Master the Auckland
Multiple Mini Interview

Auckland describes this station as assessing your career motivation, goals and decision-making, and your self-awareness about the career you are choosing — including how you plan to look after yourself throughout it. Auckland’s own example prompt asks how your non-academic hobbies or pastimes could add to your ability to be a good healthcare professional.

Auckland is explicit that the point of this station is not how much you know about the topic — it is whether you can recognise a moral or ethical dilemma and discuss it from various perspectives. Its example scenario is animal testing. In a New Zealand context it helps to know the professional frame: the Medical Council of New Zealand sets professional standards through Good Medical Practice, while the Code of Ethics for the New Zealand Medical Profession is published by the New Zealand Medical Association.

You are asked to discuss something you have actually experienced, then answer questions about it — how you coped with a challenge, what you learned, or the impact it had on others. Auckland’s example is your role in a team: what you contributed and what it taught you about teamwork. Auckland also advises against choosing the worst thing that has ever happened to you, or anything you would find upsetting to discuss on camera.

At this station you are asked to discuss an issue that has relevance to Māori health. Auckland says it assesses things like cultural safety, critical thinking and your understanding of the key structural determinants of Māori health. Its example scenario is the housing crisis: many Māori whānau needing emergency housing, some sleeping in their cars — and the question asks what has contributed to that for Māori communities in particular.

The Equity station explores a social or health issue that differentially impacts groups within society. Auckland expects you to recognise and discuss current inequities, including their multiple contributing factors and impacts, and you may be asked about the potentially inequitable consequences of an intervention or policy and to suggest solutions. Its example is prisoner voting. Rural and regional access is one inequity worth being able to reason about — it is why Auckland runs its Regional Rural Admission Scheme — but it is not a station of its own.

You are asked to talk about a healthcare issue, often something recently in the media. Auckland says it is not assessing your depth of knowledge, but expects you to know enough to form an opinion and express it. Its example scenario is the role of alternative and complementary medicines. Knowing the basic shape of the New Zealand health system gives you something concrete to reason from.

This station relates to your personal qualities, interests, ambitions or inspirations. Auckland suggests having in mind examples of things you do well and things you do less well: the point is to reflect on what defines you as an individual, how you respond in different situations, and how those traits may help or hinder you in your intended career. Its example scenario asks for your tactics for dealing with stress and anxiety.