PG Dip/MSc Physician Associate Studies

Key Information

Duration & delivery: 2 years full-time

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £10,500

Overseas: £18,250

Entry requirements: A Bachelor’s Honours degree with 2:1 in a required subject, or equivalent

Required subjects: Health or Science subject. We cannot accept applicants who hold a medical degree

This intensive two-year clinical course prepares you to work as a Physician Associate (PA) in the NHS. It will prepare you to take a medical history, examine patients, diagnose common problems, perform procedures, and recommend treatment. The course involves the integration of theory and clinical practice. This is based upon the key tenet that experience and learning are closely intertwined. Unlike more traditional courses, you'll be given substantial clinical exposure from the second month. Fundamental examination and assessment skills are learned initially from simulated patients and in the clinical skills laboratory.

• This course will prepare you to take a medical history, examine patients, diagnose common problems, perform procedures, and recommend treatment

• The Department of Health is committed to increasing the number of PAs in the NHS, particularly in general practice, so employment is highly likely after graduating.

Units of study: Introduction to General Medicine for the Physician Associate | Emergency Care for the Physician Associate | Mental Health for the Physician Associate | Women’s Health & Surgery for the Physician Associate | Paediatrics for the Physician Associate | Primary Care for the Physician Associate | Exploring & Evaluating Evidence* | Critically Reviewing Practice for the Physician Associate (final project).

*Unit applies to MSc only www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pasf