Physician Associate Studies MSc

MSc Physician Associate Studies at Queen Mary is a fast-paced and intensive 24-month course. It’s specifically designed for graduates with a background in the life sciences, biomedicine, health sciences, or allied health professionals interested in pursuing a challenging and exciting career in healthcare.

• Excellent clinical placements, at a number of leading GP practices and NHS Trusts across London
• Extensive network of academic and NHS collaborators around the UK
• Strong foundation for careers which have excellent employment prospects, as the demand for physician associates outweighs the supply
• During the training you will rotate between different clinical specialties and areas of practice and develop a varied ‘portfolio’ career with a strong patient focus.
• Be placed on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PMVR) at the Faculty of Physician Associates, Royal College of Physicians

Facilities

• Apocrita – Queen Mary’s high performance computing cluster
• Brand new Graduate Centre, offering purpose-built study spaces and an exclusive rooftop common room
• Think Pod - an interactive collaboration space with presentation, recording and video conferencing facilities
• Access to some of London’s outstanding facilities including the British Library, Senate House Library and Copac

Career paths

The Physician Associate (PA) career path is highly attractive for anyone who wants a career in healthcare. Currently, employment opportunities for PAs in the UK far exceed the number of candidates available to fill them, giving PAs tremendous flexibility to live and work anywhere in the country.