Use RCPI’s syllabus, regulations and approved portfolio examples. Plan eligible cases and workplace projects early with your trainer, obtain feedback on reflective writing, and practise concise report writing, critical appraisal and practical occupational assessments. Submit cases through the current Brightspace process and follow the anonymisation and declaration instructions.
Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI
Licentiateship and Membership of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine
LFOM and MFOM are successive occupational medicine qualifications. Both must be completed during Irish Occupational Medicine HST; RCPI advises aiming to sit LFOM at the end of Year 2 and expects MFOM by the end of Year 3.
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Examining body: Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI
Cost: €3,230 for one attempt at all five components at Ireland rates (€620 + €585 + €620 + €585 + €820), using 2026 published fees. This excludes training courses, travel and repeats; confirm fees for the 2027 diet.
Who can sit it
LFOM: medical qualification, medical registration and BST or two years equivalent experience; the July 2025 regulations also require acceptable academic occupational-medicine training. MFOM Written requires LFOM Written/qualification (or concurrent LFOM Written) and four years after full registration, including two in occupational medicine. Later components require the preceding written/portfolio results; check the six-year completion and attempt rules.
When NCHDs sit it
Irish HST targets: aim to sit LFOM at the end of Year 2 and obtain MFOM by the end of Year 3. Build the portfolios from your own clinical and workplace activity while training.
Exam format
LFOM Written€620 Ireland / €1,370 outside Ireland (2026)
100 single-best-answer questions; remotely invigilated online. · 3 hours
LFOM Portfolio and viva€585 (2026, viva included)
Four clinical cases plus one workplace assessment, followed by an online viva on selected submitted cases.
MFOM Written€620 Ireland / €700 outside Ireland (2026)
100 single-best-answer questions; remotely invigilated online. · 3 hours
MFOM Portfolio and viva€585 (2026, viva included)
Five clinical cases and five workplace projects, followed by an online viva on selected submitted material.
MFOM OSPE€820 Ireland / €1,620 internationally (2026)
Report writing (30 minutes), critical appraisal (90 minutes), and eight 10-minute practical stations, ordinarily across two days.
Dates
- 4 Nov 2026Apply byLFOM / MFOM Written applications close (5pm Irish time) (LFOM / MFOM Written)
- 21 Jan 2027SittingLFOM Written 2027 (LFOM Written)
- 22 Jan 2027SittingMFOM Written 2027 (MFOM Written)
- 24 Feb 2027Apply byLFOM / MFOM Portfolio submission deadline (5pm Irish time) (LFOM / MFOM Portfolio)
- 12 Apr 2027SittingLFOM viva window begins (12–16 April) (LFOM Portfolio viva)
- 22 Apr 2027SittingMFOM viva window begins (22–23 April) (MFOM Portfolio viva)
Training links
HST Occupational Medicine
Required pass. Both qualifications are required during HST. Aim to sit LFOM by the end of Year 2; MFOM is expected by the end of Year 3.
Preparation resources
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Case and project requirements.
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Facts last verified 2026-10-25.