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CLM-40150 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 27 April 2024

CLM-40150 - Physician Associate Dissertation
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 60
Study Hours: 600
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module will enable students undertaking the physician associate programme to complete a full masters programme and to acquire the essential skills of critical analysis and critical thinking, which will equip them to work within the clinical area and the demands of evidence based medicine. It is envisaged that the dissertations will be disseminated as published articles to promote the role of the physician associate further within the health care systems a whole.

Aims
The overall aim of this module is to complete a literature review-based dissertation relevant to the role of the physician associate within the clinical area and the impact of the role on patient outcomes.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/clm-40150/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate advanced skills in systematic literature reviewing and methods of critical analysis: 1
Integrate knowledge and skills to demonstrate an understanding of concepts and methods related to research and critical awareness of current research in relation to professional identity and the chosen area of clinical practice: 1
Critically debate findings from evidence based on the chosen clinical area and their professional and ethical responsibility towards patient outcomes and service delivery: 1

Study hours

Active learning hours consist of 15 hours of in situ workshops covering the various elements of the dissertation, literature reviewing and also academic writing and referencing There are also approximately 20 hours of supervision support time per student which can be done either in situ or synchronous. This is student preference.
Self directed learning makes up the remainder of this module with around 565 hours to undertake the literature search and then the formulation of the actual dissertation based on this initial literature search.

School Rules

Pre-requisites: Student either currently on the physician associate programme at Keele University, or is a qualified physician associate who has completed their Pg Dip and wants to access this module as a standalone to gains added credits to covert their PgDip to masters qualification.

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 27 April 2024