TMU Medical School Interview and Kira Assessment: 2027 Dates and Format

Shortlisted applicants who pass file review are invited to interview. Applicants in the General Admissions Stream, the Black Admissions Pathway and the Equity-Deserving Admissions Pathway do a virtual multiple mini interview.

• Stations: six short, timed, synchronous stations, so each one happens live.
• What it measures: non-academic attributes such as empathy and communication. TMU says the MMI does not test core knowledge.
• Dates: February 27, February 28, March 6 and March 7, 2027 (two weekends).
• Booking: invitations go out the week of February 16, 2027, and you must book a slot by 11:59 p.m. ET on February 21.
• Indigenous Admissions Pathway: applicants take part in a virtual Talking Circle instead of the MMI.

TMU doesn't publish station length or reading time. For a general picture of how stations run, see our MMI guide with practice questions, and use the free MMI timer to rehearse under a clock.

Source: TMU's admissions important dates page, checked October 16, 2026.

TMU describes four steps: the Kira assessment, a comprehensive file review for the shortlist, the MMI or Talking Circle, and a final ranking. The ranking is a composite score that takes all the rounds into account. There are 94 seats in the 2027 cycle.

• A minimum OMSAS GPA of 3.5 is required for the 2027 cycle.
• TMU does not require the MCAT or Casper.
• You apply to one stream or pathway only: General, Black, Indigenous or Equity-Deserving.
• Most seats are reserved for applicants who are ordinarily resident in Ontario.

Because the Kira step decides the shortlist, it carries real weight. Treat it like an interview, not a form.

Sources: TMU's selection process, admission requirements and MD admissions FAQ, checked October 16, 2026.

This plan is ours. It assumes 30 seconds to think and 60 to 90 seconds to answer for video, which TMU hasn't confirmed, so switch to the timings in your invitation as soon as you see them.

1. This week: list six stories from your own life: a team that struggled, a mistake you owned, a time your values clashed with a rule, a hard conversation, a community you served, and why medicine. Most Kira prompts can be answered with one of them.
2. Before November 12: record yourself on your laptop camera, one take only, on three prompts a day. Watch them back once and note where you rambled.
3. Written answers: type with a timer and no prep time. Lead with your answer in the first sentence, then one example.
4. When the invite lands: register right away, do the Practice step if TMU offers it, and test your camera, microphone and browser.
5. November 19 to 22: do the real assessment early in the window, in one sitting, in a quiet room, so a technical problem still leaves time to contact Kira.

For timed practice that feels like Kira, Confetto's one-way video interview practice gives you a question, a short think time and one recorded take, then feedback on each answer.