I have my first MMI interview tomorrow and am wondering how I should organize your thoughts during the 2 or so minutes I have to prep at each station. Is it okay to carry a little pad of paper and write out an outline for what I'm going to say or should I just put together my points in my head? Thanks!
question about prepping between MMI stations
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You don't want to script your answers. They want to see how you react given a scenario. Just organize your thoughts in your head and have a conversation with the standardized patient. Honestly MMI's are not that bad.
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Last time I heard this question, the answer that stuck out to me was: "Thoughts in head, get in mah bed, thoughts on paper, serial raper." I think they were biased, though. Edit: That wasn't my answer, but someone told me that. Maybe a little crazy.
...but yeah, I don't think you have enough time to jot things down in 2 minutes, and the point of the break being so short is to make sure your response is reactionary instead of prepared. MMIs are popular in part because it's difficult to shoot off prepared answers, so trying to make your answer as prepared as possible would probably only serve to work against you.
...but yeah, I don't think you have enough time to jot things down in 2 minutes, and the point of the break being so short is to make sure your response is reactionary instead of prepared. MMIs are popular in part because it's difficult to shoot off prepared answers, so trying to make your answer as prepared as possible would probably only serve to work against you.
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This would not work at my MMI experience.
They blatantly tell you to put all of your belongings on the counter while giving general instructions before the MMI begins... I wouldn't want to be the guy that raises his hand to ask "hey, can I carry a little pad of paper and write out an outline for what I'm going to say?"
You'll be expected to handle it the same way everyone else does, IMO.
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Just wait, in a few years, Exam Krackers will have a book entitled, 1000 Possible MMI Scenarios and How You Should Respond.
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Yeah...you meet some interesting people on the road to medical school.
That would probably be fun to read.
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I don't know about the other schools, but Cincinnati doesn't let you write anything down.
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The schools will typically tell you to leave all your belongings in a room, and then they will give you what they think you need. Some schools will give you paper and others won't. So for some schools, you will not have anything to write with, but you will probably still have a copy of the prompt in the room. For other schools, you will have a writing pad to write with, in which case you won't have a copy of the prompt in the room.
