| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Full-time | 2 years | September | GBP 0 per year | find out |
Our Physician Associate Master's course has been designed for those who are interested in meeting the challenges of the changing healthcare landscape and have a desire to work as part of a medical team in all areas of medicine.
You will develop skills and knowledge to enable you to be an integral part of the medical team in a diverse range of clinical environments, by managing patients and providing high quality medical healthcare support. On successful completion of the course, you will become eligible to sit the national qualification of the Faculty of Physician Associates (a part of the Royal College of Physicians) registration examination, which will give you formal registration as a Physician Associate, enabling you to practise. This registration will be transferred to the General Medical Council in the coming years.
Please note that currently this course is only available to UK students.
Course outline
What is a Physician Associate?
A Physician Associate is a key healthcare role that works collaboratively with patients and clinical colleagues to diagnose, investigate and manage clinical cases competently and safely; provide emergency care to adults and children; draw up care plans in collaboration with other healthcare professionals; recognise complex and uncertain situations and seek appropriate supervision and support in a timely manner.
This role works collaboratively with a variety of multi-disciplinary professional teams in a clinical healthcare environment such as hospitals and general practices. The Aston MSc Physician Associate Practice programme is designed to ensure you achieve all key competencies specified by the Faculty of Physician Associates in order for you to be fit for practise as a Physician Associate.
You will develop key skills to be able to support clinical specialists, be trained in the medical framework, and learn how to formulate patient healthcare management plans. Students will engage in collaborative learning both at Aston Medical School, and within your clinical placement environments. You will develop professional development reflection skills, identifying the development of your clinical practice, developing lifelong learning.
Students will develop knowledge of integrated healthcare and practice, the principles and values of integrated care, and the complex interaction of physical, psychological and social considerations of the patient, and sustainable healthcare to improve the health of the patient, and access patient vulnerabilities and needs. Students will also develop knowledge of the principles and values of holistic and integrated healthcare relating to the management and prevention of disease, identify and respond to patient vulnerability. On the course you will also plan and develop an independent healthcare project of your choosing, negotiated with your Course Director, over the period of the two years of learning.
Clinical Placement
On clinical placement you will work collaboratively with your clinical supervisor and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care.
Clinical placements will vary. You will support medical professionals by identifying patient medical histories, understanding patient treatment plans, formulating management plans, monitoring medications, and gaining knowledge of patient safety and ethics, working in a collaborative medical environment with medical staff.
You will develop key interpersonal skills with patients and colleagues and in clinical placement working with a professional multi-professional, and multi-disciplinary teams in a variety of clinical environments, to prepare you for professional practice on graduation.
Modules
Core Modules (120 credits per module)
Year 1
Foundation Clinical Sciences
Clinical Placement 1
Practice of Medicine
Health Improvement Project - Research Methods
Year 2
Advanced Clinical Sciences
Clinical Placements 2 and 3
Elective Clinical Placement
Health Improvement Project
Fees and ScholarshipsFees
(2023/2024): £10,620 - UK
Scholarships
At Aston University we are committed to supporting the most talented and hardworking students to achieve their potential by providing a range of scholarships to help lower tuition and living costs.
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Please note that this course is capped at 20 student spaces.
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