Public Health Medicine (MFPH)
Walk into your MFPH OSCE having already done it — dozens of times
Practise MFPH stations out loud against a simulated patient who responds realistically, any time of day. Get examiner-style feedback on any station you finish, in seconds.
What is the MFPH OSCE, and how do you practise for it?
The Faculty of Public Health Final Membership Examination (MFPH) is six role-play scenarios from everyday public health practice. For each you have eight minutes to read a candidate briefing pack, then eight minutes to carry out the task, such as a briefing, a short talk or a media interview, usually with a trained role-player while an examiner observes. Every scenario is marked on five competency areas. The real examination does not say what a station is about; these practice stations each draw on one area of public health practice. MedMock lets you practise it out loud against an AI patient, with examiner-style feedback on any station you finish.
Last updated 29 October 2026
MFPH OSCE practice, on demand
MedMock gives you a simulated patient who responds realistically, available 24/7. Pick a station, have a spoken conversation, and ask for examiner-style feedback when you finish, scored against what genuinely matters in the MFPH.
How it works
Choose a station
Pick from the MFPH stations — all 6 that MedMock runs, or let MedMock surprise you the way exam day will.
Have the conversation
Speak naturally, out loud. The AI patient responds in real time — with emotions, cues and unexpected turns, just like a real encounter.
Get instant feedback
The moment you finish, you get specific, examiner-style feedback and a score — what you did well, what cost you marks, and precisely what to fix before the next attempt.
Practise every station
MedMock covers the stations you will face in the MFPH OSCE. Rehearse each one until it feels routine.
Population Data Scenario
Population data: the briefing pack centres on local figures, such as a suspected cluster, uptake by area or a death rate in the news, which you explain accurately to the person you meet.
Research Evidence Scenario
Research evidence: the briefing pack summarises a study or an evaluation, and you weigh and explain the evidence for a journalist, campaigner, manager or trainee.
Health Improvement Scenario
Health improvement: tobacco, alcohol, healthy weight, gambling, mental wellbeing or the wider determinants of health, with a councillor, partner, journalist or member of the public.
Commissioning Scenario
Commissioning: advise on the evidence, cost-effectiveness or priority of a service, test or pilot, often with an NHS board chair, commissioner or clinician.
Implementing Change Scenario
Implementing change: introduce or change a service, engage a sceptical clinician or campaign group, or resolve a conflict between partner organisations.
Health Protection Scenario
Health protection: an outbreak, an immunisation or screening issue, or an environmental hazard, with a head teacher, care home manager, journalist or council officer.
Sample MFPH questions
Two questions from the topics that come up most in MedMock's MFPH bank.
“A newspaper has reported a study linking a common food additive to heart disease. Explain what the evidence does and does not show to the health correspondent.”
“Brief a sceptical councillor on why the council should fund a stop-smoking service for tenants in social housing.”
Example scenarios
A sample of the MFPH scenarios you can practise, each as a spoken conversation.
“Residents believe there is a cancer cluster near a closed factory. Using the figures in your briefing pack, explain to their representative what the numbers do and do not show.”
“A newspaper has reported a study linking a common food additive to heart disease. Explain what the evidence does and does not show to the health correspondent.”
“Brief a sceptical councillor on why the council should fund a stop-smoking service for tenants in social housing.”
“Advise the chair of the integrated care board's commissioning committee whether to expand a pilot, using the evaluation summary in your pack.”
“Meet the chair of a campaign group opposing the move of a local clinic into a community health hub.”
“A local radio journalist interviews you about measles cases linked to a primary school.”
MFPH dates 2026–27
The Faculty publishes MFPH (formerly Part B) sittings on its examinations pages; no upcoming dates were readable when checked. Checked against Faculty of Public Health on 22 September 2026.
Exam dates change. MedMock is not affiliated with Faculty of Public Health; confirm every date, application window and venue on the official site before you book. Faculty of Public Health
MFPH practice — your questions answered
How does the feedback work?
When you finish a station you can have it marked, and the scorecard comes back in seconds — what you did well, what cost you marks, and exactly what to work on next. Scorecards, mark schemes and model answers are included at no extra credit cost.
Can I practise specific MFPH stations?
Yes. You can pick any of the 6 stations to drill a weak area, or run a mixed set to simulate the real exam.
How much does it cost?
You can start with a one-off £5 taster: 30 credits, which is 30 minutes of speaking practice, with no subscription. After that, or at any time, you can choose a monthly plan, which includes a monthly credit allowance. Current prices are on the pricing page.
Formats change from year to year: check the official candidate guidance or applicant handbook from the body that runs your exam or interview (the Royal Colleges, NHS England, the GMC and others) for your sitting.
Ready for your MFPH OSCE?
Rehearse real MFPH scenarios out loud and get instant, examiner-style feedback.
- Instant, personalised feedback
- Real voice-to-voice conversation
- Repeatable attempts, a different run every time
Be ready for your MFPH OSCE before you walk in
Start with the £5 taster, a one-off payment for 30 credits: practise MFPH OSCE scenarios out loud and get any of them marked when you are ready.
Practise MFPH stations