MMI notes

8 - 12 stations 

5 - 10 minutes each

  • reset after each station and smash the next station


reading time 

1 - 2 minutes 

  • crucial time: use to review the prompt and structure your answer

if there’s extra time at the end: “please can you repeat the question so I can make sure I’ve covered everything?”


give concise 2-3 minute answers, giving around 3 points and considering different perspectives, e.g. short term and long term

reflection is really important, always say “On reflection”

show empathy and a caring nature

show confidence and use hand gestures

always link back to your motivation for medicine

signpost: outline the stucture/content of what you will discuss before you answer, in case you aren’t able to finish and also to help yourself answer better

don’t give generic answers not specific to you!!

SERR

  • Situation

  • Example

  • Reflect - longest part: what did you learn, challenges and mistakes, how efficient were you

  • Relate - how did you then go on to recognise or demonstrate the skills you saw

Gibbs Reflective Cycle

  • for broader concepts, e.g. the general idea of empathy

Gibbs Reflective Cycle

STARR approach

Situation = specific scenario

Task =

Action = how skills were shown

Result = challenges that arose

Reflection = how challenges have supported development/changed your behaviour