MSc Physician Associate

University of Reading

You may be aware of the recent Leng Review and ongoing discussions around the Physician Associate role, and we would like to reassure you that we, alongside our partners at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, remain fully committed to this programme.Our Physician Associate course is designed to develop highly flexible and transferable employability skills, clinical skills and knowledge alongside experience of patient care, which opens up a range of healthcare careers and further study options within and beyond the Physician Associate role.We are awaiting guidance from the General Medical Council, our accrediting body, and the UK government on the recommendations from the review they wish to take forward, and any changes to our course needed as a result. We will keep current and prospective students updated.Our MSc Physician Associate programme provides essential training for entering an exciting new career as a healthcare professional.This course is suitable for life science graduates or those with significant healthcare experience.You will receive training in the classroom and experience a wide variety of teaching methods. You will engage in workplace-based learning in NHS Primary and Secondary Care environments, allowing you to develop your skills and knowledge as a healthcare professional in real settings. All curriculum content is delivered in close partnership with practicing clinicians. Our course provides significant clinical placement hours in primary/secondary healthcare settings. In your final year placement time 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.This course is approved by the General Medical Council.