The best way to contact me is by email: Edmund.jessop@gmail.com
PREPARING FOR THE PART A EXAMINATION OF THE FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH (MFPH)
I run a
revision course for the Part A exam, about a month before each sitting. This is
a two-day course which focuses on exam technique. It is suitable for people who
have completed a Masters course or equivalent basic learning.
Next courses in England, for
people sitting in January 2019:
November 26th /27th
in Winchester
December 3rd / 4th
in Winchester
How to apply: email me on or after 1st
October.
Downloads
and other stuff:
1. Click here for the course handout including tips on technique.
2.
This is the full
text version,
which is fully referenced with hyperlinks for you to follow up matters of
interest. To read before or after but this is NOT what you need on the
course. If you do download this please
send me some feedback on what needs updating / expanding etc.
3.
I run a weekly
blog of interesting papers in journals.
Exam
material
Paper IA
and other papers: I’m sometimes asked how to work concrete examples into
answers. Here’s how to do it.
Paper IB:
The management section is difficult to revise with some odd topics. But if it’s
in the syllabus, the examiners can set a question. Here are some exam-length essays (not quite answers to
questions).
Paper IIA: here are some examples of ‘strength and weakness’
answers. That’s only 40% of the marks, so here is an example of a briefing to a politician based on this research paper.
Paper IIB: Here is a mock Paper IIB with some extra data and
calculation examples.
Miscellaneous:
Some people find mind maps a good way to plan an answer when in a hurry. Here and here are a couple of examples kindly provided by
Behrooz Behbod.