Physicians Associate Studies
This postgraduate programme has been designed and developed in conjunction with local healthcare professionals to help improve patient access to medical services.
On this programme you will learn how to:
- consult effectively with patients
- take medical histories
- conduct physical examinations
- request and interpret tests
- diagnose illnesses and injuries
- develop treatment and management plans
- counsel on preventative healthcare
There is a strong public health theme to the programme, with students committed to promoting health and wellbeing in order to prevent illness. There is also a technological theme to the programme with students developing skills in digital health and health informatics.
The programme is designed for clinicians, graduate scientists and other medical professionals working in a clinical, industrial or academic research environment. It is of interest to those with a first degree in other Health and Life Science subjects such as Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Medical Sciences, Nursing, Osteopathy and Occupational Therapy, who are interested in a career related to Medicine.
Candidates must pass the national exam before they can practice as a Physician Associate.
The programme is intensive. To achieve the qualification required to enter this profession, which is at Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) level, your programme is delivered over two years and you are expected to attend full time for 45 weeks of each year with approximately 50% of this time spent on clinical placement in local hospitals and GP practices.
Students with a PGDip Physician Associate Studies are eligible to sit the national examination to qualify as a physician associate; this programme prepares you to pass that examination.
In Year 1 you develop competence in ‘communication and clinical skills’, both in the classroom and through early practice placements. Alongside these practical skills, you learn how to ‘apply the knowledge of the medical sciences to patient-facing clinical practice’ through the completion of a large module which spans both years of the course. We have worked with placement providers to plan timely, authentic, experiential learning opportunities in the workplace to enhance the learning in the University. In Year 2 you add a greater depth to your increasing clinical knowledge by studying a module linked to safe, effective use of medicines and other therapeutic interventions. Currently physician associates cannot legally prescribe medicines but this may change in the future and this module will help prepare you for a potential future prescribing role.
To achieve a higher award of a Master's in Science (MSc) Physician Associate Studies, over an additional 12 month period you would undertake a clinical, research-focused dissertation based on your practice as a qualified Physician Associate.
ECTS kreditų išrašas - jei dar nesi baigęs aukštosios mokyklos, būtina prisegti ECTS kreditų išrašą, kuriame būtų matyti, kokius dalykus Tu mokeisi bei kokius pažymius ir kiek kreditų už juos gavai. Kai siunti anketą paskutiniame kurse, diplomą reikia prisegti vėliau, kai tik jį gausi.
Bakalauro diplomas – jei jau esi baigęs aukštąją mokyklą, išrašo nereikia, užtenka prie anketos prisegti savo Bakalauro diplomą.
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Physician Associates are a new healthcare workforce in the UK and much needed in a changing NHS. Physician Associates can be found working in GP surgeries, inpatient wards and Emergency Departments. An annual census is carried out by the Faculty of Physician Associates and provides a useful overview of the wide ranging roles currently undertaking.
The number of Physician Associates is likely to grow as the NHS seeks solutions to the workload pressures on A&E Departments and GP Surgeries. In the Yorkshire region, we expect career prospects for Physician Associates to be good as the region is currently experiencing reduced GP and speciality trainee recruitment. The University of Bradford is working with our placement providers to plan for future employment prospects for our students.
Typically, upon qualification Physician Associates can expect a starting salary at Band 6 or 7 in the NHS Agenda for Change pay rates.
