Dundee Medical School uses the multiple mini interview format. There are ten stations which are assessed independently with each station taking 7 minutes. There is usually only one interviewer per station. A 30-second break between stations allows candidates to progress between stations and read or listen to any relevant instructions before starting the task.
The interview assesses:
It is important to note that Dundee offers candidates a place solely on their performance at the interview.
Dundee will be conducting its interviews online for the 2022 intake. A panel will be used, although this panel will then take you through a series of virtual stations. The interview format should therefore be seen as a hybrid – a cross between an MMI and a traditional panel interview.
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Dundee divides their stations into two distinctive types.
Those which pose a question, situation or dilemma and are designed to examine the candidate’s values, critical thinking and ability to think on your feet. There are no correct answers and require no medical knowledge, even though they may be framed within a clinical context. While it is essential that you consider these questions and develop a range of points that you would make, try not to memorise a pre-planned answer, as this likely to look obvious and count against you for this station. Examples of these types of stations are:
Personal Statement/General Station
Motivation and Insight into Medicine
Ethical Dilemmas – These stations pose a problem that often has no clear right or wrong answer. Ensure that you can back up any decisions or opinions that you have with evidence. Examples of these types of scenarios include:
The other stations are interactive and will require you to work with a trained actor or complete a task along with a helper. These are often:
Communication Stations – BlackStone Tutors “7 Stages of MMI Communication Stations” has useful tips on successfully managing this type of station.
Teamwork stations – These may include teaching an actor to perform a specific task or describing to the interviewer how to complete a specific task. BlackStone Tutors article on “MMI Teamwork Stations: Key Tips and Common Pitfalls” are useful when managing these types of stations.
Role play Station – This may involve interactions with a trained actor, or medical school student as well as an observer. For effective ways to navigate this type of station review BlackStone Tutors “6 Stages of MMI Role Play” as well as the MMI Question Bank for a range of role play stations to practice.
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