Physician associates are a new type of healthcare professional, who – while not doctors – work to the medical model. As a physician associate, you'll have the attitudes, skills and knowledge to deliver holistic care and treatment within the general medical and general practice team, under supervision. This MSc Physician Associate Studies degree course is the perfect next step to take a relevant undergraduate degree further, and work towards becoming a physician associate. You'll get the skills and knowledge to become a confident medical professional, working and learning under the guidance of experienced staff and assisting patients in real healthcare settings. While fairly new in the UK, the number of physician associates is increasing and the Government wants to have 1,000 physician associates working in general practice by 2020. When you finish the course, you'll be in a strong position to work in this important role. **What you'll experience** On this course, you'll: - Access facilities that include the latest simulation training equipment, representative of the healthcare environment you'll experience in your career - Experience practice-based learning opportunities - Observe, examine, assess and engage with patients - Be trained to take medical histories, perform exams, diagnose illnesses and analyse results **Careers and opportunities** This programme will prepare you to complete the Physician Associate National Certifying Exam (PANCE) and take on the role of a physician associate in the healthcare environment. As a physician associate, you can look forward to a career supporting doctors with diagnosing and managing patients, whether in a hospital setting or GP surgery. In the future, other areas you could work in include leadership, service development, research, mentorship and practice education. You'll be able to get advice and support from our Career and Employability Service for 5 years after you leave the University. **Work experience and career planning** To give you the best chance of securing a great job when you graduate, you'll get experience of working in real and simulated health settings. Our Careers and Employability service can also help you find relevant work experience that complements your studies.

The structure of this programme reflects the requirements of the Faculty of Physician Associates Competence and Curriculum framework. Your time will be split between practice and simulation-based learning and academic learning. Practice-based learning includes placements in environments including community medicine, general hospital medicine, front door medicine, mental health, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, and paediatrics. Each unit on this course is worth a certain number of credits. In each year, you need to study units worth a total of 90 credits. We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional units may not run every year. If a unit doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative unit.

You'll be assessed through: work-based learning clinical examinations written works presentations a project You'll be able to test your knowledge and skills informally before submitting assessments that count towards your final mark. You'll get plenty of feedback, to help you improve in the future.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: BB96

Institution code: P80

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

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An upper second class honours degree or equivalent, and demonstration of the ability to study at postgraduate level (typically applicants who have graduated within the last 3 years) or equivalent professional experience. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a good level of Biomedical Science knowledge, and applicants with Arts and Humanities will need to undertake Biomedical Studies in order to apply. Applicants who have started or completed degrees in Medicine are not accepted. Applicants are subject to interview. All offers are subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance and Occupational Health clearance.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	7.5	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.5 with no component score below 7.0.

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**Postgraduate fees for 2022 entry will be available shortly.** For further fee information please see the corresponding University of Portsmouth course page or visit https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding

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