Physician Associate Studies

Entry requirements

Degree Subject Science or Health-related discipline

Degree Classification Minimum 2:1 or equivalent (honours)

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Months of entry

January

Course content

Our MSc Physician Associate Studies is a two-year, full-time, intensive postgraduate course in medical science and clinical reasoning. It consists of approximately 50% theory and 50% practice, including over 1,400 hours of clinical placement in both acute and community settings, starting from your second month.

Norwich Medical School has a reputation for pioneering teaching and research. You’ll have access to our first-class facilities, which include the Bob Champion Research and Education Centre and our bespoke Anatomy Suite. We’re also located next to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

We focus on ensuring our graduates are ready to enter and excel in the healthcare profession. We ensure that you not only get plenty of hands-on experience across a wide range of placements, but also work within a mixed team of trainee medical professionals on campus, giving you a unique understanding into other people’s working roles.

The course is divided into six modules, the first five of which are clinical in content, enabling you to acquire skills in theory, communication, clinical and procedural practice. Each module will then be followed by a placement when you can put your new skills into practice. Your sixth module will focus on health improvement and is a requirement for a Master’s-level qualification.

Studying for an MSc in Physician Associate studies will give you greater understanding of your future employers – and your future patients. Combine this depth of knowledge with placements tailored to your individual requirements, and you’ll have everything you need to get your career off to a brilliant start, benefiting from many and varied job opportunities both locally and nationally.

Our pass rate in the PA National Examination is 100% for theory and very high for the OSCE component, with the UEA average for both elements well above the national average. 

Information for international students

For more information for international students, please go to UEA’s website.

Fees and funding

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