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Modified Personal Interview (MPI)

The virtual MPI (vMPI), an adapted version of the traditional MPIs.
The MPI consists of 4 independent interviews assessed by four different interviewers. Each station is only 5 minutes and are completed asynchronously.
Interviewers are closely connected to U of T’s medical community and may include physicians, medical students, residents, health professionals and community members.
Each interview is approximately 12 minutes in length with MMI-style questions (ethical, situational, policy, personal)
Interviews were virtual in 2021, no information has been given yet for 2022

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