Practicing at Home/School for the MMI (Getting into the Groove)
So, I’ve been getting a LOT of PMs on how to adjust and get comfortable practicing for the UMKC BA/MD interview from now until the day of your interview, from the usual previous setup of 2 separate faculty traditional interviews to the relatively new (at least to UMKC) format of the Mini Multiple Interview (MMI).
There are two ways you can do this:[ol]
[]Roleplay: this can be with your parents, an older sibling, a classmate, or a principal/teacher at your high school. As you get closer to your interview date, you can even do it dressed up in the clothes you would wear on the day of interview to make it “feel” like the real thing (all the more reason to wear clothes that fit), get any annoying habits under control (like tapping your paper pad with your pen, etc.)
[]Watch videos of OTHER people doing it (whether on a DVD [see one of the books listed that has one] or on Youtube).[/ol]
Whoever is interviewing you should get in the mode of a boss interviewing someone new for a starting position in their company, who is trying to get to know the person, for example. Then have them role play and read the questions/prompt to you. You can even go further and play out the whole thing – Have them print out or write each prompt on a separate piece of paper to place on the outside of your room door, you then get x number of minutes to read the prompt, then open the door to sit in a chair, to answer in whatever the number of minutes you get per station to discuss inside with the interviewer. Practice how to give a good confident handshake (practice with your Dad – who will tell you not to give a “fish” handshake but don’t break their hand either, lol), how to introduce yourself properly, etc. You can find the MMI practice prompts like these http://multipleminiinterview.com/mmi-questions/ and these http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/blog/files/sample-mmi-practice-questions. I’ve listed some of those MMI prompt links in my prior posts. The key is to get through them and don’t overload yourself as after a while, you’re testing the same competencies. Use them and take advantage of it!
I’ll say it again: You should NOT be learning for the very first time what the MMI is, how it works, etc. on the day of your BA/MD interview at UMKC.. When they explain it on interview day, you should be nodding your head and smiling, since you’ve already done all the prior preparation.
Links:[ul]
[]http://medicine.arizona.edu/admissions/application-process/interview
[]http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-prepare-for-a-multiplemini-medical-school-i.html
[]http://medadmissions.ca/mmimed-school-interview/
[]http://www.secretlifeofamedstudent.com/2012/06/sit-back-relax-its-going-to-be-smashing.html
[]http://mindfulofmedicine.com/2014/12/28/med-school-interviews-mmi/
[]http://www.prospectivedoctor.com/mmi-pitfalls/
[]https://www.themedicportal.com/application-guide/medical-school-interview/mmi-interviews/[/ul]
YouTube videos:[list]
[]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NPzieykTF4 (Pay special attention to Stanford who does the MMI)
[]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNebeEKg-Ak
[]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOVbDD9lNjE (Notice how the applicant is dressed for this interview – the interview is not the time to show off how well you can dress) – ignore the Youtube comments as they are inappropriate (but quite hilarious). Remember the point is to see your critical thinking skills and to see all sides of a given scenario.
[]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPGuuOZTtSs
[]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLltsQb0J9n8vJ69Rlvqyu6chREtdObu8V
[]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMGLZgPOG1tw_B8shsq4T0iINGLkKZDd
[]UC-Davis Prehealth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdXKVLTt1ZQ