Med School Coach’s own Renee Marinelli sits down today to talk to us about multiple mini interviews (MMI). About 50% of medical schools are using MMI instead of the traditional type of interview, and the MMI is quite different. It is composed of several stations (usually five to eight), and at each station you are given a different scenario. They can be an ethical scenario, a role-playing scenario, or a scenario where you just discuss an issue. You get a small amount of time to review the scenario and then go into a room with an interviewer to discuss it. Sometimes they have follow-up questions, and sometimes they don’t.

Renee talks about the scenarios that she usually sees and how they should be approached to give us an idea of how to prepare. She shares specific prompts and goes through examples of what a good response should consist of and the thinking behind it.