PG Dip and MSc Physician Associate Studies students will take the following units:
Women’s Health for the Physician Associate: Develop gynaecological and obstetric history and examination skills. Using cases and clinical consultations, you will critically explore common gynaecological and obstetric problems and their management.
Paediatrics for the Physician Associate: Learn to assess and examine young people and children of all ages, including babies and infants, and how to recognise the sick child. You will study child development, safeguarding, and common and severe pediatric illnesses.
Primary Care for the Physician Associate: Diagnose and manage unselected patients with any medical problem under the direct supervision of a GP. Develop skills in taking a focused clinical assessment and complex medical decision-making while learning about the common acute and chronic conditions managed in Primary Care.
On successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to sit the National Examination and register on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register or, from 2021/22, the General Medical Council Physician Associate Register.
MSc Physician Associate Studies students will also take the following units:
Exploring and Evaluating Evidence: Critically appraise research evidence, explore various approaches to inquiry and knowledge production, and consider how philosophical assumptions shape claims to knowledge.
Critically reviewing practice for the Physician Associate (final project): You will write a final project related to one particular aspect of healthcare. Working in small groups, you will work collaboratively to conduct a comprehensive literature review and critically evaluate an area of interest relating to your practice.