Physician Associate Studies MSc

PAs are dependent practitioners working with a dedicated consultant or GP supervisor. They also work alone, with appropriate support.

While not doctors, PAs work to the medical model. They use skills and knowledge to deliver holistic care and treatment. They do this with the medical team in secondary or primary care.

Physician Associates work under defined levels of supervision.

The course draws on Newcastle University’s considerable excellence in medical training and is in association with Health Education North East.

This course would suit those with a minimum of an upper second class degree from a bioscience discipline or from a health care background

You'll develop core knowledge in preparation for the clinical workplace. This will include appropriate knowledge of:

• communication skills
• clinical examination skills
• clinical reasoning
• data interpretation
• anatomy
• physiology
• pharmacology
• ethics
• professional standards

Our MSc in Physician Associate Studies course will prepare you for the National Physician Associate entrance exam. Successful completion of the national exam allows you to work as a Physician Associate (PA).

Learn more about the Royal College of Physicians' Faculty of Physician Associates