Examinations
The FFLM currently offers four exams
Please click on each, below, for further information. Our candidates are paramedics, doctors, nurses, lawyers, dentists, among other healthcare professionals.
For information on fees, diary and our cancelations 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. Candidates must read the available information on the TestReach’s website. Part 2 OSCE and OSPE candidates must familiarise themselves with Microsoft Teams as the OSPEs and the majority of OSCEs are also done 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. Successful candidates need to apply for membership (Membership, Licentiateship, Affiliateship or Associateship) separately. Any queries about membership should be sent to Ms Charlene Campbell, at charlene.campbell@fflm.ac.uk.
If you have questions on any of our courses, training and/or events please contact Mrs Tessa Lewis at tessa.lewis@fflm.ac.uk.
Should you have any queries about our exams, after studying the relevant webpages, please email our Examinations Manager, Mr Jay C Costa, at jay.costa@fflm.ac.uk.
October 2022 Part 1 and DLM Exams
Results will appear here by the end of October.
Part 2 Exam Results
All March & June 2023 results will be available here in due course.
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 2022 exams will take place on Friday 07 October, online.
2023 dates: the application period will be from Friday 02 to Friday 30 June.
The 2023 exams will be online on Friday 06 October 2023.
Part 2 dates
The application period will be from Tuesday 01 November to Tuesday 29 November.
The MLM OSPE: Thursday 09 March 2023.
SAQ exams: Friday 10 March 2023.
The first part of the OSCE exams, for GFM and SOM candidates, will be in March. The GFM exam on Saturday 11 March 2023. And the SOM exam on Sunday 12 March 2023. Up to 10 stations for each subspecialty will be done then, online.
The second part of the OSCE exams will be on Saturday 10 June 2023. Up to four stations for each subspecialty will be done then, face to face, in St Thomas's Hospital.
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.
The Part 2 OSCE exam and the two written projects must be submitted before the Part 1 result expires (it is valid for four years).
Exam news
All our written exams (Part 1, DLM and SAQs) as well as our OSPE, are now online (candidates can sit them at home), either via Microsoft Teams or TestReach.
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's name will appear here in due course.
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) 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).
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