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Guide to Medicine MMIs

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Guide to Medicine MMIs

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  1. Guide to Medicine MMIs: Multiple Mini-Interviews

  2. What are Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs)? • The MMIs, or Multiple Mini Interviews are a major hurdle in the medical admissions process, and your interview performance contributes 33-50% of your combined score to determine if you receive a medical place offer. • What is the MMI Format? • MMI is a structured interview process where students are presented with 5-8 stations, each with a different question or scenario, in a circuit with other interviewees. • What is the purpose of the MMI Medicine Interviews? • The MMI format allows Australian medical schools to assess a range of different skills and attributes in a short format, allowing the interviewee to 'reset' between stations.

  3. What are Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs)? • How are MMIs graded? • Scores can be allocated across content, structure, insight, and communication categories. • How much time do you get for MMI? • Different medical schools use different formats for the MMI, with 1-2 minutes of reading time before each station and 5-10 minutes for the station itself. Follow-up questions may be provided during the station. • How hard is an MMI interview? • The MMI is a competitive process that requires students to perform well across a range of question types and build rapport with each individual assessor. It also requires them to be able to switch quickly between different styles of questions.

  4. MMI Interviews: Types of MMI Questions • The following list of question types are commonly used for medicine interviews in the MMI format: • Motivation to Study Medicine • Character/Behavioural Traits • De-tech • Acting • Practice Tasks & Puzzles • Ethical Scenario • Health Knowledge • It is important to think of the medicine MMI interview process as a way to demonstrate skills in communication, empathy and situational awareness.

  5. MMI Interviews: How to Prepare • It can be useful to structure your preparation along the following lines: • What are medical schools looking for in the MMI? • How to plan your MMI preparation • How to structure a MMI response • Key Tips for MMI Preparation • Key Mistakes to Avoid in the MMI • Top tips for MMI success • Always consider all sides of the story - Be personal • Make a skills bank - Brainstorm • Read up - Try to relax and act naturally • You don’t need to know everything • Be familiar with the campus and the schedule of the day

  6. MMI Interviews: • Things to Avoid: • Do NOT pre-prepare your answers • Be personal, but not too personal • Don’t restate the question or ask if you correctly understood the scenario • Don’t drag on • Do not get caught up in the details • Other Medical School Interview Formats: • Group Interviews • Panel interviews

  7. Further Materials • Australian Medical Schools: General Overview • Australian Graduate Medical Schools - Admission Requirements • Medical Pathways in Australia • Free GAMSAT Practice Questions and Materials • GAMSAT Results: The Definitive Guide • Don’t forget to tune in to our GAMSAT® To Med School Podcast! Listen as our experienced GAMSAT® tutors explore diverse topics about everything from the GAMSAT® exam to their journeys through medical school: https://gradready.com.au/gamsat-podcast

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