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.
Results of the March 2021 exams will appear here by the end of April 2021. Invitations to the relevant candidates, re: their June exams, will be sent by email after that.
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 next exam application period, for the October exams, will be from Friday 04 June to Friday 02 July 2021. The exams will take place on Friday 08 October. The form and payment links will appear above during the application period.
Part 2 dates
The March 2022 OSPEs (MLM) date is TBC. That exam is likely going to be online.
The date for the March 2022 OSCE (GFM & SOM, for MFFLM & LFFLM candidates) is TBC.
The short-answer-question papers (SAQs), for MLM, SOM and GFM, March 2022 exam date is TBC.
Exam news
As of April 2020 it is now possible for candidates to sit our Diploma of Legal Medicine (DLM) exam, which is online, anywhere in the world. 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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