The Membership of the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine

The MFFLM is a 3 module exam. It consists of:

• a Part 1 written exam, which has 150 best-of-five multiple-choice questions and is online;
• a Part 2 short-answer-question (SAQ) written exam, with 8 questions, also online;
• and a Part 2 clinical (GFM or SOM, 11 or 14 stations) or practical (MLM, with 8 stations) exam. Stations will take place online and face to face.

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Further information about each of the modules can be found within the MFFLM Exam Regulations, Guidelines and Syllabus.

All 3 components must be done in within 4 years, while the Part 1 pass result is still valid, otherwise that module will need to be re-taken. If a first-time candidate fails the SAQ and passes the OSCE/OSPE (or vice-versa), that pass will also be valid as long as the Part 1 successful result is valid.

Success in the MFFLM exam allows the candidate to apply to become a Member of our Faculty and to use the postnominal MFFLM.

The Part 1 has a one-paper format consisting of 150 Single Best Answer questions to be completed within three hours.

Candidates who pass the DLM with Distinction, and successful Part 1 MFFLM candidates can apply to become an Associate or Affiliate of our Faculty. Should that application be accepted, they can then use the postnominal AFFLM (DLM).

The Part 2 can be sat in the following specialties: General Forensic Medicine (GFM), Sexual Offence Medicine (SOM), and Medico-Legal Medicine (MLM).