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Sobia Ali,1 Muhammad Suleman Sadiq Hashmi,1 Mehnaz Umair,1 Mirza Aroosa Beg,2 Nighat Huda1 1Department of Health Professions Education, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi 74800, Pakistan; 2Department of Medical Education, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi 74200, PakistanCorrespondence: Sobia AliDepartment of Health Professions Education, Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, National Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, PakistanEmail dralisobia99@gmail.comAbstract: The growing role of healthcare professionals urged admissions committees to restructure their selection process and assess key personal attributes rather than academic achievements only. Multiple mini interviews (MMIs) were designed in 2002 to assess such domains in prospective healthcare professions. Being a high-stake assessment, the utility and limitations of MMI need to be explored. The purpose of this article is to review the available evidence to establish its utility. The claim of the reliability is verified by the studies assessing the effect of number of stations, duration of stations, format and scoring systems of stations and number of raters assessing the applicants. Similarly, by gathering evidence concerning its content validity, convergent/divergent correlation and predictive ability, validity is ensured. Finally, its acceptability and feasibility along with limitations is discussed. This article concludes by providing recommendations for further work required to deal with the limitations and enhance its utility.Keywords: MMI, utility, reliability, validity, acceptability, feasibility, limitations