Physician Associate Studies University of Greater Manchester

Overview

The physician associate (PA) is one of the newest medical associate professions and presents a unique and exciting route to clinical care for graduates. PA’s play a key role working as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside doctors, nurses, and the wider health care team to deliver care to patients. As a PA, you’ll take medical histories, perform clinical examinations, interpret test results, participate in clinical reasoning and diagnosis, and develop evidence-based patient management plans.

Working in partnership with local NHS Trusts, our experienced and dedicated academic staff will support you to achieve clinical learning and skills development. We’ll guide you as you gain the theoretical knowledge that underpins the PA role and integrate this knowledge into your practice during your clinical placements.

Initially, you’ll focus on developing a thorough understanding of the academic knowledge underpinning the PA role. We’ll also support you to gain core clinical skills, developing your confidence and practical knowledge in the safe confines of our state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Suites before you’re exposed to primary and secondary care environments and practice through short placements.

As a Physician Associate Studies graduate at University of Greater Manchester, you’ll have competence in the core clinical skills of the PA and possess practical experience of health care procedures.

Highlights

• This course offers a high level of clinical knowledge and skills needed to achieve certification as a PA in the UK. To qualify to practice you will need to pass the PA registration assessment (PARA) and register with the General Medical Council.
• You don’t need prior experience in health care or health and social care qualifications to join this course. We welcome applications from graduates in areas such as biology, chemistry, engineering, psychology and other social sciences so long as you have some prior higher education knowledge of human biology and areas such as infectious disease, public health, molecular science or cell biology.
• You’ll have access to facilities in the flagship £31 million Bolton One building, including our state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Suites, where you’ll be able to practice skills and develop knowledge using clinical equipment and simulators.