Final Membership Exam – Associate Examiner vacancies
Are you a Public Health Specialty Registrar or Faculty member who has passed both the Diplomate and Final Membership exams, are looking to become more involved with the work of FPH and contribute to the future development of the exams? If so, the role of Associate Examiner could be for you!
The Diplomate and Final Exam Development Committees are looking to recruit up to five associate examiners for each exam for an initial pilot programme to expand the examiner pool and enhance professional development for registrars.
For registrars the role will provide a unique development opportunity, an opportunity to get more involved in the work of the FPH, and the possibility to sign-off curriculum Learning Outcomes. For the FPH, the roles will add to the potential pool of examiners and question setters, provide an opportunity for greater engagement with senior registrars and early career Consultants, and provide a valuable resource of experience from individuals who have recently gone through the FPH examination process.
The role of an associate Final Membership Examiner will be to:
● Attend one question writing training session a year.
● Develop one new question and early ideas for OSPHE stations based on real-life experience of working in a Public Health setting.
● Review two questions a year.
● Observe one diet of the OSPHE.
● Shadow mark one question at one of the sittings.
It should be noted that associate examiners will not take part in further question development or question selection for exams. Associate examiners’ marks when shadow marking will not contribute to the summative assessment of candidates.
Training:
- Associate DFPH and MFPH Examiners will have access to the same training and support as that offered to full examiners.
- This starts the training progress at an earlier stage than is currently possible whilst ensuring individuals are post-CCT upon acceptance as full examiners.
- Associate Examiners will be asked to attend one or more development sessions to be trained as an MFPH examiner prior to their CCT date but would only contribute to direct examination of candidates post-CCT.
- Training will include scenario development and contribution to the development of exam stations. This may be provided in conjunction with training given to full examiners.
Training date TBC
Progression: Associate examiners will have an informal assessment at the end of their training period to mimic the current assessment that examiners undertake, with a further formal assessment when post-CCT/in a consultant role prior to acceptance as a full examiner.
Learning outcomes: These learning outcomes could potentially be met by the Registrar performing the Associate Examiner role:
- 3.1 (Demonstrate knowledge of current national and international policies and strategies that affect health and wellbeing
- 4.2 (Demonstrate appropriate presentation, communication and listening skills, as appropriate for the audience or individual. Communicate in a clear written format and in presentations to a number of different organisations and audiences)
- 8.9 (Deliver and evaluate education and training activities for academic or service audiences in a wide range of virtual and in person formats, for large and small groups)
- 9.11 (Demonstrate honesty and integrity in professional and personal practice)
- 10.1 (Selects and uses advanced public health knowledge, skills and tools appropriately for different tasks to deliver timely results)
- 10.3 (Promotes and advocates an evidence based and evaluative approach to scope public health problems and deliver solutions)
- 10.10 (Uses and promotes public health principles and core values).
Eligibility: Applicants must have passed both the Diplomate and Final Membership exams within the last seven years and if in training, have the support of their Educational Supervisor and Training programme Director to apply for this role.
Time commitment: In order to complete all the various tasks detailed in the role description, an individual programme will be agreed between the individual and Chair on appointment. Such a programme could be spread across two years.
How to apply: If you would like to apply, please email educ@fph.org.uk by 9am on Tuesday 26th May with:
- an expression of interest including experience in educational development and/or medical education
- confirmation that you have passed both exams
- a copy of your CV outlining your previous experience
- confirmation of support from your Educational Supervisor and Training Programme Director
- your CCT date.
Recruitment process:
Assessment of applications will be performed by the relevant committee chair and delegated committee representative. Recruitment of associate examiners beyond the numbers stated above will be at the discretion of the relevant chair.
Initially, recruitment will be for both exams. If the pilots are successful, there will be subsequent recruitment rounds. There may also be recruitment rounds in the future for either the DFPH or MFPH alone, depending on the needs for each exam.
Further information:
A Q&A session will be held with the chair of the Final Exam Development Committee on 13th May at 3pm. If you would like to attend this session, please register in advance here to receive a link and calendar invite.
FPH Examinations: Final Membership Associate Examiner Q&A Session - Faculty of Public Health
Please email educ@fph.org.uk with any questions in advance. We look forward to hearing from you!
