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Membership Examinations
 

Membership of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine

 

MFPHMI Part III

 

Summary

Part III of MFPHMI is the Public Health Oral Examination of Professional Competence (OEPC), and is the final exam on to way to achieving MFPHMI, an internationally recognised benchmark of excellence that is valued by healthcare employers worldwide.

Achieving MFPHMI shows potential employers that you have advanced knowledge of public health medicine - you can work to:

  • protect the population from health threats such as communicable disease and environmental hazards
  • reduce health inequalities
  • support healthier lifestyles, and
  • protect and improve healthcare services for local population.
 

Exam Structure

Part III of MFPHMI is the Public Health Oral Examination of Professional Competence (OEPC). The OEPC consists of an oral examination on topics relevant to the practice of public health medicine. It is conducted as a separate examination following successful completion of the MFPHMI Part II Written examination.

The questions will be drawn from the following areas:

  • Health Protection (to include Environmental Health and Emergency Planning)
  • Health Services Improvement and Health Intelligence
  • Health Improvement
  • Plain Language and Communication Skills
  • Leadership, Management and Advocacy
 

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