Physician Associate Studies MPAS (Taught Postgraduate) AI MPAS

Discover our longest-running Physician Associate Studies programme, where you will gain hands-on experience in taking medical histories, conducting physical exams, ordering and analysing tests, diagnosing illnesses, and creating treatment and management plans. A demanding, but highly rewarding course, it boasts exceptional pass rates for the Physician Associate National Exam.<br/><br/>The MPAS programme is delivered by a multi-professional team including physician associates (PAs), many of whom are alumni, doctors, lecturers from across the university programmes and visiting specialists.<br/><br/>City St George’s Tooting campus is based in a hospital, making it the ideal place to study the Master’s in Physician Associate Studies (MPAS). With unrivalled access to clinical resources and working professionals, the course will fully equip you with all the skills and knowledge required to support doctors in the diagnosis and management of patients.<br/><br/>We are invested in supporting the profession nationally and many members of the teaching team have held roles with the professional membership body, the Faculty of Physician Associates. We feel that an active presence in different national groups demonstrates our commitment to the profession and to excellence which, in turn, will encourage our students to become informed, professional and outstanding physician associates.<br/><br/><strong>Course Highlights</strong><br/><br/>Our Physician Associate Studies course offers students:<br/><br/><br/>- a shared site with one of the largest NHS teaching hospitals<br/><br/><br/>- an outstanding pass rate on the Physician Associate National Examination<br/><br/><br/>- the longest running Physician Associate course in the UK<br/><br/><br/>- a Physician Associate as full-time Course Director<br/><br/><br/>- a mix of Physician Associates and Doctors within the teaching team<br/><br/><br/>- a regular timetable of esteemed visiting lecturers from the UK and the USA<br/><br/><br/>- a Year 1 student to staff ratio of approximately 10:1<br/><br/><br/>- a mix of Physician Associates and Doctors within the teaching team.<br/><br/><br/>- a strong history of staff involvement on the board of the Faculty of Physician Associates at the Royal College of Physicians<br/><br/><br/>- partial scholarships for students on the Physician Associate Studies MPAS, with a value of £3,000 paid in your first year of study.<br/><br/><br/><strong>About City St Georges, University of London</strong><br/><br/>City St George’s (Formerly St George’s) was established in 1733 and initially based at Hyde Park Corner, before moving to our Tooting site in 1980. It was the second institution in England to provide formal training courses for doctors. City St George’s has a dynamic research culture, with teams working to improve the health of people of all ages, from children to the elderly, in populations locally and globally.