Help us assess future physicians. The OHSU School of Medicine Admissions Office is looking for volunteers to become raters of M.D. program applicants in the multiple mini interview (MMI).

Volunteers should be physicians (practicing or retired), clinicians, nurses, scientists or others with a connection to health care and a strong interest in contributing to identifying future physicians. Experience in evaluations or testing situations would be ideal, but not essential.

The MMI is a series of short interviews with standardized scenarios and questions. These short interviews require the applicant to respond to a prompt that is often health-related, then to discuss this with an interviewer or rater.  Some scenarios have an applicant interact with a standardized confederate while a rater observes; yet other scenarios have an applicant complete a structured task with verbal instructions.  

"We have been quite pleased in the ability of the MMI to distinguish students with the communication skills, maturity and integrity that we value," said Cynthia Morris, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant dean of admissions in the OHSU School of Medicine.

Help us spread the word about this volunteer opportunity to your colleagues and others in the Oregon area! 

Commitment and Training

Because the MMI is so different than a traditional interview, every rater is required to attend a 90-minute training session prior to participation. Typically, the training sessions are in August or September. 

Volunteers must commit to a minimum of four sessions of rating the medical school applicants between September and March. Volunteers can select the days that work best for them. Each session is three hours long and usually on a Wednesday or Friday morning. Volunteers need to be present for the entire session. The scoring is completed during the session and there is no preparation required ahead of time.

For additional information or to volunteer, please contact Katy Guertin-Davis. 

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  Becoming a preceptor is a rewarding way to enrich the learning experience for first- and second-year medical students. The School of Medicine asks physicians and advanced practice providers (M.D., D.O., N.P. or P.A.) to allow students in their clinic for four hours, one half-day a week. This is a student's first foray into a clinical setting – a formative and memorable experience. Students interact with patients and learn to become part of a health care team. Preceptors demonstrate how to start thinking like student-doctors, which includes developing communication skills, both with faculty and patients. The school depends on preceptors for this important experience; thank you for your generosity and expertise. Sign up today! Please contact Preceptorship Coordinator Matthew Rempes directly with any questions.
  

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