Part A - Applying
Eligibility
The examination is open to all people who:
- hold a university degree
- or have equivalent qualifications and/or experience approved by the Education Committee.
Qualifications or experience which are accepted for entry into a Master's level university programme will most likely be approved by the Education Committee for entry into the Part A Examination.
It is not necessary to be enrolled on a training course to sit the examination.
How to Apply
To apply, the following documents must reach the Faculty Education Office no later than the published closing date:
- Faculty application form [word 185 KB]
- Faculty application form [pdf 93kb]
- the requisite examination fee
- any applicant who is a registered member of a profession related to health will be required to produce documentary evidence of their professional registration (e.g. with the GMC, NMC etc). Medical graduates not registered with the General Medical Council must provide an original of their primary medical qualification with their application form.
- Applicants who are not professionally registered must also provide original evidence of their qualifications with their application form.
- A marriage certificate or other official evidence of change of name must be submitted by candidates who wish to enter the examination under a different name to that on the Medical Register or on their original diploma of qualification.
The published closing dates for entry to the examination are final.
Approximately two weeks after the closing date you will receive an examination allocation letter. This shows the date of the examination, the start and finish times, the examination centre address and examination number. This letter should be kept in a safe place and the date, time and centre noted. Losing or misreading the letter is not an acceptable reason for failing to attend or arriving late at an examination.
The examination number must be indicated on your examination answer folders and should be quoted in all correspondence with the Education Department.
Please check the Timetables and Fees section of the website for the FPH policy on withdrawals and refunds
Candidates in Hong Kong
Candidates on a Hong Kong training programme need to complete an additional and separate application to the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM) for the conjoint Part A Examination in Public Health. This form and further information can be found at www.hkccm.org.hk
Candidates with a background other than medicine (and other candidates not in a Hong Kong training programme) applying to sit the Part A examination in Hong Kong also need to complete an additional application to the HKCCM. This is not an application to sit the conjoint UK/HKCCM examination. The HKCCM acts for the Faculty of Public Health in the capacity of an examination administering body, and requires a separate application form and fee to cover administrative costs.
In addition to following the normal UK application procedure outlined above, candidates should:
- complete the additional application form [63KB pdf]
- pay an administrative fee of HK$2000 to the HKCCM by attaching a cheque to the application form
Additional details of the examination, e.g. venue, time etc. will be sent to each candidate by the HKCCM.
Please note, the HKCCM acts only in the capacity of an examination administering authority, which is not equivalent to the conjoint arrangments for some of the other candidates.
The HKCCM will not recognise the qualification gained by candidates taking the Hong Kong sitting of the UK FPH examination if they have a background other than medicine.
Number of Attempts
There is no limit on the number of times a candidate can sit the MFPH examinations. All restrictions were removed by the FPH Board in June 2008.
Exceptional Arrangements
Information for candidates applying for exceptional arrangements can be found in the Examinations Policy for Candidates with Disabilities [pdf]
