Canadian Medical Schools – MMI vs Traditional Interviews
Sourced from the members on premed101.com forums is a list of what interview format, whether MMI or traditional interview format, each Canadian Medical School uses for the 2008-2009 cycle.The current trend is to adopt the MMI as the main interview format. All the medical schools in the west have already adopted the new stationed format. However, most of these schools have made their own tweaks and changes to McMaster’s format.
| School Name | Interview Style | Additional Comments |
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Memorial University |
Traditional |
2-on-1, closed file |
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Dalhousie University |
MMI |
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Université Laval Université de Sherbrooke Université de Montréal |
MMI |
Joint School MMI |
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McGill University |
MMI + Traditional |
20 minute traditional interview |
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University of Ottawa |
Traditional |
3-on-1 interview (one med student, one physician, one professional) |
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Queen’s University |
Traditional |
3-on-1 interview |
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University of Toronto (UofT) |
Traditional |
1 Faculty, 1 Student |
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McMaster University |
MMI |
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University of Western Ontario (UWO) |
Traditional |
3-on-1 Interview |
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Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) |
MMI |
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University of Manitoba (UofM) |
MMI |
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University of Saskatchewan (UofS) |
MMI |
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University of Alberta (UofA) |
MMI |
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University of Calgary (UofC) |
MMI |
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University of British Columbia (UBC) |
MMI |
My prediction is that more schools will adopt the MMI format in the future both in Canada and the States. The MMI has less interviewer bias andhas been shown to be a better indicator of future OSCE performance. However, it will be interesting to see each school will incorporate the MMI with traditional interviews. Especially since traditional interviews help schools to really know the applicants and are able to see if they are good fits.
hello
im new on this forum….
You forgot to include U. of Ottawa in the table: so far (2009) they use a traditional 3-in-1 interview, with one med student, one physician, and one other professional. Rumors indicate they may move to MMI in the future.
Thanks for the update
This is what I am looking for. Member in the family is preparing for med school Thanks for the heads up. I appreciate for compiling all the data.
Queen’s has moved on to MMI as well this year.
Most of the school is using MMI nowadays.. A great help for the incoming student and in the institution.