Course summary
This is a two-year full-time postgraduate course of at least 90 weeks, with substantive time in clinical placement. You will study the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, microbiology, and pharmacology related to the human body in health and disease. You will learn how to take a clinical history from a patient, request appropriate investigations, use clinical reasoning, and then formulate a safe and coherent management plan, including referral to specialities, if appropriate. You will study the principles of public health, the psychosocial aspects of health and aspects of common mental health presentations. You will learn skills to ensure patient safety, how to communicate within a multi-disciplinary team, prevent clinical error, and learn about the process of clinical reasoning and how to reach a diagnosis and suggest the correct management of your patient. You will also learn research methodologies, the process of evaluation, and how to prepare a research proposal and undertake a service improvement project.
Modules
Year 1 covers core clinical sciences, clinical skills development, public health, mental health, communication, and clinical reasoning. Year 2 focuses on research methods, a research dissertation, supervised clinical placements in primary and secondary care, and advanced clinical practice to prepare for national certification and professional work as a Physician Associate.
Assessment method
Year 1: 30% OSCE – Objective Structured Clinical Examination (Practical) 30% – KBA Knowledge Based Assessment (Theory) 20% portfolio 20% coursework Year 2: OSCE - Objective Structured Clinical Examination (Practical) KBA – Knowledge Based Assessment (Theory) You will be assessed in various ways as appropriate for each module. This includes theory-based assessments, assignments based on clinical case studies, practical assessments, oral and poster presentations, completion of placement portfolio (placement assessment documents, and clinical skills logbook), OSCEs (objective structured clinical examinations), and a 5000-word Master's level service improvement. You will receive feedback throughout the course to support your learning and development and have opportunities to engage in various formative tasks to support your learning. YEAR 1 Practical 30% Written Exam/Timed Assessment 30% Portfolio 20% Coursework 20%
Entry requirements
Accepted Qualifications An upper Second Class (2:1) Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, such as medical, biological or life sciences or other health related subject OR An upper Second Class (2:1) Bachelor's degree in a physical science/engineering subject or social work and appropriate modules in biology passed at a minimum of 55% at QAA levels 5 or 6. e.g. from the Open University. DipHE in Nursing, Paramedic Science, ODP with appropriate professional registration and a minimum of two years post-registration experience will be considered. International Qualifications We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit our International page for full details.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
Newham
E16 2RD