Medicine Interviews in Australia and NZ: MMI, Dates and Questions

MMI

You move through a set of short stations, each with its own scenario and its own interviewer.

• Melbourne: Eight stations of about five minutes, with one assessor each.
• Deakin: Up to six five-minute stations.
• Monash: Six stations, each with two minutes of reading time and eight minutes of interview.
• Western Sydney: About eight minutes per station.

Panel

Some schools use a panel instead.

• UNSW: A structured interview with two interviewers, who may be academic staff, doctors or community representatives.
• Flinders: A semi-structured interview of about 45 to 50 minutes before a small panel, normally an academic, a community member and a doctor. Every applicant gets the same scenarios and questions, and interviewers know only your name.

Not every school interviews everyone

The University of Sydney ranks most MD applicants on admissions test results.

• Dubbo rural stream: Applicants are interviewed.
• Indigenous Facilitated Entry: Applicants may be interviewed.
• Tied applicants: Sydney may use an interview or a situational judgment test to separate applicants who are ranked equally.

School-leaver programs

They shortlist mostly on UCAT ANZ and ATAR.

• Monash: Picks Victorian and rural applicants for its December interviews on UCAT ANZ score alone, then picks January interviewees on UCAT ANZ and ATAR weighted equally.
• UNSW: Selects for interview on selection rank and UCAT ANZ score. General entry needs an ATAR of 96.00 and a UCAT ANZ percentile of 50 or above.
• Western Sydney: Shortlists on UCAT ANZ, may weight its subtests, and checks the academic threshold only after the MMI. Its final offers are 75% interview and 25% UCAT ANZ.

Graduate-entry programs

They shortlist on GPA and GAMSAT.

• Melbourne, Macquarie and UQ: Each combines GPA and GAMSAT equally to rank applicants for interview.
• Wollongong is different: After GPA and GAMSAT hurdles, it ranks applicants 50% on Casper and 50% on admissions bonuses.

Rural and Indigenous pathways

These change the bar.

• Rural under GEMSAS: You count as rural if you lived in an MM2 to MM7 area for five consecutive or ten cumulative years.
• First Nations entry: Every GEMSAS school offers a First Nations entry pathway.
• UQ: May use a lower interview threshold for rural-background applicants.
• UNSW Rural Entry: Needs an ATAR of 91.00 and a UCAT ANZ percentile of 40.
• Wollongong: Its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathway needs neither Casper nor GAMSAT.

What each school lists

• Monash: Advocacy, collaboration, critical thinking, empathy, ethical reasoning, motivation and resilience.
• Melbourne: Cultural sensitivity, maturity, collaboration, reliability and communication.
• Flinders: Quality of motivation, learning style, communication skills, pro-social attitude and approach to decision-making.
• Deakin: Communication, teamwork, evidence-based practice, professionalism, effective use of resources and health promotion, among others.

Health care in their region

Many schools also test what matters for health care in their region.

• Monash: Lists advocacy among its focus areas.
• Wollongong: Its stations include rural, regional and remote health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
• Deakin: Lists commitment to rural and regional practice and social justice.
• Auckland: Looks for social responsibility and a commitment to equitable access to health care.

Auckland

Auckland takes students into medicine after a first year of the Bachelor of Health Sciences or Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) at Auckland, or as graduates.

• 2027 entry: Interviewed first-year and graduate applicants are ranked on GPA (60%), UCAT ANZ (15%) and the MMI (25%).
• 2028 entry: Casper replaces UCAT ANZ for domestic applicants and selection becomes 50% MMI and 50% Casper. Applications close 1 July 2027.
• MAPAS: Auckland's Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme. Shortlisted applicants do the general MMI and a MAPAS Specialty Interview on Zoom covering academic preparation, cultural identity, whānau and social consciousness.
• RRAS: Auckland's Regional Rural Admission Scheme. Applicants meet the same requirements as general applicants but are ranked separately for interview and offers.

Otago

Otago admits students into the MB ChB through Health Sciences First Year, Graduate and Alternative categories.

• UCAT ANZ: Domestic First Year and Graduate applicants need a result from the year of application.
• Dates: Health Sciences First Year and Graduate applications for 2027 entry ran from 1 July to 13 August 2026. The Alternative category has its own earlier window.
• Alternative category: For domestic applicants only, with no UCAT ANZ. It picks people for a Zoom interview based on academic achievements, a statement of interest and a CV.
• Equity groups: Otago also considers a Māori equity group, a New Zealand Resident Indigenous Pacific Origins group and a New Zealand Rural Origins group.