Physician Associate Studies MSci (Hons)

Edge Hill University

United Kingdom, Aberdeen

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Edge Hill University

United Kingdom , Aberdeen

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Research

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Edge Hill University

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 4 year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Physician Associate Studies MSci (Hons)

About

Learn through a combination of teaching and practical placements. Work in clinical practice when you graduate. Make a difference in an emerging healthcare role as part of a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals.

On our 4 year integrated MSci Physician Associate Studies degree, you’ll discover everything you need to know about providing patient care under the supervision of a doctor. In our state-of-the-art Clinical Skills and Simulation facilities, you will learn how to take patient histories and examine patients, conduct clinical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic tests and help make decisions about patient management and therapy.

Upon successful completion of this Masters, you’ll graduate as a flexible and adaptable practitioner. You will also be eligible to sit the Physician Associate national exam, set by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). You must pass this exam before you can apply for provisional professional registration with the General Medical Council.

Please note, regulation of physician associates by the General Medical Council is expected. Some requirements are therefore under review and may be subject to change.

Learn through a combination of teaching and practical placements. Discover everything you need to know about providing patient care under the supervision of a doctor. Make a difference in an emerging healthcare role as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Grades ABB are required at A Level. These must include Biology at Grade A or above, and one other science subject. This must equate to a minimum of 128 UCAS Tariff points.

You will also need at least five GCSEs at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or equivalent, including Mathematics and English, at the time of application.

Graduates may also be accepted onto this programme with a minimum of a 2:1 classification in their initial degree.

Applicants are required to attend a selection day when they will be interviewed for the course.

You will also be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure indicating that you meet the mandatory criteria of ‘Clearance to Work with Children and/or Vulnerable Adults’.

No transfers will be accepted onto the programme and no deferrals will be accepted for this programme.

English Program Requirements

Aligned to GMC requirements, applicants for whom English is not their first language must achieve an IELTS overall score of 7.5 and 7 across each testing area component to be on the register. This must be achieved prior to application.

If your current level of English is half a band or one band lower, with no element lower than 4.0, you may want to consider our Pre-Sessional English course.

Fair Entry Criteria

Our new Fair Entry Criteria is a Contextual Admissions Policy that takes an applicant’s personal and educational background into account. This policy will allow eligible applicants to receive up to a two-grade reduction in their entry requirements for this course. Find out more and see if you qualify.

For further information on how you can meet the entry requirements

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Career

Your future career

The aim of this 4-year integrated Masters programme is to provide the conceptual underpinnings and clinical placement learning to enable you to meet GMC competences for working as a Physician Associate.

[GMC regulation of PA is likely to start in 2024.]

Successful completion of this programme will allow students to sit the Physician Associate Registration Assessment, a national examination that is required to work as a PA within the UK.

Upon successful completion of this integrated Masters, you will have the conceptual underpinnings and clinical placement learning to enable you to apply for the PA exam set by Royal College of Physicians (RCP) exam and GMC registration.