Physician Associate Studies - Postgraduate Taught AI MPAS

Are you interested in a career as a Physician Associate, working as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team in hospitals and GP surgeries, assessing, diagnosing and managing patient treatment? There’s a growing demand for Physician Associates across the UK and your skills and degree qualification will be highly sought after in a range of settings.<br/><br/>Our Masters in Physician Associate Studies (MPAS) will train you undertake examination, diagnosis and management of patients. From the moment you arrive at Swansea University our specialist staff will take you on a system-based approach to clinical learning and practice, and help you plan for your future as a Physician Associate.<br/><br/>Our innovative spiral curriculum, pioneered by our flagship Graduate Entry Medicine programme, is designed to build familiarity with how patients present in clinical practice and to provide you with skills in diagnosis and clinical management.<br/><br/>In your first year, the systems-based approach with experienced clinicians will be coupled with early clinical exposure designed to embed scientific and medical understanding with real-life patient interactions. This is all underpinned by our case-based approach to support your learning outcomes.<br/><br/>As you progress to your second year, the focus will increasingly shift to placement-based learning under the supervision of a clinically qualified mentor. This is designed to develop a wide range of practical and reasoning skills necessary to be an effective Physician Associate. This process will encourage you to reflect on your practice and identify your individual learning needs. <br/><br/>Our Masters in Physician Associate Studies (MPAS) programme has achieved full approval by the General Medical Council (GMC) and is the only course of its kind in South Wales, developing the skills and knowledge required to pass the PA National Examination and start your new healthcare role.<br/><br/>Our excellent pass rate makes us a leading place to study and train to become a Physician Associate in the UK, and our Top 5 ranking for overall Research Quality (REF2021) works to inform our teaching, preparing you for practice within the NHS.