Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine uses Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI). Candidates are given two minutes outside each of the eight stations to read through each scenario and consider their answers/approach before being assessed. Each station lasts approximately five minutes each and is scored out of five points. Â Most of the time there is only one interviewer, but on occasion, there might also be an actor (patient) present as well. Lee Kong Chian uses a variety of interviewers including, scientists, clinicians, lay people, academics and nurses.
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The MMI assesses candidates on their:
- Understanding of medicine as a career
- Ethical considerations in medicine
- Interest in science
- Empathy towards people who might be ill
- Capacity for critical appraisal