Multiple Mini Interview: Winning Strategies from Admissions Faculty

by Samir Desai, Rajani Katta

The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) is the preferred interview format for many medical schools and other professional schools across the United States and Canada. In fact, over 50 allopathic and osteopathic US medical schools utilize the MMI.

For students who are preparing for the MMI, the experience can definitely be anxiety-provoking. During an MMI, students are presented with challenging scenarios and then typically given just two minutes to prepare their response.

Our goal in writing this book is to help students prepare for this high-stakes and challenging interview. Our detailed advice, based on evidence from research in the field and the perspectives of faculty, will provide you with an insider's perspective.

How can you prepare for the MMI, when you don't know in advance what scenarios will be used?
At one school, 12% of interview candidates received a "do not recommend" rating each year. What behaviors and attitudes would lead schools to reject applicants?
The MMI was developed to measure specific noncognitive qualities that schools deem important for their future students. What are these qualities, and how can students emphasize them during the MMI?
What is "assessor fatigue" and how can it affect your MMI score?
Your interview score will depend heavily on your communication skills. What are the common communication problems encountered during the MMI?
In one study, 10% of interviewees rated the MMI as worse than the traditional interview. What were their concerns?
How can you use the limited time that you have at each station to deliver a memorable and impressive response that stands out?

Includes 50 sample MMI questions and answers, along with advice to help you avoid common mistakes, and features cases and prompts covering hot topics and issues in medicine, including racism in healthcare, medical ethics, and ethical dilemmas related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Utilizing a unique combination of evidence-based advice and an insider's perspective, this book will help you achieve your ultimate goal: Medical School.

Genres: Medicine, Medical, Nonfiction, School

434 pages, Paperback

First published February 22, 2016

Reviews

[Donald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Waited until after my MMI medical school interview to write review. There's some decent advice about interviewing in general in regards to feedback on the sample answers. However most of this book is pretty redundant and the last couple sections are really only there to try to sell other books. It took me until after I actually participated in an MMI interview to understand that you really can't prepare for it. Just be an empathetic person and speak to what you know.

[Dan Xia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers a lot of good advice and information about MMIs in general. While some of the information is common sense, I did find it helpful to guide my interview practice. I'll find out if it bears any fruit this upcoming medical application cycle.

[Benjamin Chiang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid advice on how to conquer the MMI. I particularly enjoyed the sample questions and the sample answers after the advice section.

[Thomas Ituarte · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of self-evident things. But good to quell anxiety.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Shea Hohle]

Man… I read this whole book just for NONE of my interview questions to be anything like the ones they talked about. Still useful though I guess (?)