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Eager to work in the field of medicine? Want to make a difference in an emerging healthcare role? Keen to learn through a combination of teaching and practical placements? Training to become a physician associate at Edge Hill University could be for you.

In our physician associate studies course, you’ll discover everything you need to know about providing patient care under the supervision of a doctor. Learn how to interview and examine patients. Conduct clinical examinations. Order and interpret diagnostic tests. Make decisions about patient management and therapy.

The past ten years has seen a growing demand for newly-qualified physician associates within the NHS – in acute, primary care and mental health services. You’ll graduate as a flexible and adaptable practitioner, eligible to sit the national exam, set by the Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA). You must pass this exam before you can apply for provisional professional registration.

Please note, regulation of physician associates by the General Medical Council is expected by 2024. Some requirements are therefore under review.

Your future career

To be employed as a physician associate, graduates must take the national exam set by the Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA). You can find out more information, including current exam fees, on the

• FPA website
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  Once you’ve passed the exam, you will be eligible for provisional professional registration and can apply to be listed on the Managed Voluntary Register (MVR) hosted by the FPA. Clinical trusts are recommended to hire from the register, so it’s strongly advised that you apply to be listed.

  After taking these steps, you can go on to work as a physician associate in:

  • general hospitals
  • emergency medicine
  • mental health
  • surgery
  • primary care