Public Health Specialty TrainingPart B/OSPHE

Overview of the examDr Fu-Meng Khaw

Part B Tutor, Northern DeaneryDirector of Public Health, North TynesideMeng.khaw@northtyneside-pct.nhs.uk

Part B workshop, 11 December 2009

Part B OSPHE: Aims

• ‘Show how' assessment of the candidate's ability to apply relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes to the practice of public health

• Candidates must demonstrate that they can integrate the theoretical and practical aspects of public health practice

Part B OSPHE: Practicalities• Successful completion of the Part A examination• Exemption from Part A, e.g. obtained reciprocal

recognition • CCT requires satisfactory completion of an

approved training programme and the admission to MFPH (UK) by examination

• Typically within six to nine months of passing Part A and before year 3

• Location – moving from GMC to Croydon in 2010

Part B OSPHE: Application

• Check availability online

• Register on waiting list

• Fast-tracking requires justification from Training Programme Director

• Unlimited number of attempts

• Four sittings per year

Part B OSPHE: Process

• Six scenarios or ‘stations‘

• Each station lasts eight minutes

• Eight minutes preparation prior to each station

• One minute for ‘flow’ between stations

• 108 minutes in total

• Up to 12 candidates per sitting

Part B OSPHE: Knowledge and skills

• Appropriate communication skills (verbal and non verbal) in typical public health settings

• Appropriate listening and comprehending communication skills (verbal and non verbal) in typical public health settings

• Assimilate relevant information and using it appropriately from a public health perspective

• Appropriate reasoning, analytical and judgement skills, giving a balanced view within public health settings

• Handle uncertainty, the unexpected, challenge and conflict appropriately

Part B OSPHE: Topic areas

• Health Protection• Health Promotion and Health Improvement• Quality healthcare: technical aspects of

commissioning which require expert advice or assessment utilising public health skills.

• Quality healthcare: Implementation of health or healthcare interventions and working with patients, the public, professionals or organisations

• There will be at least one of each of these scenarios at a sitting

Part B OSPHE: Scenario types

• Media engagement• Non health service partnership work• The Lay public• Healthcare staff - clinical and general

management

Part B OSPHE: Role-players

• 3 stations with examiner role-players– NHS roles– E.g. service lead, chief executive, lead

commissioner• 3 stations with actor role-players

– Journalists– Voluntary sector worker– Member of the public– Patient representative

Part B OSPHE: Support

• FPH website: www.fph.org.uk/exams/part_b/default.asp

• Faculty Adviser• Part B tutor

– Training the trainer (11 Dec)– Individual support

• Educational supervisor• Peer-support and learning sets• External courses