MMI PRACTICE AND ASSESSMENT

A structured MMI practice and assessment system.

StationReady combines original MMI stations with explicit rubrics and evidence-linked feedback. Its station bank, assessment criteria and calibration process were developed and reviewed by current University of Auckland medical students.

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STATIONREADY MARKERAPI REQUEST
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The station controls what is relevant.

The API receives the scenario, interview question, domain and three assigned qualities. This prevents an answer from being assessed against an unrelated generic standard.

One quality-reviewed StationReady station and three assigned qualities.
Rubric boundEvidence required
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HOW SCORING WORKS

The score comes from explicit criteria, not a general impression.

For each assigned quality, the API reviews ten defined criteria. Core criteria have the greatest effect on the score, supporting criteria develop the reasoning and refinement criteria add precision. The report explains every decision and shows the supporting excerpt where evidence was found.

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Define the format from published information.

StationReady uses the University of Auckland’s publicly available MMI timing, domain descriptions and assessed attributes. It does not use recalled or confidential interview content, or claim access to an internal University marking schedule.

Seven domains. Eight published attributes. Thirty seconds to prepare. Three minutes to respond.
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Write stations that require judgement.

Current University of Auckland medical students developed and reviewed the original station bank. Each prompt is checked for realistic scope, fair ambiguity and whether more than one defensible view can be explored within three minutes.

105 original stations arranged into 15 fixed, balanced mocks.
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Convert each quality into assessable criteria.

Every station assigns three relevant qualities. Each quality contains ten transparent criteria with a defined level of influence. Core reasoning affects the score most, while supporting and refinement criteria add depth. Every decision still requires a written explanation.

Thirty visible evidence decisions for every completed station.
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Test the marker across different answer quality.

Natural student-style answers and difficult edge cases are used to check whether the marker distinguishes incomplete, competent and exceptional responses. Calibration tests whether it applies the same rubric without rewarding polished vocabulary by itself.

StationReady keeps versioned marker instructions, rubrics and calibration results for internal quality review.
MMI-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT

The marker is configured and tested against MMI-specific criteria.

Before a response is assessed, the marker receives the selected quality-reviewed StationReady station, three assigned qualities and ten criteria for each quality. It is also told which criteria matter most and when one point depends on another. Test answers developed by current University of Auckland medical students check whether it distinguishes a superficial mention from an idea that is accurately applied.

Each response is then assessed again against the same criteria in a separate conservative rubric pass. The final report uses that completed second set of criterion decisions rather than simply choosing the lower of two numbers.

The result is tied to the student’s response and the criteria for that station. High scores require the core reasoning, while supporting and refinement criteria add depth within the realistic limits of three minutes. Each report shows the complete marking record.

StationReady is an independent practice resource. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Auckland, and its reports do not reproduce an official University score or predict an admission decision.

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Versioned content

Questions, rubrics and calibration references retain versions so material changes can be evaluated without silently rewriting earlier results.

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Private progress

Students can review their own transcripts, scores, criterion decisions and feedback. Account-level access controls separate each student’s records.

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Optional improvement consent

Using an eligible practice record for future marker improvement requires a separate choice that can be changed in the dashboard. Direct account identifiers are removed where reasonably practical, but students should not include identifying or confidential details in practice answers.

CONTINUE PRACTISING

Review the reasoning behind every score.

Complete a station, inspect the marking record and apply one specific improvement in the next response.

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