Physician Associate Practice (Postgraduate) MSc

Train to be a Physician Associate, a rapidly growing, in-demand role within the NHS with a rewarding starting salary. If you’re interested in supporting and working alongside doctors in the diagnosis and management of patients, analysing results and developing treatment and management plans then this could be a rewarding career for you.A Physician Associate is a medical professional providing patient care under the supervision of a Consultant or General Practitioner. Their main focus is diagnosis and management. Consequently, their daily activities include interviewing and examining patients, ordering tests and making decisions about patient management. Approx. 50% of the programme is spent on clinical placement across a full spectrum of opportunities: urban, rural, specialised hospital and general practice. The geographical locations of UCLan campuses provide students with a rare opportunity to experience such a wide range clinical disciplines.In the university setting we teach in small groups offering unrivalled student support and direct contact hours with staff. You will be timetabled to have over 25 hours per week of direct, interactive teaching by faculty highly experienced in the clinical sector.