100 Multiple Mini Interview Questions & How to Answer

While the fast-paced format of the multiple mini interview may sound intimidating, MMIs can work to your advantage, as your final evaluation is an average of how you performed in each interview, as opposed to everything riding on a single first impression. Generally, multiple mini interviews are composed of 6 to 10 interview stations run by different interviewers, and each will feature a different format. One of the main reasons medical schools have interviews is they want to see what sort of doctor you will make which is often hard to tell from aptitude tests and A-Levels. Here we will show you how to display your compassion, empathy and organisation skills which will make you a perfect doctor.

Understanding the MMI Format

Each station lasts about 8 minutes, though some stations, such as the standard interview or essay writing stations, may last a little longer. Before entering a station, you’ll be given a prompt and allowed 2 minutes to read the prompt and formulate an answer. The prompt could be a written prompt, a behavioral question, a scenario to act out, etc. You may also circulate through stations with patient actors, essay writing stations, an ethics station involving questions about social and policy implications, and even a rest station where you can catch your breath.

Key Interview Topics and Preparation

We cover 8 Key Interview Topics to help you prepare. If you're preparing for your Medicine Interview and you're worried about topics like COVID-19, Brexit, Ethical Dilemmas, Data Interpretation or Roleplay - Get to grips with our lovely Medicine MMI mocks on offer to help guide your revision!

Professional Skills and Qualities

Schools often have a standardized rubric that each interviewer must follow to ensure everyone is scored on the same set of conditions. We explore important roles of a doctor and the multidisciplinary team, focusing on:

• Lesson 1: Skills and Qualities
• Lesson 2: Inspiration and Emotion
• Lesson 3: Teamwork Skills
• Lesson 4: Organisation Skills
• Lesson 5: Personality Scenarios
• Lesson 6: Academia
• Lesson 7: Thinking Outside the Box

Practice Scenarios and Mock Stations

Let's put our work to practice with real MMI scenarios. We will go through these together with you and show you step-by-step the best way of tackling them. You'll dive into the deep end with mocks! You'll have a go at the station which we will record and then watch back together analysing areas you did really well and areas you need to work on!

Introductory and Personal MMI Questions

Multiple Mini Interview Questions Practice by reading each of the questions below for 1 to 2 minutes or less and crafting a comprehensive yet succinct answer in 4-8 minutes.

• Tell me about yourself.
• Why medicine?
• Why are you interested in our medical school?
• How do your own personal goals align with the mission and goals of our school?
• When did you first decide that you wanted to become a physician?
• Did your parents push you toward medicine?
• Has anyone tried to convince you not to enter the medical profession?
• Convince me that you have adequate experience to understand that becoming a physician is right for you.
• What kind of doctor do you want to be?
• Please describe your most significant life experience.
• What do you like about the city where you’re from?
• What are three adjectives you would use to describe yourself?
• What’s the best piece of advice that you give?
• Describe a situation in which you did something that you truly regretted.
• Do you know what it’s like to be sick or to be a patient?
• If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
• How would you contribute to the diversity of the next class?
• Why should we choose you over other applicants?

Career MMI Questions

Practice giving succinct answers in varying time limits so that you’re capable of giving a 2 to 3 minute answer or a 6 to 8 minute answer, depending on the situation.

• Did you ever consider any other professions?
• If you couldn’t become a doctor, what career would you pursue?
• What specialty are you most interested in so far?
• Are you interested in an MD/PhD dual degree? Why or why not?
• Do you have a medical role model?
• What is a more important trait as a physician, compassion or intelligence?
• What do you anticipate will be the most difficult part of medical school?
• How would you help tackle the issue of physician burnout?
• What would you do if you were asked to work more than the legal amount of 80 hours per week as a resident doctor?
• What would you define as the top 3 qualities of the ideal physician?
• What qualities make a great physician leader?