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The Physician Associate Team are responsible for the development and delivery of the Masters in Physician Associate Studies (MPAS) programme.

We were one of the first Physician Associate programmes in the UK, have grown to be the biggest and this year we celebrate our 15-year anniversary.

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About us

We are renowned for providing a comprehensive, diverse, and inclusive educational program that cultivates confident, knowledgeable, compassionate physician associates equipped with exceptional communication and exemplary clinical skills. This is evidenced by our success rate at the Physician Associate National Examination (PANE) and our graduates' impressive employment success rate securing fulfilling positions shortly after graduation.

Our team benefits from having both physician associates and doctors, a combination of whom work solely in education and those whose work balances their educational role with a clinical role. Those who practice clinically, work across a breadth of specialities including general practice, emergency medicine, acute medicine, urology, palliative care, intensive care, sport medicine and HIV.

Some of our faculty hold lead roles nationally, other staff members have prominent national roles including board positions for the PA national exam, the OSCE and SBA writing groups and educational committee roles as well as ambassador positions with NHS-England. Our active presence in these national groups demonstrates our commitment to excellence which, in turn encourages our students to become informed, professional and outstanding physician associates.

What we do

The Physician Associate Team:

Develop and quality assure all the modules that run across the 2 years of the programme including:

  • Foundations of Clinical Medicine (FCM)
  • Personal & Professional Development (PPD)
  • Physician Associates Applied Clinical Knowledge and Skills (PAACKS)
  • Applied Pharmacology (AP)
  • Investigations in Clinical Medicine (ICM)
  • Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
  • Physician Associate as a Professional Evaluation Report (PAPER).

Deliver all the core teaching activities including the following:

  • Clinical examination and communication skills
  • Small group teaching including professional practice workshops
  • Problem-based learning (PBL).
  • Create, develop, and deliver all the assessments including written examinations and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
  • Recruit, coordinate and quality assure all clinical placements in primary and secondary care
  • Provide pastoral support via a personal tutor programme
  • Perform academic scholarship relating to physician associate and medical education.
Who we are
who we are
NameRole

 

Amy Donaldson-Perrott, PA-R

 

 Senior Lecturer
Course Director
Physician Associate as a Professional Evaluation Report PAPER Module Lead
Tripti Chakraborty, PA-R Senior Lecturer
Deputy Course Director
Section Head
Physician Associate Applied Clinical Knowledge and Skills (PAACKS) module lead
MPAS Careers Lead
Dr Philippa Guppy, MBBS, MRCP Senior Lecturer
Chief Examiner (OSCE)
Section Head
Chandran Louis, PA-R Senior Lecturer
Chief Examiner (written assessments)
Chanceeth Chandrakanthan, PA-R Lecturer
Applied Pharmacology (AP) module lead
Sub-module lead: Problem Based Learning (PBL)
Dr Lisa Wolff Lecturer
Responsible OSCE examiner 
Personal & Professional Development (PPD B) Module Lead
Dr Mathavi Uthayanan, MBBS Lecturer
Foundations of Clinical Medicine B (FCM B) module lead
Sub-module lead: personal and professional workshops and reflections
Beck Hickman, PA-C/R Lecturer 
Investigations in Clinical Medicine (ICM) module lead
Personal Tutor and Welfare Lead
Ellie Van Vuren, PA-R Lecturer
Rekka Kandassmy, PA-R  
Lecturer
Sub module lead: clinical examination skills
Alex Wolley, PA-R Lecturer 
Foundations of Clinical Medicine A (FCM A) Module Lead
Admissions tutor
Dr Vasa Gnanapragasam, MBBS, MRCGP Senior Lecturer 
Medical Advisor 
William Porter, PA-R Lecturer
Dr Matthew Grant Lecturer
Personal & Professional Development A (PPD A) Module Lead
Sub-module lead: communications skills
Brian Dzitiki PA-R Lecturer
Sub module lead: Secondary care Deputy Lead
Jay Cameron, PA-R Lecturer
Sub-module lead: Primary care Deputy Lead
Jamie Saunders, PA-R Lecturer in  Physician Associate Studies
The MPAS Programme

Learn more about our MPAS programme by visiting the course page.

 

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