Physician associates support doctors in the diagnosis and management of patients.
The day-to-day tasks Physician associate are likely to include taking medical histories from patients, performing physical examinations and diagnosing illnesses. They wil also include performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, analysing test results and providing health promotion and disease prevention advice for patients.
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Becoming a Physician Associate
Physician associate training usually lasts two years, with students studying for 46-48 weeks each year. Although it involves many aspects of an undergraduate or postgraduate medical degree, the training focuses principally on general adult medicine in hospital and general practice, rather than specialty care. Read more »
Physician Associates in Primary Care
Physician associates are healthcare professionals with a generalist medical education, who work alongside doctors providing medical care as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. They bring new talent add to the skill mix within teams, providing a stable, generalist section of the workforce which can help ease the workforce pressures that the NHS currently faces.
Peer support
The North West Physician Associate Forum offers free coaching and mentoring support to Physician Associates training and working in the North West. Health Education England also provide a programme of nationwide support for GP practices and Supervisors of newly qualified and new to GP Physician Associates. Read more »
GM Physician Associate offer
Working as a Physician Associates in Greater Manchester, you’ll have access to plenty of support. You will work alongside doctors providing medical care as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. You will be supervised by a fully trained and experienced doctor.
Other resources for Physician Associates
Access a range of useful resources for Physician Associates and find out more about the role of a Physician Associate in primary care. Read more »
