In the last week before TMU’s Kira window, stop collecting new material and rehearse the real thing. Read the invitation the day it arrives on 12 November 2026 and note the timers and the closing time. Test your setup on Kira’s Practice step. Do one timed video answer and one timed written answer each day, with one attempt each. Refresh six to eight real stories against TMU’s values. Then sit the assessment early in the 19 to 22 November window, not on the last day.
TMU medicine’s Kira assessment is six timed questions, both video and written, and it decides who goes on to file review for fall 2027 entry. For the full format, requirements and dates, read the TMU Kira assessment guide. For the longer preparation plan, read how to prepare for the TMU Kira assessment. This page is the final week.
What happens between 12 and 22 November?
- 12 November 2026: TMU emails the invitation to register for the asynchronous assessment.
- 13 to 18 November: your last week of practice, with the real instructions in hand.
- 19 to 22 November 2026: complete the assessment on the Kira Talent platform.
- Mid-February 2027: every applicant gets a status update. Interview invitations go out the week of 16 February 2027.
TMU’s dates page lists no start time, closing hour or time zone for the window. The invitation carries the specific details and instructions, so it is the document that counts.
What should I do the day the invitation arrives?
Open it on 12 November and register the same day. Then write down four things: the closing date and time, the time zone, the number of video and written questions, and the preparation and response time for each. TMU has not published the split between video and written questions or the timers, so this email is the first time you see them. Every practice answer you do after 12 November uses those timers, not another school’s.
If nothing arrives, check the email address on your OMSAS application and your spam and promotions folders, then contact TMU’s MD admissions office. An invitation does not confirm eligibility on its own: TMU’s FAQ says screening is still underway and receiving an invitation “does not automatically mean you have met all admission requirements.”
A plan for the last seven days
| Day | What to do |
|---|---|
| 12 November | Register, write down the timers and closing time, open your Check-In page |
| 13 November | Run the Practice step to test camera, microphone, typing and lighting |
| 14 November | One timed video answer and one timed written answer, one attempt each, then review both |
| 15 November | Refresh your story bank against TMU’s seven values; same two timed answers on new prompts |
| 16 November | Two timed answers on unfamiliar prompts; fix one problem from 14 November |
| 17 November | Full run: as many questions as your invitation lists, back to back, at the real timers |
| 18 November | Light day: one answer each, set up your room, charge everything, pick your slot |
| 19 or 20 November | Sit the assessment |
Keep the volume small and the conditions real. Two honest, timed attempts a day teach you more than ten answers rerecorded until they sound smooth, because the real assessment gives you one attempt per question with no replay.
How do I practise video and written answers in the final days?
Video. Record in one take, at the timer in your invitation. Play it back once and check two things: did you answer the exact question, including its last part, and could a listener tell what you would actually do? If the answer is mostly background, cut the setup and get to your decision sooner.
Written. Type under the same timer, with no spell-checker or grammar extension running, because Kira recommends turning browser extensions off. Written answers fail differently from spoken ones: applicants spend the time polishing the first paragraph and never reach a decision. Write the decision first, then the reasoning behind it.
For both, work on one problem at a time. When Arvin Ardakani reviews Kira practice answers, the most common gap is a strong opening about values, then no concrete step the applicant would take in their own role. Naming TMU’s values is the starting point; showing what they ask of you in a real situation is the answer. Prompts to practise with are in Kira interview questions and answers.
How do I refresh my stories against TMU’s values?
TMU’s mission focuses on the primary care needs of diverse and medically underserved populations, community-engaged education and service, and holistic care, with a commitment to equity, Truth and Reconciliation, anti-racism and justice. Its seven values are health equity; community engagement; reconciliation and Indigenous resurgence; equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility and mutual respect; well-being; leadership; and integrity.
Take the six to eight real experiences you already have and check that at least one fits each value. Do not write a new healthcare story this week to cover a gap. A genuine experience from work, study, volunteering or caregiving that answers the question is stronger than an impressive one that does not. For each story, know what you personally did and what you would do differently now. ExperienceMED explains why in why Arvin Ardakani teaches personal stories over templates.
When in the 19 to 22 November window should I sit it?
Sit it on 19 or 20 November. An early slot buys you two or three days to recover from a laptop that dies, a camera that will not connect or a power cut. On 22 November there is no margin left. TMU publishes no closing hour, so take the deadline from your invitation and, if you are outside Ontario, convert it to your local time. TMU’s FAQ confirms Kira Talent works from any country.
Choose a time of day when you are alert and the house is quiet, block two hours around it and tell the people you live with.
How should I set up the night before?
Kira’s own preparation tips cover most of it:
- Install operating system and browser updates the day before, not the morning of, so no forced restart lands mid-session.
- Close every application and browser tab you do not need.
- Turn off browser extensions, including ad blockers and grammar checkers.
- Silence notifications on your computer, phone, watch and every nearby device.
- Plug in your laptop.
- Sit in a quiet, well-lit room with a plain background, with your face and shoulders in frame.
Kira recommends a laptop or desktop and Chrome as the browser. Phones and tablets are supported, but on mobile only Chrome on Android and Safari on iOS and iPadOS work. For camera framing and presence, see virtual interview tips. For how the platform works across schools, see the Kira Talent guide.
What should I avoid in the last week?
- Memorising answers. Kira says reviewers want your own perspective, not a script. Prepared stories, yes; prepared paragraphs, no.
- Treating the Practice step as a preview. Its questions and timers may differ from the real assessment. Use it to test your equipment.
- Rerecording until it is perfect. You get one attempt in the real assessment, so practise recovering inside one take.
- Leaving it to 22 November. A technical problem on the last day has no fix.
- Reciting TMU’s mission. Show the value in what you did or would do, in your own words.
If you freeze on a question, pause, find the task in the question and give one clear opening point. See how to handle an interview question you cannot answer.
What happens after the TMU Kira assessment?
TMU builds a shortlist from the assessment for file review, then a further shortlist is invited to interview. Every applicant gets a status update in mid-February 2027, and interview invitations go out the week of 16 February 2027. The interviews are a virtual six-station Multiple Mini-Interview, or a Talking Circle in the Indigenous Admissions Pathway, on 27 and 28 February and 6 and 7 March 2027. To get ready for that stage, read what an MMI is.
Your next step
Do one recorded answer and one typed answer today, at a timer, with one attempt each. To have a recorded answer reviewed before 19 November, try the free Kira assessment, two Kira-style stations in about 7 minutes, or Chat with Arvin using the WhatsApp button on this page.
For the full system, Arvin Ardakani coaches TMU applicants through the Kira Assessment Masterclass, with a TMU track, up to three TMU-style mock assessments and direct WhatsApp access to him until your assessment. He teaches every student personally and marks every practice answer himself.
ExperienceMED is independent of TMU and Kira Talent.
Related: TMU Kira assessment format and dates and how to prepare for the TMU Kira assessment.
