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The University of Toronto, School of Medicine uses the Modified Personal Interview (MPI). This is conducted virtually.
The MPI consists of four one-to-one interviews assessed by four different, independent interviewers who have a close affiliation with the University’s medical community. These include but are not limited to current medical faculty staff, postgraduate resident trainees, 4th-year medical students and other members of the health profession. Each interview is approximately 12 minutes in length with a break between each. Some parts of the interview are open file, while others are not.
Note: This is not an MMI. Though there are four separate small interviews, there are no prompts on the doors and no role-play scenarios.
The MPI aims to learn more about each applicant and to assess whether or not they possess the competencies necessary to be successful in the University of Toronto’s medical school.
Interviews generally take place in February and March
Detailed information on the number of interviews offered is not available.
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Ethical Dilemmas – Interviews which have an ethical focus will require the candidate to assess the broader picture and weigh up the many different aspects of the scenario. They may be of a clinical or non-clinical nature and may be posed as a complete scenario or as a single question, which then leads further into a discussion. Examples which have been used in previous years are as follows:
Ethical Scenarios:
Communication Skills – While communication is tested in nearly all interviews that you encounter, one station may be a dedicated interview, which solely assesses this skill. The questions in these interviews may or may not be tied to information in your application. Past questions have included:
Personal Statement/General – These questions are tailored to the candidate’s application and may seek to clarify aspects of your essay. Know your application file well, as anything from it can be used to form the basis of this interview, regardless of how small or insignificant the item may seem. Examples of past questions have included:
Motivation and Insight into Medicine – Questions in this topic will investigate the desire of the candidate to pursue medicine and whether this has been a well-considered decision. They will also examine the level of interest and knowledge a candidate has on the issues currently being faced by the medical community, both domestically and internationally. While applicants are not expected to have an in-depth knowledge of these issues, being aware of hot-topics in the media and being to discuss them and suggest potential solutions is highly recommended.
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