University of Ottawa
The format
- Style
- Early phase MMI, then a semi-structured panel
- Structure
- All applicants must complete an early phase MMI through the Acuity Insights platform to be considered. The interview itself is semi-structured and approximately 40 minutes, with a panel of two Admissions Committee members, who may be faculty or community representatives, plus a fourth year medical student.
- Delivery
- Not stated on the page cited below.
Three mistakes that cost people here
- Treating the early phase MMI as a formality. It is a gate, not a warm-up, and it happens before the interview that people actually prepare for.
- Preparing MMI answers and then meeting a 40 minute panel. The two need different stamina and a different register.
- Forgetting the fourth year student on the panel. They are the person most likely to notice a rehearsed answer.
One practice station in this style
Why this school, specifically? What would you bring to it that someone else would not?
Original station, written for this program. Not a real question from any school.
Sources
- University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, application process accessed 2026-09-16