DPM Training Programme

The FPM training programme for the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine (DPM) exam includes 9 modules.

You can book one, several or all modules as your educational training needs dictate. Modules run annually and attendance can be spread flexibly over multiple years as required.

The final 3 modules cover exam technique and focus on the Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) paper, the Single Answer Question (SAQ) paper and the Critical Appraisal Paper (CAP) of the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine exam. You can find out more about the different exams here.

1) Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance 11-12 March 2021

2) Non-clinical Testing & Clinical Pharmacology 15-16 April 2021

3) Medicines Regulation 13-14 May 2021

4) Statistics and Data Management 17-18 June 2021

5) Clinical Development and Discovery Medicine 8-9 July 2021

6) Healthcare Marketplace 5-6 August 2021

7) MCQ Exam Technique & Mock Exam 8 September 2021

8) SAQ Exam Technique & Mock Exam 30 September 2021

9) Critical Appraisal Exam Technique & Mock Exam 1 October 2021

We aim to:

• Further your understanding of key aspects of pharmaceutical medicine and the industry
• Provide a focussed approach to learning and exam preparation
• Give you greater confidence to sit the exam
• Provide you with a comprehensive range of learning materials that will aid you in your professional development
• Provide you with the knowledge needed to develop and maintain competence, ethics and integrity and the highest professional standards

• Anyone who wishes to prepare for the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine (DPM)
• Anyone who has taken the DPM exam previously and requires refresher training
• Anyone wishing to improve/update their knowledge in a specific module or modules
• Anyone requiring the flexibility of a modular training programme
• Anyone preferring a focussed, strategic approach to training and exam preparation
• You do not need to be a Pharmaceutical Physician, have a medical degree, be enrolled in HMT/PMST or be planning to sit the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine exam in order to attend.
• Anyone taking the CPM

As we are running this course fully online we are able to offer this training at the following rates, with extra discount for FPM members and PMST trainees:

Training modules

£750 for non-members

£695 for FPM members

£650 for PMST trainees

Exam technique modules

£395 for non-members

£350 for FPM members

£325 for PMST trainees

• Pre-course assignment This will be sent to registered attendees 2 weeks beforehand. Please complete this assignment before the course begins.
• Presentation slides We will also send you the presentation slides in advance, so that you can use them to aid your online learning.
• Example exam questions 
• Key readings and papers 

Learning materials for each module can also be purchased separately. These will be available to buy online once the online module teaching has finished.

You can buy learning materials for each module, for £225 per module.

After purchase, details about how to access these materials will be sent to you via email the next working day.

If you attend this course you can use it as CPD for your appraisal. To do so you’ll need to provide:

• evidence (certificate of attendance), and
• reflection, specifically a couple of paragraphs on what you learnt, what effect it will have on your current practice and how it relates to Good Medical Practice.

Upload these into your portfolio and self-allocate your CPD points at 0.25 credits per 15 mins.