Physician Associates

The Trust provides placement experience for Student Physician Associates (SPA’s) from Edge Hill University during their first and second year of undergraduate study. Our Undergraduate Coordinators, Debby and Laura, provide pastoral and administrative support for our SPA’s and a timetable comprised of formal classroom based education, clinical skills procedure training and experiential learning opportunities is provided. (timetable attached). Clinical Skills and Simulation training is supported by our Clinical Educators, Vanessa and Craig, who are available to support additional one to one tuition in our Clinical Practice Zones at designated times.
 
Graduate Physician Associates have become integral members of the multi-disciplinary Trust teams in recent years, from preceptees to more established colleagues who’ve been with the Trust for some time. Our new cohort of preceptees join us in September of each new training year and they are provided with a structured induction and bespoke programme of training. (attached)
 
All SPA and PA cohorts are invited to attend Specialty programmes of teaching, the Grand Round and may also access Experiential Learning Activity wherever this can be supported. There are many other programmes of training advertised during the course of the training year, too - Please contact the medical education team to establishment whether these may be appropriate for you to access.