MMI (Mini Multiple Interview) is a common type of interview that medical schools and direct medicine (BS/MD) systems use to compare candidates.

This dynamic interview procedure allows evaluators to judge applicants as they answer a series of role-playing scenarios, moral dilemmas, or challenging non-public questions. Typically, the respondent will have two minutes to read the MMI message and formulate her strategy. They then have five to 10 minutes to respond to the scenario.

When the interviewee reads the spark, he deserves to think not only about what the spark says, but also about what is not said. It is imperative to think critically about the questions that might arise and how they might be answered. Influence your reaction to the script. Candidates’ ability to think logically about scenarios and all facets of the situation is assessed.

What makes MMI so intimidating is that there is no right answer: the candidate would likely react to the situation in other ways. As long as the interviewee expresses those other clues out loud to the evaluator, they can demonstrate their ability to be flexible, read difficult conditions correctly, and answer difficult questions. Even if there is no right answer, there are wrong answers. Suppose a situation tests respondents on an ethical or ethical dilemma and they fail to demonstrate honesty, professionalism, empathy, or integrity in their answers. In this case, it is a transparent signal to the medical school or bachelor’s/MD program that the student is not a match for their program.

Pre-med students will have more years of experience compared to an undergraduate student. They may have simply worked as scribes, medical assistants, or study assistants. These additional years of experience mean that your medical wisdom and your understanding of medical ethics will be much stronger. Therefore, the expected technical expertise point will be deeper for a medical school applicant than for a BS/MD candidate.

Common MMI themes that a medical school candidate encounters:

Since a BS/MD candidate will not have the same experience, they may not face any questions that require medical knowledge, or at least fewer questions. Common MMI topics that a BS/MD candidate would likely encounter:

Alabama

University of Alabama Birmingham Medical School

Arizona

University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix

University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson

California

California Northstate University School of Medicine

Kaiser-Permanente School of Medicine

Stanford University School of Medicine

UC Davis School of Medicine

UC Riverside School of Medicine

UC San Diego School of Medicine

Florida

Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Georgia

Georgia Medical School at Augusta University

Illinois

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

University of Illinois-Chicago School of Medicine

Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Michigan

Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

University of Michigan Medical School

Wayne State University College of Medicine

Minnesota

University of Minnesota School of Medicine (Twin Cities)

Mississippi

University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Missouri

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Snowfall

University of Nevada School of Medicine

New Jersey

Rowan University Cooper School of Medicine

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New York

Albany Medical School

New York School of Medicine

New York University Grossman School of Medicine

New York University Long Island School of Medicine

SUNY Northern Medical University

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell

North Carolina

Duke University School of Medicine

University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Ohio

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine of the University of Toledo

Oregon

Oregon Health & Science University

Texas

Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin

Texas Christian University and UNTHSC School of Medicine

University of Houston School of Medicine

University of Texas UTMB Galveston Medical Branch

Utah

University of Utah College of Medicine

Vermont

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Puerto Rico

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine of the Central University of the Caribbean

Arizona

HAS. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (SOMA)

California

Western University of Health Sciences Pacific College of Osteopathic Medicine (COMP) (hybrid)

Florida

Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Indiana

Faculty of Osteopathic Medicine of the Mariana University

Michigan

Michigan State University College of Medicine

Texas

Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Faculty of Osteopathic Medicine of the University of the Incarnate Word

Washington

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine

Alabama

University of Alabama/University of Alabama School of Medicine

Georgia

Spelman University/Northern Suny College of Medicine

Missouri

University of Missouri-Kansas City/University of Missouri-Kansas City

New York

Adelphi University/Northern Suny Medical School

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences/Northern Suny College of Medicine

Buy North Suny Medical School

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/Albany College of Medicine

Rochester Institute of Technology/Northern Suny School of Medicine

Siena College of Medicine/Albany College of Medicine

SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry/Northern Suny State College of Medicine

SUNY Polytechnic Institute/Northern Suny College of Medicine

Syracuse University/Upstate Suny College of Medicine

Union College/Albany School of Medicine

University at Albany/Upstate Suny College of Medicine

Yeshiva University/Suny Northern State School of Medicine

Pennsylvania

Drexel University/Drexel School of Medicine

Virginia

Hampton University/Northern Suny Medical School

Virginia Commonwealth University/VCU School of Medicine

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