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 now online and therefore candidates should read the available information on TestReach’s website. OSCE and OSPE candidates should familiarise themselves with Microsoft Teams.
Results are normally published within four weeks from the date(s) of the exam(s).
Specific exam dates, if available, as well as application periods, can be found below.
Note that membership is not automatic following success in our exams. Successful candidates need to apply for membership (Membership, Licentiateship, Affiliateship or Associateship) separately.
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.
Partial Exam Results
The MLM exam results – as well as all SAQ results – are available here. The OSCE results will only be published after the June exams, in July.
Any queries please contact jay.costa@fflm.ac.uk.
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.
There is a strong correlation between attending our courses and being successful in our exams. So please spread the word and encourage your colleagues 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 application period for our October exams will start on Friday 03 June and end on Friday 01 July. The exams will take place on Friday 07 October.
2023 dates will appear here in due course.
Part 2 dates
The June (face-to-face) exam, for SOM and GFM candidates, is on Saturday 11 June, in Central London. Candidates will received all the details they need in due course.
2023 dates will appear here in due course.
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!
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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