Foresterhill Campus
This highly regarded Physician Associate programme has been designed to train a new generation of healthcare professionals to support doctors in the diagnosis and management of patients. Physician Associates (PA) are trained to perform a number of roles including taking medical histories, performing examinations, diagnosing illnesses, analysing test results and developing management plans.
This is a two-year full time programme requiring ninety weeks of study and combines the theoretical and scientific basis of medicine with clinical experience. The programme leads to the award of MSc in Physician Associate Studies. Upon successful completion of the course, graduates are eligible to sit the national examination which entitles entry onto the national register and practise as a PA in the UK.
A 2:1 Honours degree or above in a medical science or health related subject. You must also have Higher Chemistry plus English and Maths at National 5.
September
Postgraduate Master's
MSc
Full time
24 months
Life Sciences and Medicine
Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
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