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.
Written-exam candidates should read the available information on TestReach’s website.
Should you have any queries about our exams please email our Examinations Manager, Mr Jay C Costa, at jay.costa@fflm.ac.uk.
Some of the results of the March 2021 exams are available here. Result letters and feedback will be sent to all candidates by the end of July.
The application form for the October 2021 exam session is here. To pay for your exam fee please click on the appropriate link below:
DLM; MFFLM Part 1; LFFLM (GFM) Part 1; LFFLM (SOM) Part 1.
The closing date is on Friday 02 July. Please note that to be complete, an application needs to consist of a completed application form and the payment. Once both have been received, an email confirmation will be sent to the candidate.
All exams will take place on Friday 08 October, online.
We look forward to receiving your complete application by Friday 02 July!
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.
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 application period ends on Friday 02 July 2021. The exams will take place on Friday 08 October. The form and payment links are above.
Part 2 dates
The March 2022 OSPEs (MLM) date is TBC. That exam will be online (candidates can sit it at home).
The short-answer-question papers (SAQs), for MLM, SOM and GFM, March 2022 exam date is TBC. That exam will be online (candidates can sit it at home).
The date for the March 2022 OSCE (GFM & SOM, for MFFLM & LFFLM candidates) is TBC.
Exam news
It is now possible for candidates to sit our Part 1 exams, our Diploma of Legal Medicine (DLM) exam, our SAQ exams as well as our OSPE exams (for MLMs) anywhere in the world, as those exams are online (candidates can sit for them at home).
Please contact our Exams Manager, Jay C Costa, for information: jay.costa@fflm.ac.uk.
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.
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