What does an MMI interview look like?
Hi everyone
I am currently preparing for my medical interviews and two of my chosen universities use the MMI structure. This is my first time applying to medicine. I have really bad anxiety and keep thinking about the environment of an MMI interview, which is distracting me from my overall interview preparation. Could anyone who has done an MMI interview let me know what the environment is like? Are there multiple stations in one room, or is each station in different rooms? It may be different depending on the university but if anyone could just give me an insight, id really appreciate it
thank you
I am currently preparing for my medical interviews and two of my chosen universities use the MMI structure. This is my first time applying to medicine. I have really bad anxiety and keep thinking about the environment of an MMI interview, which is distracting me from my overall interview preparation. Could anyone who has done an MMI interview let me know what the environment is like? Are there multiple stations in one room, or is each station in different rooms? It may be different depending on the university but if anyone could just give me an insight, id really appreciate it
thank you
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Its a bit like a weird form of speed dating.
It'll be a series of short (5 mins-ish) Q&As with individual tutors/doctors etc on a range of different topics or scenarios or tasks.
Conducted either in a big hall with lots of 'stations' that you move around or a series of interview rooms.
Here is the explanation of MMIs at Queen Belfast as one example - https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Study/Medicine/how-to-apply/mmi/
It'll be a series of short (5 mins-ish) Q&As with individual tutors/doctors etc on a range of different topics or scenarios or tasks.
Conducted either in a big hall with lots of 'stations' that you move around or a series of interview rooms.
Here is the explanation of MMIs at Queen Belfast as one example - https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Study/Medicine/how-to-apply/mmi/
Quite a few are online this year. The same multi station approach applies but its all handled by tech and the stations effectively come to you rather than you physically moving.
Read the course threads for last year's entry for the med schools you have applied to, as well as the med school webpages. There is usually a fair bit of info posted.
Read the course threads for last year's entry for the med schools you have applied to, as well as the med school webpages. There is usually a fair bit of info posted.
Original post by GGIN
Quite a few are online this year. The same multi station approach applies but its all handled by tech and the stations effectively come to you rather than you physically moving.
Read the course threads for last year's entry for the med schools you have applied to, as well as the med school webpages. There is usually a fair bit of info posted.
Read the course threads for last year's entry for the med schools you have applied to, as well as the med school webpages. There is usually a fair bit of info posted.
Thank you!
Original post by McGinger
Its a bit like a weird form of speed dating.
It'll be a series of short (5 mins-ish) Q&As with individual tutors/doctors etc on a range of different topics or scenarios or tasks.
Conducted either in a big hall with lots of 'stations' that you move around or a series of interview rooms.
Here is the explanation of MMIs at Queen Belfast as one example - https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Study/Medicine/how-to-apply/mmi/
It'll be a series of short (5 mins-ish) Q&As with individual tutors/doctors etc on a range of different topics or scenarios or tasks.
Conducted either in a big hall with lots of 'stations' that you move around or a series of interview rooms.
Here is the explanation of MMIs at Queen Belfast as one example - https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Study/Medicine/how-to-apply/mmi/
Thank you so much, this is so helpful
It really depends on the University!
Mine were a while ago, but I had interviews at Aberdeen, Dundee, St Andrews, and Glasgow. The first three all did MMIs.
Aberdeen and Dundee had several stations in the same room, with a buzzer indicating when the time on that station was up. If I remember rightly, they also had rest stations incorporated. In Aberdeen they had about 3 stations in one room, in Dundee they were all together. St Andrews was actually more chill: separate rooms for each station in a quieter, office-like setting, and most of them felt like more of a chat (but they still used buzzers). I'd 100% recommend reading the uni's own advice, and look at the medic portal for classic MMI stations.
Normally, you'll go for some form of registration, then the group of you who are being interviewed that day will go to a room where you're given instructions. You might be here for a fair few minutes before they can actually set up, and you'll probably get name tags.
In terms of your anxiety, I know that just saying "don't worry" won't help at all, but if it's any reassurance at all I actually found MMIs much less stressful. Once you get into them they tend to be a wee bit more fast-paced, which makes it harder to overthink!
Wishing you the best of luck!
Mine were a while ago, but I had interviews at Aberdeen, Dundee, St Andrews, and Glasgow. The first three all did MMIs.
Aberdeen and Dundee had several stations in the same room, with a buzzer indicating when the time on that station was up. If I remember rightly, they also had rest stations incorporated. In Aberdeen they had about 3 stations in one room, in Dundee they were all together. St Andrews was actually more chill: separate rooms for each station in a quieter, office-like setting, and most of them felt like more of a chat (but they still used buzzers). I'd 100% recommend reading the uni's own advice, and look at the medic portal for classic MMI stations.
Normally, you'll go for some form of registration, then the group of you who are being interviewed that day will go to a room where you're given instructions. You might be here for a fair few minutes before they can actually set up, and you'll probably get name tags.
In terms of your anxiety, I know that just saying "don't worry" won't help at all, but if it's any reassurance at all I actually found MMIs much less stressful. Once you get into them they tend to be a wee bit more fast-paced, which makes it harder to overthink!
Wishing you the best of luck!
Original post by RockGirl19
It really depends on the University!
Mine were a while ago, but I had interviews at Aberdeen, Dundee, St Andrews, and Glasgow. The first three all did MMIs.
Aberdeen and Dundee had several stations in the same room, with a buzzer indicating when the time on that station was up. If I remember rightly, they also had rest stations incorporated. In Aberdeen they had about 3 stations in one room, in Dundee they were all together. St Andrews was actually more chill: separate rooms for each station in a quieter, office-like setting, and most of them felt like more of a chat (but they still used buzzers). I'd 100% recommend reading the uni's own advice, and look at the medic portal for classic MMI stations.
Normally, you'll go for some form of registration, then the group of you who are being interviewed that day will go to a room where you're given instructions. You might be here for a fair few minutes before they can actually set up, and you'll probably get name tags.
In terms of your anxiety, I know that just saying "don't worry" won't help at all, but if it's any reassurance at all I actually found MMIs much less stressful. Once you get into them they tend to be a wee bit more fast-paced, which makes it harder to overthink!
Wishing you the best of luck!
Mine were a while ago, but I had interviews at Aberdeen, Dundee, St Andrews, and Glasgow. The first three all did MMIs.
Aberdeen and Dundee had several stations in the same room, with a buzzer indicating when the time on that station was up. If I remember rightly, they also had rest stations incorporated. In Aberdeen they had about 3 stations in one room, in Dundee they were all together. St Andrews was actually more chill: separate rooms for each station in a quieter, office-like setting, and most of them felt like more of a chat (but they still used buzzers). I'd 100% recommend reading the uni's own advice, and look at the medic portal for classic MMI stations.
Normally, you'll go for some form of registration, then the group of you who are being interviewed that day will go to a room where you're given instructions. You might be here for a fair few minutes before they can actually set up, and you'll probably get name tags.
In terms of your anxiety, I know that just saying "don't worry" won't help at all, but if it's any reassurance at all I actually found MMIs much less stressful. Once you get into them they tend to be a wee bit more fast-paced, which makes it harder to overthink!
Wishing you the best of luck!
Thank you so so much! This has really helped to calm my nerves, I appreciate you so much
I wish you all the best!Lots of sensible advice here.
The other things to remember is that those applicants appear cocky and confident are the most likely to fail because they are usually totally over-rehearsed and dont give answers from the heart. And - all those interviewing you have been in this position too, and they know exactly what it feels like. And they want you to succeed.
The other things to remember is that those applicants appear cocky and confident are the most likely to fail because they are usually totally over-rehearsed and dont give answers from the heart. And - all those interviewing you have been in this position too, and they know exactly what it feels like. And they want you to succeed.
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