not in the uk My daughter has just applied to uni's here for medicine she smashed her GCSE and the UCAT exam yet failed on both her interviews using the MMI and as you can not get feed back to why she is so upset she has worked so hard and we come from a area not many even go to UNI let alone for medicine .. she was so nervous doing the interviews and if you dont meet the minimum amount of points per station thats it your done..
Heyy thanks for the video! You talked about how interviewers are also interested in your train of thought, not just your response. But my thoughts are sometimes all over the place and it can be difficult to organize them in the short amount of time. How would you suggest formatting the responses?
@useforspam2345
2 жыл бұрын
talk slower and be like, there are many factors to consider for this problem… then mention every scenario you were thinking about and how you’d address them maybe?
Your the bomb 💣
MMI in 4 hours today 😵💫 fingers crossed it goes well
@DailyDoseOfQuran77
Күн бұрын
how did it go?
I have mine in 15 mins HELP-
I wonder if actor based mmi will exist this year? I don’t really get how you could do it in a video interview but maybe someone will try.
@douglasnanu4671
3 жыл бұрын
VITA is pretty much a MMI analog
@rickyv3042
3 жыл бұрын
they do lol. I have one
@quinnkaurich7937
3 жыл бұрын
@@rickyv3042 same
Mine is after tomorrow, hope it will be a great MMI.
@Bchill35
2 жыл бұрын
Hope you killed it! 🙏🏼 I have mine tomorrow
@azifahahmed4462
2 жыл бұрын
How did you go?
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@MedicalSchoolHQ
4 жыл бұрын
Gator Nation!
Found out I got an interview, so happy but so nervous. MMI in 2.5 weeks 🫠
This does not make me feel like I'm going to crush it