Associateship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (AFOM) – Regulations & Guidance

A1.
Regulation

(a) to have full registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom

OR

(b) to possess a medical qualification acceptable to the Director of Assessment of the Faculty. These candidates must produce their original registration certificates, or diplomas of qualification, and official translation of their diplomas if not in English.

A2.
Regulation

(a) to have passed the Diploma in Occupational Medicine (DOccMed)

AND

(b) to have at least 1 year of full-time experience (or the equivalent pro-rata) in occupational medicine and 2 years of full-time experience in other specialties. The examination entry form must be accompanied by evidence of the candidate’s experience in occupational medicine, together with a statement of support by a Member or Fellow of the Faculty, that they believe the candidate has acquired sufficient skills and knowledge to sit the examination.

A3.
Regulation

A1 – A3.
Guidance

(i) a sufficient breadth, as well as a sufficient duration of experience in occupational medicine (across a range of settings and employment sectors, and covering a range of occupational health problems of a kind encountered in specialist training or practice); and

(ii) structured employment involving the support and, ideally, the formal supervision of a senior occupational physician of consultant status.

A4.
Regulation

1.     A Single Best Answer Paper (SBA)

2.     An Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

A pass in both the SBA and OSCE are required to pass the MFOM Part 2 examination.

A5.
Regulation

A6.
Regulation

A4 – A6.
Guidance

Details of the examination components can be found within the Regulations & Guidance for MFOM Part 2 .

A7.
Regulation

A8.
Regulation

A7 – A8.
Guidance

A9.
Regulation

A10.
Regulation

A pass in either the SBA or the OSCE can be banked up to a maximum of six exam attempts.

Candidates are normally allowed up to a maximum of six attempts at the AFOM/MFOM Part 2. However, Regulation F3 makes provision for the Faculty’s Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) to consider a candidate’s eligibility to make a further attempt or attempts, subject to acceptable evidence of additional education experience.

An ‘attempt’ is defined as the sitting of an exam section or sections in a single examination diet. For example, a candidate sitting both sections in one diet has made one ‘attempt.’ If that candidate fails one of the sections, they will be entered for that section only when they next apply. This will count as their second attempt.

A11.
Regulation