Examinations
The FFLM currently offers four exams
For information on exam fees, diary and our cancellations policy please click here. Exact exam dates, if available, can be found below.
All written-exams (DLM, Part 1 exams and Part 2 SAQ exams) are online via the online Assessment Tool, TestReach. Candidates must read the available information for candidates on the TestReach’s website.
Part 2 OSCE candidates must also familiarise themselves with Microsoft Teams as the some OSCEs are also online.
Results are normally published within four weeks from the date(s) of the exam(s).
Note that membership is not automatic following success in our exams. Neither is it obligatory. Successful candidates need to apply for membership (Membership, Licentiateship, Affiliateship or Associateship) separately. Any queries about membership should be sent to forensic.medicine@fflm.ac.uk. Membership benefits can be found here. Candidates will know that membership is required if you wish to use the postnominals, as we are obliged to ensure that anyone using the postnominals is in good standing with our Faculty. If candidates choose not to apply for membership, they cannot use the postnominals. Our exams are recognised and form part of candidates’ CVs.
If you have questions on any of our courses, training and/or events please contact forensic.medicine@fflm.ac.uk.
Should you have any queries about our exams, after studying the relevant webpages and their documents, please email our Examinations Manager, exams@fflm.ac.uk.
Part 1 and DLM Exams – October 2025
The exams will be online on Friday 10 October 2025.
The application period to sit the Part 1 and DLM exams in 2025 will be from 09:00 Friday 30th May 2025 to 17:00 Friday 4th July 2025. Please note that applications made after the closing date will not be accepted.
Part 2 Exams – March 2025
The exams will take place on the following dates:
Online SAQs – Friday 7th March 2025
*Online OSCEs – Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th March 2025
*Face to Face OSCEs – Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March 2025 at ISH Venues, 1 Park Crescent, London W1B 1SH
The application period for the Part 2 2025 exams has now closed. The Application period for the 2026 Part 2 examinations will open in November 2025.
2025 OSCE Candidates – please ensure you are available on both Saturday and Sunday for the online and face to face exams. GFM and SOM dates will be confirmed on this page mid January 2025.
FFLM Examinations
Please select any examination below to learn more.
Preparing for our exams
We offer distance-learning courses and webinars, including some specifically for future exam candidates.
Please note this training is not mandatory, although we highly recommend it, as there is a strong correlation between attending our courses and being successful in our exams.
Please spread the word and encourage your colleagues, friends and family to increase their chances of success.
What is it like to sit our exams?
Read recent candidates' experiences, get tips on preparing, attempt some sample questions and see the FFLM resources available.
Part 1 and DLM dates
The exams will take place online on Friday 10 October 2025.
ASET holders can apply for the Part 2 exam, should they be eligible to do so, straight after passing the Part 1 LFFLM (SOM or GFM) exam.
Information on COVEs and Portfolios
Please remember that written projects, COVEs and Portfolios, can be sent by email at any time after the candidate has passed the Part 1 exam.
Please note this route is closing in 2024.
The Part 2 OSCE exam and the 2 written projects must be submitted before the Part 1 result expires (it is valid for four years).
Exam News
MLA and DLA Part 2 Exams
The format of the Part 2 membership for MLAs is currently under review and we hope to launch a Part 2 membership for DLAs in due course.
The Faculty will honour all candidates who passed their Part 1 exam outside of the four year deadline.
Change in Format of the Licentiate Exam
In 2024 the format of the Licentiate (LFFLM) examinations in SOM and GFM changed.
Candidates will no longer submit a Compendium of Validated Evidence, (COVE), or a case portfolio; instead, they will sit a short answer question (SAQ) paper as part of the Part 2 examination.
The Part 1 LFFLM will remain as a single best answer (SBA) paper. The Part 2 LFFLM will still have the OSCEs, along with the SAQs.
As a result of these changes, the Examination regulations have been revised.
Select to learn more.
AFFLM (DLM) and Assoc (DLM)
From November 2021 successful DLM candidates who obtained Distinction can apply to become an Associate or Affiliate of our Faculty and, once a member, may use the postnominal AFFLM (DLM) or Assoc (DLM) instead of just DLM. This applies to all successful Part 1 MFFLM candidates too, as they have in effect passed the DLM exam with Distinction (the same paper is used).
Scenesafe Prize
We are delighted to announce that Scenesafe will provide a prize of £250 to the candidate with the top mark for the Part 1 MFFLM/DLM exam in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The 2021 winner is Dr Alison Young!
The 2022 winner is Heidi Mounsey!
The 2023 winner is Dr Emma Green!
Written Exams Online
All our written exams (Part 1, DLM and SAQs) as well as some OSCEs, are now online where candidates can sit them at home or at work), via Microsoft Teams (for OSCEs) and TestReach (for SBAs and SAQs).
2024 SceneSafe Prize
Our highest-scoring candidate this year is Dr Ailsa McKay, who sat the DLM exam and passed with flying colours by achieving a score of 86%! Ailsa received a Distinction, which means that she passed the Part 1 MFFLM exam and will receive her prize from SceneSafe in due course.
Many congratulations Ailsa!
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