List of Schools with Multiple Mini Interviews

[shawshank613]

Seems like more medical schools are adopting multiple mini interviews. Johns Hopkins has a list of them on their website. They are:

Stanford University School of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
University of California Davis School of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati of Medicine
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine
Laval University Faculty of Medicine
McGill University Faculty of Medicine
McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Queen's University Faculty of Health Sciences
Universite de Montreal Faculty of Medicine
University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine
University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine
University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine
University of Sherbrooke Faculty of Medicine
State University of New York at Upstate

Does anyone know of any schools not on this list that have started using MMI?

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[IncognitoGuy]

I believe NYMC also does MMI.

 

[Goobs]

Albany too


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[deh2ase]

University of Phoenix Arizona as well.

If you are interested in a specific school the MSAR will tell you under the "Selection Factors" section.

 

[Ismet]

I believe NYMC also does MMI.

They didn't in the 2011-2012 cycle. But maybe they started doing it last year.

 

[IncognitoGuy]

They didn't in the 2011-2012 cycle. But maybe they started doing it last year.

I think they started this past cycle. I remember a friend of mine interviewing there telling me about their experience.

 

[eggs13]

I thought that Michigan was going to experiment with a version of MMI this year..could be wrong though.

 

[Lucky Louie]

They didn't in the 2011-2012 cycle. But maybe they started doing it last year.

I heard NYMC will be switching to MMIs this cycle.

 

[danorlan]

I heard NYMC will be switching to MMIs this cycle.

NYMC already switched to MMIs this past cycle I interviewed with them in April. It was kind of whack compared to my MMI at MSU CHM

 

[Lucky Louie]

Thanks danorian. I knew they were changing and with change comes lots of uncertainty. Too bad you had to experience it although it sounds, at least, it wasn't your first. Why was it kind of whack?

And as the the OP list, tons of Canadian schools. Wonder why.

 

[Barney Stinson]

NYU had a "trial" run of MMI this past cycle. Applicants had two MMI sessions each and the impression I got is that they wanted to see how it went for a potential adoption this coming cycle. Don't know what ended up happening, though.

 

[ar2388]

good prep for residency interviews

 

[Evidence Based]

UMASS is adding MMI this year according to MSAR and their website.

 

[mcloaf]

I thought that Michigan was going to experiment with a version of MMI this year..could be wrong though.

They were considering changing to MMI but eventually decided to stick with the three 20 minute interview format for the time being.

 

[eggs13]

They were considering changing to MMI but eventually decided to stick with the three 20 minute interview format for the time being.

Ah, gotcha. I stand corrected!

 

[sinombre]

UC Riverside also does MMIs (new school).

 

[battousai]

Tufts Maine Track has been using MMI, but the Boston program still does (2) 30 minute interviews

 

[magicm]

And as the the OP list, tons of Canadian schools. Wonder why.

There are some papers out from McMaster (who started the MMI) that feel it gives a better interview (it reduces bias against not meshing with your interviewer since you have 8 or 9) and better predicts who to select

 

[jr93]

I don't think I'd consider my school to have MMI but I had two completely separate interviews with overlapping questions sometimes. All in all, there were probably 4 or 5 people that had input about my interview I think.

 

[1Sail0r]

Does Johns Hopkins do MMI?

 

[milkandcereal]

University of California-San Diego is starting MMI this year too.

 

[deandean25]

Michigan State does MMI!

 

[neuroasp]

Western Michigan
Albany
NYU

 

[Sports Junky]

UMASS is adding MMI this year according to MSAR and their website.

Confirmed, UMASS is using the MMI now.

P.S. I loved the MMI. Low stress level, no prep needed, and surprisingly "fun" after you get the nerves out of the way 😎

 

[DubZteR]

Confirmed, UMASS is using the MMI now.

P.S. I loved the MMI. Low stress level, no prep needed, and surprisingly "fun" after you get the nerves out of the way 😎

MMIs are "fun"? They're not designed to be fun and if you found them low stress and no prep needed then that is really odd because in general they require even more preparation than traditional interviews unless you're some kind of genius.

Anyhow back to the thread ... MMI for the Mind Prepbook has a list of medical schools (MD/DO) for US/Canada that use MMIs in their interview process. Of course the list keeps growing as more schools continue to change to MMIs.

 

[okokok]

MMIs are "fun"? They're not designed to be fun and if you found them low stress and no prep needed then that is really odd because in general they require even more preparation than traditional interviews unless you're some kind of genius.

Anyhow back to the thread ... MMI for the Mind Prepbook has a list of medical schools (MD/DO) for US/Canada that use MMIs in their interview process. Of course the list keeps growing as more schools continue to change to MMIs.

I agree with Sports Junky, MMIs required less prep than traditional interviews. The three or four schools I experienced MMIs at asked mainly "what would you do in this situation" and "what do you think about this".

 

[Cambover]

MMIs are "fun"? They're not designed to be fun and if you found them low stress and no prep needed then that is really odd because in general they require even more preparation than traditional interviews unless you're some kind of genius.

Anyhow back to the thread ... MMI for the Mind Prepbook has a list of medical schools (MD/DO) for US/Canada that use MMIs in their interview process. Of course the list keeps growing as more schools continue to change to MMIs.

What did you do to prep? I'm curious because I haven't seen that opinion before.

Does Johns Hopkins do MMI?

No.

 

[EMDO2018]

good prep for residency interviews

Are a lot of residency interviews MMI? University of Mississippi School of Medicine has MMI interviews as well.

 

[DubZteR]

Are a lot of residency interviews MMI? University of Mississippi School of Medicine has MMI interviews as well.

yes, if you search the literature MMIs are slowly also replacing traditional residency interviews. Specialties such as Neurology, ENT, Psychiatry, Family Med have published literature on their use.

 

[EMDO2018]

yes, if you search the literature MMIs are slowly also replacing traditional residency interviews. Specialties such as Neurology, ENT, Psychiatry, Family Med have published literature on their use.

crap

 

[DubZteR]

I agree with Sports Junky, MMIs required less prep than traditional interviews. The three or four schools I experienced MMIs at asked mainly "what would you do in this situation" and "what do you think about this".

It may come naturally for some but for the majority, being proficient in situations and giving/defending your opinion is a lot more challenging than being asked traditional questions in a personal interview.

Majority of applicants don't prep for MMIs because their implementation is still relatively new and so many applicants still don't know how to truly approach them. Others will say that MMIs do not have a right or wrong answer .... but in reality every MMI scenario has "wrong" answers that will not get scored very highly.

 

[DubZteR]

What did you do to prep? I'm curious because I haven't seen that opinion before.


No.

I did a lot of practice scenarios under timed constraints, bit of brushing up on some very basic ethics (knowing that the MMIs don't test on your subject knowledge), read a few articles on MMIs and MMI for the Mind book which was helpful for developing a framework/approach to them. ... The key was not to go through the resources and just try to memorize answers etc... as the scenarios change but the qualities assessed don't.

 

[Sports Junky]

MMIs are "fun"? They're not designed to be fun and if you found them low stress and no prep needed then that is really odd because in general they require even more preparation than traditional interviews unless you're some kind of genius.

Anyhow back to the thread ... MMI for the Mind Prepbook has a list of medical schools (MD/DO) for US/Canada that use MMIs in their interview process. Of course the list keeps growing as more schools continue to change to MMIs.

I cannot speak for MMI's at every school, but the ones at UMASS were indeed low stress. Maybe I shouldn't use the word "fun", but I found the MMI to be more "enjoyable" than my normal interviews. Most of the topics I received were somewhat familiar to me, and that definitely reduced my stress levels.

Also, since the scenario's/topics are constantly changing, and somewhat unpredictable, I did not find it beneficial to "research" every topic imaginable. On the other hand, I did research the MMI format and the framework to answer different types of questions (opinions, empirical-based, hypothetical etc).

P.S. I am sorry for the late response, I have not been on SDN as of late.