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: http://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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