Physician Associate Studies (MPAS, Undergraduate Entry)

**Train to become a fully qualified physician associate with our MPAS Physician Associate Studies programme.**<br/><br/>Gain the skills and knowledge to become a physician associate: a healthcare professional trained in the medical model, being developed across the NHS.<br/><br/>As a member of a medical team, work alongside doctors in hospitals and GP practices, supporting the diagnosis and treatment of patients.<br/><br/>Taught by experts from the School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy and the School of Biological Sciences, this course offers:<br/><br/>**- industry-specific training**.Designed in partnership with our local NHS partners to respond to career needs within the NHS, our course offers you the most relevant, practical content.<br/>**- teaching from medical experts**. You will be taught by NHS staff and academics whose research prevents disease, improves diagnoses, develops new therapies and advances clinical practice. Everyone who teaches you has on-the-ground experience.<br/>**- clinical placements.** Take part in placements within both primary and secondary healthcare settings throughout your degree.<br/><br/>**Learning structure of the MPAS Physician Associate Studies**<br/>The first two years will equip you with a strong biological science base, and the ability to apply this learning to inform medical practice. Complete placements within many areas of medical practice, across a variety of hospital and community settings. During your third year, you will undertake longer periods of placement in primary/secondary healthcare settings. In your final year this will increase so that you are on placement 4-5 days most weeks, rotating around multiple healthcare settings to ensure that you are well prepared to practise anywhere as a Physician Associate upon qualification.<br/><br/>**For more information, please visit the programme page:** https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/medical-sciences-ug/mpas-physician-associate-studies