MEDusa Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hello, I saw that Mcgill suggests MedCoach as a Medical Interview Guide and Program. Did anyone ever try their sessions to practice for the MMI ? Would it be worth it ? PS: Company Ads, please abstain from commenting on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunAndMoon Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Where does McGill suggest med coach? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDusa Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 56 minutes ago, SunAndMoon said: Where does McGill suggest med coach? Lol here lol... https://www.mcgill.ca/caps/students/gradschool/medinterview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunAndMoon Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Oh wow. That being said, that's CaPS, not the faculty, nor "McGill" really. I suppose they are entitled to their opinion...Having seen what MedCoach is about I believe they are absolutely useless and no point in investing $ in them. I personally think they are not worth it at all. Their videos/scenarios are overly simplistic, the advice is average to downright terrible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDusa Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, SunAndMoon said: Oh wow. That being said, that's CaPS, not the faculty, nor "McGill" really. I suppose they are entitled to their opinion...Having seen what MedCoach is about I believe they are absolutely useless and no point in investing $ in them. I personally think they are not worth it at all. Their videos/scenarios are overly simplistic, the advice is average to downright terrible... Thank you. What would you suggest? Group practices ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunAndMoon Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Yes! Practice with friends who are applying/in med and give each other feedback (with regards to content, structure, communication style). There is no paid online resource that will give you any real advantage IMO. If you go to McGill, I heard CaPS actually organizes mock MMIs which I was told were fairly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choghok Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I don't know why, but CaPS stopped their mock MMI sessions this year. Another practice that many suggest is to record yourself or practice in front of the mirror. this way you can work on your eye-contact, facial expression etc. Also, if you record yourself, you can rewatch it and see how "convincing" you are in your answer! best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDusa Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 16 hours ago, chinkare said: I don't know why, but CaPS stopped their mock MMI sessions this year. Another practice that many suggest is to record yourself or practice in front of the mirror. this way you can work on your eye-contact, facial expression etc. Also, if you record yourself, you can rewatch it and see how "convincing" you are in your answer! best of luck Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDmaybe99 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 I know the MMI preparation is a very personal process, I'd love to know for those you have used a Medcoach in the past, how many sessions did you do before feeling prepared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0ny Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Its much better to practice with a SMALL group of people (2-3 max) before investing into a company. QUANTITY of prep is much better for you with regards to MMI to get comfortable with the scenarios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedCoachMD Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 On 1/31/2018 at 3:24 PM, t0ny said: Its much better to practice with a SMALL group of people (2-3 max) before investing into a company. QUANTITY of prep is much better for you with regards to MMI to get comfortable with the scenarios. I absolutely agree. The ideal situation would be to get a small group of friends to run a mock MMI (you can come up with your own scenarios based on the CANMEDs roles or use mock stations that are available online). Focus on seeing how comfortable you are answering questions on the spot and how you feel when someone challenges you. At the end of the day, you have to be comfortable selling yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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