MMI CANDIDATE INFORMATION
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Welcome to our MMI candidate information page
Welcome and thank you for confirming attendance at our in person MMI session. Please ensure you read the Guidance for candidates and watch the briefing below from Dr. Inez Cooke before attending the interview. We have also included virtual tours and more information about the Medical School and Queen’s University. We hope you and your family members will take the opportunity to look at what the University has to offer. Please scroll down for more information
GUIDANCE FOR CANDIDATES
Preparing for the MMIs
Interviews have been designed to test the following which have been identified by both patients and academic staff as key non-cognitive competencies for Medicine:
• Communication Skills
• Empathy
• Moral Reasoning
• Problem– Solving
Please listen to the briefing above from Dr. Cooke and check out the MMI web page for sample questions.MMI Checklist
Important information on what you need to do before your interview and arrangements on the day.
BEFORE
✓ Complete and return the online form.
✓ Ensure you read the Guidance for Candidates document provided with your letter.
✓ Watch the slides and videos on this website to help you prepare for the interviews and understand how the interview is organized in QUB.
✓ You may wish to use this link to sample QUB MMI stations for admissions to medicine.
✓ You might also find the Medical Schools Council (MSC) useful for sample questions.
✓ Please check you have photographic ID ready for registration! Usually a valid passport or current driving license.
✓ Remember your interview itself will last for over 1 hour. We encourage you to think about bringing a bottle of water to the interview.
✓ Plan your travel. Interviews are held in the Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7BL. Parking cannot be provided but there are public car parks at the nearby Belfast City Hospital. This document is a map of the Campus. The MBC is number 27 on the map.
ON THE DAY:
✓ Please ensure you leave plenty of time for travel to take account of traffic and parking (there is no specific parking available). You will been provided with a link to a map (see above) but please contact us if you have any difficulties or are running late on the day due to unforeseen circumstances. The contact number is included in your letter of invitation. Interviews will start on time whether or not you have arrived.
✓ Do not forget to have photographic ID ready for registration! Usually a valid passport or current driving license or identity card.
✓ When you arrive in the MBC, staff are ready to welcome you at a welcome/reception desk at the Lisburn road entrance near the porter’s desk. From there you will be directed to the interview area at your allocated registration time.
✓ At registration your photographic ID will be checked. You will be shown to a pre-interview waiting area and given a short briefing on the MMI process.
✓ There is a separate waiting area available for anyone accompanying you and details of this and the talk they can attend will be sent in advance of the interview.
✓ The interview circuit has 12 stations. In each circuit there are interviewers at 9 different stations and there will be 3 “rest” stations.
✓ 4 stations will have role players.
✓ At the end of the interview there is an opportunity to ask questions about the admissions process. The admissions policy is at this link.
✓ Campus tours are allocated to run from the end of most of the interview sessions. Everyone is welcome to participate.
Advice and Information
Multiple Mini Interviews
Applicants selected for stage two of the admissions process will be asked to attend a nine station multiple mini interview (MMI) to determine non-cognitive performance.
Find out moreTour of Medical School
Medical students at Queen’s have access to some of the most modern and excellent teaching facilities. The university has invested more than 100 million in research and teaching infrastructure across the Health Sciences Institute with further investment planned, including our new state of the art Simulation Centre which will be opening this year. Click on the video to watch a medical tour guided by our current medical students.
Global Opportunities
When COVID 19 travel restrictions permit, Queen’s students will take the opportunity to go outside Northern Ireland to study or gain work – related experience. Our students have always found this extremely rewarding and its enriches their overall experience. Students will get the opportunity to complete their final Elective Module abroad, to work in a different medical environment. Students often choose destinations in Australia, India, Canada, and several countries in Africa to maximise their experience and make the most of this opportunity.
Calum Simpson, GB, Medicine Graduate
"For my elective I travelled to Perth, Western Australia, for placements with St John Ambulance Western Australia and the Royal Flying Doctors Service. This experience has been an incredible opportunity to develop my clinical, and communication skills; whilst also gaining a better understanding of the management of resources in healthcare in order to provide the best care for patients. I would highly recommend considering Queen’s for medicine. The QUB elective programme is well organised and a brilliant way to start your final year of Medicine."
Catherine Kerr, NI, Medicine Graduate
"For my medical elective I travelled to Kiwoko Mission Hospital in rural Uganda for 6 weeks. I went with 3 Medical Students from Queen’s, so we were able to go as a group. While we were there we stayed on the hospital site in a guest house with other medical and nursing students from the UK and USA. It was an incredible experience to be able to immerse myself in another culture, and an amazing opportunity to work within a healthcare system so different from the NHS. Without the freedom QUB gave us to organise our own 6 week placement, I may never have seen and learned the things that I did on my medical elective in the same life-changing way."
ACCOMMODATION
Tour state-of-the art rooms in the city centre virtually, check out accommodation options in more detail and get excited about where you want to live. All our accommodation is just 15 minutes walk from campus, either located in the city centre or in our dedicated student village.
En-suite bedroom I Elms BT1 and 2
Studio apartment I Elms BT1 and 2
En-suite bedroom I Elms BT9
VIRTUAL TOUR
At Queen’s you’ll have access to facilities that bring your course to life. We’ve invested over £700 million to keep our constantly evolving campus future ready.
From the state of the art McClay Library, to the cutting edge Computer Science Building, and purpose built School of Law, including a Moot Court Room, we've transformed our historic campus into an innovative learning environment.
Explore Virtual TourTAKE A TOUR OF OUR CAMPUS
Student Life
Students at Queen’s get the best of both worlds
A safe and easy to navigate campus with the wider city of Belfast nearby. We’re famed for our warm welcome and there’s a strong support network and sense of community on campus.
ACCESSIBLE LEARNING SUPPORT
The University is committed to creating an inclusive environment and seeks to ensure that students with a disability or long-term condition have equitable access as far as reasonably possible to all aspects of University life.
Students with a disability or long term condition are encouraged to register with the University's Accessible Learning Support to ensure their individual needs are assessed and relevant support recommendations are put in place for their chosen course of study and wider participation in University life.
To find out more please email accessiblelearning@qub.ac.uk
LIFE IN BELFAST
Queen’s is just 15 minutes’ walk from the city centre where there is a buzzing arts, social and sporting scene, all within reach of some of the most stunning coastlines and breath-taking landscapes in the world
Guide to city life
Connect with our staff
If your query is related to your MMI please email:
If your query is related to your application, please email the University's Admissions Office:
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Important Information
We aim to provide your interview at the date and time communicated to you by letter. There may be events beyond our control on the day of interviews which means the interview cannot go ahead at the time or date planned. We apologise in advance if this becomes necessary but assure you it would only be in an emergency.