MAAS-MI Practice
Practice your medical interview with simulated patients.
Type what you would say. The patient responds based on how you ask.
MAAS Practice: Patient Responses Adapted to Clinical Technique in Calibrated Encounters
This is not a quiz. There are no right or wrong answers. The patient
responds to your technique — open questions get fuller answers,
empathy unlocks deeper concerns, and what you diagnose carries
forward to the next consultation.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Choose a patient
2. Read the brief — who they are and why they’re here
3. Conduct the consultation by typing what you would say
4. Receive feedback on your interview skills or clinical reasoning
You can pause anytime, ask for advice when stuck, or try a
moment again. At the end, you’ll receive feedback mapped to
MAAS scales.
WHAT YOU CAN FOCUS ON
Before starting, you choose your learning focus:
– Interview skills — how you communicate (MAAS scales)
– Balanced — how your technique affects what you discover
– Problem-solving — what you find out (clinical reasoning)
This shapes the feedback you receive.
START PRACTISING
→ Open MAAS Practice
AVAILABLE PATIENTS
Each patient has multiple consultations. What happens in one
consultation carries forward to the next.
MR. LEE — Chest Pain
58-year-old electrician. Comes in for a blood pressure check —
but that’s not why he’s really here. Two consultations: initial
presentation and results follow-up.
Teaches: hidden agenda, four heuristics for chest pain, stable
angina recognition, delivering test results.
Difficulty: Intermediate
MAAS focus: Scale 1 (ERFE), Scale 2 (History-taking), Scale B
MARCUS — Back Pain
32-year-old warehouse worker. Needs a doctor’s note for work —
but the pain is significant and he’s worried. Two consultations:
initial presentation and emergency deterioration.
Teaches: structuring a talkative patient, mechanical back pain,
red flag recognition, clinical deterioration.
Difficulty: Beginner → Advanced
MAAS focus: Scale 2 (History-taking), Scale A (Structuring),
Scale B (Interpersonal)
MARIA SANTOS — Diabetes
42-year-old cleaner and single mother. Called in about concerning
blood values — but her situation is more complicated than any lab
result. Three consultations: social determinants, follow-up with
new stressor, and family crisis with her teenage son.
Teaches: social determinants of health (item 2.13), chronic disease
management, family dynamics, diabetes and mood, managing two
people in the room.
Difficulty: Intermediate → Advanced
MAAS focus: Scale 2 (item 2.13), Scale B (Interpersonal),
Scale 3 (Presenting Solutions)
