Which Ontario medical schools use the early-phase MMI?

Two Ontario medical schools use the early-phase MMI: Queen's University and the University of Ottawa. Acuity names both, and every applicant to either takes it.

Key facts

✓Acuity names Queen's University and the University of Ottawa MD programs as inviting applicants to the early-phase MMI.
✓Ottawa states the early-phase MMI was collaboratively developed by several Ontario medical schools.
✓Acuity names only Queen's and Ottawa as schools that invite applicants to the early-phase MMI.
✓Arvin Ardakani, a final-year medical student, coaches recorded MMIs and panel interviews for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing and other pre-health applicants, as well as residency applicants, through ExperienceMED.

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Acuity names two schools on its early-phase MMI page: Queen’s University and the University of Ottawa. Ottawa states the assessment was collaboratively developed by several Ontario medical schools, and Acuity names those two as the schools that invite applicants to take it. If your school is not one of the two, its own admissions page sets its requirements.

What do the two schools require?

Acuity states applicants who successfully submit an application to the Queen’s or Ottawa MD programs are invited to schedule the early-phase MMI. Ottawa states all applicants must complete it.

What about other schools?

Acuity’s early-phase MMI page names Queen’s and Ottawa only. If a Reddit thread or a friend says another school uses it, that school’s admissions page is the place to confirm it.

Why does it matter?

The schools differ on language rules (see The uOttawa early-phase MMI language rule), on Casper (see The Queen’s early-phase MMI), and on how the score is used (see How is the early-phase MMI scored?). Arvin Ardakani suggests applicants build a one-page table of each school’s rules and confirm it against official pages.

What happens after the early-phase MMI?

The early-phase MMI for 2027 entry ran on 16, 18 and 19 October 2026, and Acuity has not posted dates for the next cycle. At Ottawa, interview invitations come from a rank-order list built from CGPA, early-phase MMI score and Autobiographical Sketch score, and interviews are typically held between February and March: a semi-structured panel interview of about 40 minutes. For that stage, read the Ottawa medicine interview format and see the Interview program. Applying next cycle? Everything on this page still applies: applicants are contacted in early October, shortly after the OMSAS deadline.

Related: Ottawa medicine interview format, What is the early-phase MMI?, The uOttawa early-phase MMI language rule. Arvin Ardakani marks recorded answers personally and mentors applicants at every step through ExperienceMED, with direct WhatsApp access: book an interview session.

Frequently asked

Which schools does Acuity name?

Queen's University and the University of Ottawa MD programs.

Do other Ontario schools use it?

Ottawa states several Ontario medical schools collaborated on developing it, but Acuity names only Queen's and Ottawa as the schools that invite applicants to take it. For any other school, its own admissions page is the source.

How does Arvin Ardakani handle schools not listed?

Arvin Ardakani sends applicants to each school's own page for requirements and coaches the recorded skills that transfer, since the content is the same kind of reasoning.

By the ExperienceMED team. Reviewed by Arvin Ardakani, final-year medical student.

Updated 2026-10-31

Which Ontario medical schools use the early-phase MMI?

Key facts

What do the two schools require?

What about other schools?

Why does it matter?

What happens after the early-phase MMI?

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