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MSc - Master of Science
Plymouth University
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
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MSc - Master of Science
Plymouth University
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
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About the course
With full fee sponsorship for Year 2 and two years Band 7 NHS employment upon completion of the Physician Associate National exam on offer, this full-time 2 year course is ideal for life sciences graduates wanting the opportunity to train for a new healthcare role, or for healthcare practitioners who would like to develop and expand their skills and scope of practice.
As a Physician Associate you’ll work in the NHS under the supervision of doctors and alongside healthcare professionals, delivering care to patients. You’ll be equipped for a career that’ll be both rewarding and challenging.
Key features
- 100% graduate pass rate at National Certification Examination
- Experience an integrated curriculum designed to prepare you for clinical practice
- Sharpen your skills on this intensive programme which uses multiple forms of teaching and learning methods to support your personal and professional development
- Benefit from early patient contact from the first weeks, continuing and increasing throughout the programme, ensuring that your personal, practical and professional development is patient-centred
- Clinical placements with key NHS partners across the South West
- Access highly-developed teaching resources
- Learn and practice clinical skills in our advanced and dedicated clinical skills centre, including using high-fidelity simulation
- Advance your understanding with fully integrated clinical skill development and clinical placements throughout the programme
- Spend time learning with medical students and other allied healthcare professions
- Join one of England’s top four medical schools and make a difference to patient care
A recognised first degree (2:1 or above) in a life science, biomedical science, or healthcare subject (from the list below); or current healthcare professionals educated to honours degree level (2:1 or above). To be accompanied by a minimum period of 2 weeks consecutive clinical setting exposure. Relevant ‘on course’ placement experience would count towards this exposure target. Alternatively, experience of working in a setting with customer contact, and 10 days clinical attachment experience in a hospital or general practice setting would also be considered. Or A recognised first degree (2:2 or above) in a life science, biomedical science, or healthcare subject (from the list below); or current healthcare professionals educated to honours degree level (2:2 or above). To be accompanied by a minimum period of 12 consecutive months clinical setting exposure. Relevant 'on course' placement experience could count towards this exposure target. If the award is >5years old then we would expect evidence of recent academic study or completion of an academic qualifying essay.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,000 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Students from EU
To be confirmed
Students from International
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The University of Plymouth’s campus is centrally located within Britain’s Ocean City, perched on the south western coast of Devon...
