Ottawa states that interview invitations are decided by a rank-order list built from CGPA, early-phase MMI score and Autobiographical Sketch score. Ottawa lists what the early-phase MMI evaluates: critical thinking, decision making, communication, interpersonal skills, compassion and teamwork. Acuity does not publish the rating scale, and we could not verify how Queen’s uses the score.

What happens after you submit?

Raters watch the recordings later, since the format is asynchronous. Your score then enters the school’s selection process. At Ottawa, those who are invited sit a semi-structured panel interview; see Ottawa medicine interview format.

What does this tell you about preparation?

Ottawa’s published qualities are the scoring lens, so answer to them: show your reasoning (critical thinking, decision making), speak clearly (communication), show how you treat people (interpersonal skills, compassion) and show how you work with others (teamwork). Arvin Ardakani marks practice answers against exactly that list.

What is not known?

The rating scale, the number of raters per response and the weight beyond the rank-order list are not published on the pages we could verify. We do not guess them.

See Early-phase MMI question types and example prompts for practice prompts and Early-phase MMI common mistakes for the mistakes that lower scores.

Related: Ottawa medicine interview format, Early-phase MMI question types and example prompts, Early-phase MMI common mistakes. Arvin Ardakani marks recorded answers personally and mentors applicants at every step through ExperienceMED, with direct WhatsApp access: book an interview session.

Last reviewed 10 October 2026. Written by the ExperienceMED team. Reviewed by Arvin Ardakani, final-year medical student, 4th quartile on CASPer four times.