LEARN ABOUT THE MMI ENTRY PROCEDURE INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND’S MED PROGRAM WITH THE FREE GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTION BOOKLET.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, one of our student followers contacted us asking for help. Misa<\/a> told us that there was a big problem<\/strong> in the health science sector of public education. Not all students were getting equal accessibility to resources which help them enter Med School.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The interview component comprises of 8 Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) stations. Each station has one interviewer and takes 8 minutes to complete. The interviewers include faculty staff members and invited members of the wider community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The MMI assesses non-academic qualities that are important for those pursuing a healthcare career, including:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
- Maturity<\/li>
- Leadership<\/li>
- Social responsibility<\/li>
- A strong commitment to the study and practice<\/li>
- Humanistic qualities such as empathy and sensitivity<\/li>
- Excellent communication skills<\/li>
- Fluency in English<\/li>
- A strong academic background in sciences<\/li>
- An enthusiasm for life-long learning<\/li>
- A wide knowledge of New Zealand’s multifaceted communities and cultures<\/li>
- Awareness of prevailing health needs and community issues<\/li>
- Awareness of the nature of the health profession<\/li>
- Certainty about career choice<\/li>
- Enthusiasm for people and their well-being<\/li>
- All round abilities and interests across a wide variety of activities<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Excerpt from: https:\/\/www.auckland.ac.nz\/en\/fmhs\/study-with-us\/application-and-admission\/entry-and-interview.html<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
After a grueling year-long process of uncertainty, only about half<\/strong> of the Biomedical students receive an offer. And that offer isn’t even for their selected programs, it’s just for the MMI. And only about half<\/strong> of that selection gets into Med.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All students want to be well prepared and equipped to do well in the interviews. But unfortunately, the university provides very limited resources to assist them and the only alternatives are with private tuition companies who charge at least $400 for a workshop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The high cost barrier of these private services have created a landscape of inequality for more affluent students, having higher chances of being accepted into the medicine program and eventually being doctors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But for a healthy public healthcare system, doctors should come from all types of socio-economic backgrounds, and not limited to just students who can afford extra tuition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Misa asked us to help sponsor an event run by herself and her friends which provides free and accessible resources to help students pass their MMI. They all went through a similar experience of not being able to find additional resources to help them prepare for their MMI. They didn’t want students to fork out a large chunk of money into something that didn’t guarantee their acceptance into Med<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So together with Misa and her team, we ran a Free Mock MMI <\/em><\/strong>event. Where students can practice their interview techniques with senior Med students who’ve been through the same experience. Where students could receive a booklet with practice questions to take home to practice. Where students could attend and leave without needing to spend a single cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n The Outcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Last year, we helped 144 students. And this year, we’re proud to say that we helped give 160 students the opportunity to practice their interviews and increase their chance of entry, with a 96% satisfaction rate<\/strong><\/em>. And what surprised us the most was that 100% of students who attended a paid event, rated our free event better or on par<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, the event definitely couldn’t have been done without help of the 80 volunteers<\/em>, who gave up their Saturday to help their junior students. And our generous sponsors, the NZ Defence Force<\/a>, Medisave<\/a>, and Zambrero<\/a>, for providing financial backing, gifts, and food for the volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We helped 160 students but even more missed out. We believe in open access to education so we’ve decided to make the Guide and Practice Questions<\/strong> by Ashleigh Brough & M\u00ed\u0161a Rektorysov\u00e1<\/em>, from the event, available digitally for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We want to help even more students next year so naturally, we’d want to make it even bigger and better. If you’d like to be part of Free Mock MMI 2019<\/strong> get in touch with us and we’ll reach out to you when the time comes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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