Physician Associate Msc 2025

Is anyone applying for the PA course this year . Do you think that things will settle down after GMC regulation?

Is anyone applying for the PA course this year . Do you think that things will settle down after GMC regulation?

I had to come on here to warn future applicants. Don't do it. Find another course. A lot of us PAs are now screwed. Royal College of GPs have withdrawn support. Soon ARRS scheme will be up for review and loads of PAs will lose their jobs in GP land. Royal College of Physicians are also turning back on PAs. And now GMC are being sued in the High Court... You will graduate like me with £XXk debt and no job security.
These universities are lying for money. False advertising.
I couldn't live with myself if I didn't warn you. I'm sorry.

When the gmc regulation will come into place in December 2024, things will start to improvise Don’t write messages like this please

Im sorry but you don't know what you are talking about. People deserve to know facts before spending tens of thousands of pounds. What I'm saying isnt conspiracy, its widely reported and verifiable facts.

Is anyone applying for the PA course this year . Do you think that things will settle down after GMC regulation?

When the gmc regulation will come into place in December 2024, things will start to improvise Don’t write messages like this please

I respect you have your own point of view. Im just sharing mine - and I wish someone had said what I'm saying now to me before i signed up.
Look at the number of PA job vacancies ... Zilch
Loads of my friends cant find jobs. But they have 30+k student debt.
At the end of the day, if PAs cost more than most resident drs, but have far less training and scope, it makes zero sense for an employer to take us on, GMC registration or not. And SAS doctors can provide the stability without rotating jobs.
To the comment above - obviously course leads aren't going to tell you this stuff even if they did know! ARRS is being reviewed next year and that puts jobs in threat in the future, as the PA role might be removed (https://www.rcgp.org.uk/News/college-welcomes-review-arrs-funding).
If people want to study PA then go ahead by all means. But at least you now have been warned. Good luck everyone.

You should listen to what @PA screwed is saying, i get were you are coming from but as someone who did the undergraduate PA course, i am still in the same situation with the majority of people. The regulation happening in December does not garantee that there will be enough job for all of us. At the end of the day you do you. But atleast PA screwed said it. I only logged onto this app first time in a very long time to warn ppl. Good luck

You should listen to what @PA screwed is saying, i get were you are coming from but as someone who did the undergraduate PA course, i am still in the same situation with the majority of people. The regulation happening in December does not garantee that there will be enough job for all of us. At the end of the day you do you. But atleast PA screwed said it. I only logged onto this app first time in a very long time to warn ppl. Good luck

What uni did you go and do you think doing the undergrad better prepared you for your role as a PA than doing a healthcare career

i went to university of Reading. The undergrad is better interms of it’s fully funded by student finance and for the first 2 years you go over the medical science route with some clinical placement. Then the last 2 is more learning pathological conditions etc and more clinical placement.
I’m not sure what u mean by “doing a healthcare career” do u mean doing an undergrad in something else then a masters?

I respect you have your own point of view. Im just sharing mine - and I wish someone had said what I'm saying now to me before i signed up.
Look at the number of PA job vacancies ... Zilch
Loads of my friends cant find jobs. But they have 30+k student debt.
At the end of the day, if PAs cost more than most resident drs, but have far less training and scope, it makes zero sense for an employer to take us on, GMC registration or not. And SAS doctors can provide the stability without rotating jobs.
To the comment above - obviously course leads aren't going to tell you this stuff even if they did know! ARRS is being reviewed next year and that puts jobs in threat in the future, as the PA role might be removed (https://www.rcgp.org.uk/News/college-welcomes-review-arrs-funding).
If people want to study PA then go ahead by all means. But at least you now have been warned. Good luck everyone.

Not looking good

Not looking good

Honestly they did the right thing, they are atleast honest as there are a lot of newly qualified PAs and experienced who are unemployed

It isn't at the minute, Leeds have also stopped the course and my uni is doing a reduced intake for next year possibly also suspending the course for 2025. Things do tend to get worse before they get better but its something you really need to consider. However it's very likely that more unis will follow this stance so be very careful with your applications. Don't really know how the independent review will turn out but there are a lot of amazing PA's in primary and secondary care so its just a waiting game at the minute. But we were warned that everyone will be trying their best to make things difficult for us before we get regulated which also makes sense. Consider what you want for yourself.