Rapid MMI
60s read · 4 sub-questions · 15s think, 60s answer each
One scenario, four timed sub-questions. 60s to read, then 15s to think and 60s to answer each. Melbourne-style, and the format most undergraduate circuits resemble.
834 stations
MMI and panel interviews - every Australian school
You know the theory.
You have never said it out loud.
What you have not done is answer an ethics question in sixty seconds, cold, with the question taken off the wall and a stranger watching. That is the whole difficulty, and reading about frameworks does not touch it.
1,190
Stations in the bank
3
Formats, on real timings
8
Competencies scored
2
Free mocks, no card
Three formats, because schools run three.
They are genuinely different tasks. Preparing for a Melbourne-style circuit of four sub-questions is not preparing for forty-five minutes in front of a Flinders panel, and practising the wrong one is worse than practising less.
Extended MMI
5 university presets
One scenario and a continuous recorded discussion with examiner follow-ups. The read and the response window differ by school, so you pick a preset rather than practising against a generic average of them.
Practice presets. Where a school publishes its own format, it is in the table below with a link to the source.
- UQ 2 min read, 7 min response
- Monash 2 min read, 8 min response
- Griffith 1 min read, 7 min response
- Deakin 1 min read, 5 min response
- Wollongong 1 min read, 8 min response
328 stations
Traditional panel
30s read · 45 minutes
A 45-minute continuous conversation with a panel, with no rotating stations. Not an MMI at all, which is exactly why it needs its own practice: stamina and a sustained conversation, rather than eight fast starts.
28 stations
Which format does your school run?
Only the formats confirmed against a university's own admissions material are stated here. Where a school does not publish its format, this page says so instead of guessing - an invented station count is worse than no answer.
| University | Entry | Format |
|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | Graduate | Rapid MMI1 minute reading time, then four sub-questions per station, each with 15 seconds to think and 1 minute to answer. |
| University of Queensland | Graduate | Extended MMI2 minutes reading time, then 7 minutes of response with examiner follow-ups. |
| Griffith University | Graduate | Extended MMI1 minute reading time, then 7 minutes of response with examiner follow-ups. |
| Deakin University | Graduate | Extended MMI1 minute reading time, then 5 minutes of response with examiner follow-ups. |
| Flinders University | Graduate | Traditional panelNot an MMI - a single continuous interview (around 45 minutes) with a panel of interviewers, no rotating stations. |
| Australian National University | Graduate | Mixed panel, MMI, and group taskCombines panel questions, MMI stations, and group problem-solving tasks alongside other candidates - the group component can't be practiced solo. |
Format not independently confirmed
These schools interview, but their exact station count, station length or panel composition is not something this page can state with confidence. Their own admissions pages are the source of truth:
Always check the current year’s requirements against the university’s own admissions page. Formats change, and this page is not affiliated with any university.
What the examiner actually marks.
Your answer is recorded, transcribed, and scored out of ten on each of the eight competencies, with the per-competency breakdown behind the number and the specific line it refers to.
Each answer, out of ten on
- Communication
- Empathy
- Ethical Reasoning
- Professionalism
- Structure
- Leadership
- Critical Thinking
- Confidence
And what that is not
No Australian medical school publishes its MMI marking rubric, so nobody - including us - can mark you against one. These eight competencies are built from the qualities admissions pages state they are assessing, and from published medical interview frameworks.
It is practice feedback, not an admissions decision, and it does not predict your result. When there is nothing to score - a silent recording - it says so instead of inventing a number.
How the scoring works, and where it failsA station, as you would get it.
One of the free stations, exactly as the arena presents it: the scenario during the reading timer, then the sub-questions one at a time.
Ethics · Easy
60s to read
Patient Confidentiality
You are a medical student on placement in a busy general practice clinic. During the day, you observe a consultation involving a well-known member of your local community. Later that evening, a close friend messages you and asks whether this person attended the clinic because they have heard rumours about their health.
Then, one at a time
- 1What ethical issues arise in this situation?
- 2How would you respond to your friend?
- 3Why is confidentiality important in healthcare?
- 4Are there any situations where confidentiality can be breached?
What a free account gets you.
Enough to hear yourself answer one, which is usually the moment people realise it is harder than it looked.
- 2 mock interviews
- Recorded, transcribed and scored against all eight competencies, with the verdict and the fixes.
- Every format
- Rapid, Extended and Panel, all on their real timings. The free mocks are not restricted to the easy one.
- A teaching mode for tutors
- Running a mock over Zoom? Share the call's audio and it records, transcribes and scores the student against the same rubric - kept separate from your own progress.
Hear yourself answer one.
Your first mock takes about six minutes and comes back with a baseline across all eight competencies, and one thing to practise next.
Run a free mock