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Physician associates are healthcare workers who support doctors and medical teams to diagnose and manage a wide range of common and complex diseases. This stimulating master’s course offers you the clinical skills and knowledge required to provide high-quality care under the direct supervision of a doctor.
The physician associate (PA) is one of the newest medical associate professions and presents a unique and exciting route to clinical care for graduates. PAs 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 graduate, you’ll have competence in the core clinical skills of the PA and possess practical experience of health care procedures.
Information about the modules offered as part of this course is available on the University of Greater Manchester's website.
Details of the learning activities and assessment methods for this course are available on the University of Greater Manchester's website.
This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Greater Manchester has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.
The following entry points are available for this course:
You should have at least a lower second class honours degree (2.2) in a life or health science subject.
Alternatively, you should have at least an upper second class honours degree (2.1) in a science, engineering or social science subject, along with higher education credits (for instance, Open University modules) in human biology and either infectious disease and public health or molecular and cell biology, with an overall mark of at least 60%.
You must also have GCSEs in English and Mathematics at grade C or above or grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent).
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
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| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | If English isn’t your first language you’ll also need IELTS 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in any band (or equivalent). |
We also accept a range of other English language qualifications – please visit our English Language Requirements web page for more details.https://www.bolton.ac.uk/international/international-general-entry-requirements/
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Email:clearing@bolton.ac.uk
Phone:0808 2811111
Email:enquiries@greatermanchester.ac.uk
Phone:+44 (0)1204 903903
Deane Road
Bolton
BL3 5AB
At University of Greater Manchester
