Membership of the Faculty of Public Health Exams
Membership of the Faculty of Public Health consists of the Diplomate (DFPH) and the Final Membership (MFPH) examinations.
If you are interested in sitting the exams, please see the next available dates for the Diplomate and the Final Membership exams
The Faculty of Public Health Diplomate Examination (DFPH)
The DFPH (formerly the Part A exam) is intended to test a candidate's knowledge and understanding of the scientific basis of public health. Success in the DFPH leads to election into Diplomate Membership.
The Final Membership Examination (MFPH)
The purpose of the Final Membership Examination is to assess the practical application of public health knowledge, including managing uncertainty, confirm readiness for consultant-level practice, and provide professional accreditation for full Membership of the Faculty of Public Health, supporting eligibility to apply for a Certificate of Completion of Training.
The MFPH (formerly the Part B exam) is designed as a 'show how' assessment of the candidate's ability to apply relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes to the practice of public health. Success in the MFPH examination leads to election into Full Membership of the Faculty of Public Health.
We welcome applications from anyone with a university degree, it is not necessary to have a medical qualification or to be enrolled in a training course.
Delivery of FPH examinations
The Final Membership Exam will be taken in a face-to-face format, subject to any Government guidance and COVID-related restrictions.
Following discussions with registrars, Heads of School, Training Programme Directors and the FPH Board, the Faculty agreed to move away from holding remotely invigilated exams for the Diplomate Exam. From March 2025, the DFPH exam will be delivered through a network of distributed test centres with in-person invigilation. There will be a number of centres across the UK and one in Hong Kong. Candidates will still be required to use the TestReach platform but without the need to connect to a remote invigilator. Regulatory approval for this change in delivery was given by the GMC, with endorsement from the UKPHR on 15 January 2025. We will monitor the exam and seek feedback from candidates after each sitting in light of this change in format, in addition to gathering feedback through the training programmes and Specialty Registrars’ Committee.
The Exam Regulations, Extenuating Circumstances and Misconduct Policy have been updated to reflect the new format.
FAQs
We have published a comprehensive set of FAQs below relating to exams. If you do have any other queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch by emailing educ@fph.org.uk
Please see the links below for exam-specific FAQs.
