MSc Physician Associate Studies

at University of Chester

A physician associate is a healthcare professional who works as a member of a medical team under the supervision of a doctor or surgeon in a wide variety of healthcare environments. Physician associates support doctors in the diagnosis and management of patients, and are trained to perform a number of roles.

We have developed our course in collaboration with our regional healthcare partners. This is an intensive course with theory, clinical skills and patient contact running in parallel from the beginning.

Modules
 

• Advancing Assessment and Consultation in Clinical Settings
• Advancing Clinical Medical Science
• Advancing Professional Development
• Community Medicine Placement
• Emergency Department Placement
• Foundations of Clinical Medical Sciences
• General Hospital Medicine Placement
• General Surgical Placement
• Mental Health Placement
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology Placement
• Paediatrics Placement
• Personal Identity and Professional Development
• Physician Associate Research Project
• The Practice of Medicine

Our institutional code is CHSTR C55, and the course code is BB96.

Applicants should normally have:
 

• a 2:1 honours degree or above (or accepted equivalent) in life/health sciences
• A lower second class (2:2) (or accepted equivalent) life/health sciences Honours degree may be considered with appropriate experience
• IELTS 7.0 overall, and no less than 6.0 in any band; or TOEFL 88.
• Applicants must apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and Occupational Health check, and register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
• Clinical experience is also desirable.

Acceptance on the course is subject to an assessment interview.

International/EU Students

full course fee: £18,000

The University of Chester offers generous international and merit based scholarships for postgraduate study, providing a significant reduction to the published headline tuition fee. You will automatically be considered for these scholarships when submitting an application and any award given will be shown on your offer letter.

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