Physician Associate Studies Manchester and the NW Programme

Original post by Alkar

How do we apply for the coop loan? Do we have to start the course first or would an acceptance letter be enough?

I'm thinking of Liverpool, uclan then Manchester. Does anyone know which placement areas are for each uni?

You can apply once you've been accepted into the course so an acceptance letter is fine :smile:

you have to order application forms with the national career service.

I don't think it'd be any further than Blackpool. I know students who've done placements in formby, Wigan, Wirral and Blackpool but that was Uclan/Liverpool students :smile:

Reply 42

ajstudent

Original post by P.A

I have contacted the programme leader and the course will be self funded this year :frown:

where to find £18,000 to fund the two years!? I am completely put off applying now and will probably apply to Bradford now...

Everyone else's thoughts?

well you ended up being a bulls,h,i,t,t,e,r didnt you.

funding is the same as last year with an nhs salary.

Reply 43

It isn't funded, you get a salary but the fees aren't funded and we're responsible for paying them ourselves.

(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 44

Original post by ajstudent

well you ended up being a bulls,h,i,t,t,e,r didnt you.

funding is the same as last year with an nhs salary.

There you go.

Reply 45

Wow how rude. Well done @jones10 😀

Reply 46

Original post by Alkar

Wow how rude. Well done @jones10 😀

I know right, you're not kidding!!! As if you'd make that up.

Think he/she is probably having a bad day... 🤔

Reply 47

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Yeah I too was really looking forward to applying to the NW programme but now that you have to pay your own fees I will stick with my first choice in January. No fee assistance completely defeats the point of the salary for someone like me who doesn't have a massive amount of savings.

I did the calculation and £15,000 per year after tax comes to circa £13k. After fees I would only get £4000 per year! Shocking. I'll honestly be surprised if they get more than a handful of students in this intake.

Reply 48

Original post by Ilir1989

Yeah I too was really looking forward to applying to the NW programme but now that you have to pay your own fees I will stick with my first choice in January. No fee assistance completely defeats the point of the salary for someone like me who doesn't have a massive amount of savings.

I did the calculation and £15,000 per year after tax comes to circa £13k. After fees I would only get £4000 per year! Shocking. I'll honestly be surprised if they get more than a handful of students in this intake.

I know it's going to be so hard, I can't believe there isn't more support- even if student loans were available it'd be something. I know CDLs are an option but yeah. I'm surprised as PAs aren't that established in the NW yet!

Reply 49

Has the application opened today?

Reply 50

Ruric

Original post by Alkar

Has the application opened today?

Its supposed to have opened but i haven't seen the advertisement yet sadly.

What's going on...

Original post by Alkar

What's going on...

Hi everyone I'm waiting to apply too. Although i have absolutely no idea how I'm going to find 18000 to pay for it. Its so bad that they expect people to find that much money. I probably won't get the coop loan either due to credit rating.

Reply 53

This is on the website

Unfortunately, due to IT issues, it has not been possible to advertise the Student Physician Associate Programme vacancy for intake in February 2017 as previously planned. It is hoped that these issues will be resolved and that the advert will be live on NHS Jobs by 10.00am on Thursday 12th October 2016. Should it be necessary, the closing date will be extended until mid-day on 24th October 2016

Reply 54

Mrsmed

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Original post by Alkar

This is on the website

Unfortunately, due to IT issues, it has not been possible to advertise the Student Physician Associate Programme vacancy for intake in February 2017 as previously planned. It is hoped that these issues will be resolved and that the advert will be live on NHS Jobs by 10.00am on Thursday 12th October 2016. Should it be necessary, the closing date will be extended until mid-day on 24th October 2016

Is that on the nhs jobs website?

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