The Physician Associate Podcast

In this episode I speak with Dr Randev about how physician associates can spot the signs of cancer and make early diagnoses for patients, and what happens if we miss the signs. We also talk about the use of GatewayC to learn more about cancer diagnosis. GatewayC is a free online cancer education platform developed for primary care professionals aiming to improve cancer outcomes. You can connect wi...

In this episode, we chat with Dr Katie Mass and PA's Chris Kelly and Chris Barker about how the PA students were re-deployed during the COVID19 pandemic to help on the frontline. You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitter - @PApodcastUK Facebook - @PApodcastUK Instagram - @PApodcastUK

In this episode, I chat with PA Karen Roberts - who is the Head of the Brighton and Sussex Medical School's Physician Associate course. Karen talks me through what makes a good application to PA courses, how to get through the interviews and whether its possible to work whilst being a PA student. You can get in contact with Karen here and find out more about the profession from the FPARCP'...

In this episode, we meet Bob and Mark from Meducate Academy and learn about their role in helping PA students develop their communication skills and more importantly their hands on skills with patients. Bob is the founder and training director of Meducate Academy Ltd which was created 5 years ago as a student centred educational service providing medical schools with high fidelity simulation.  Med...

In this episode, I chat with both Helen Milllott - programme lead for PA studies at the University of Leeds - and Sarah Howarth - Uni of Leeds who coordinates and evaluates PA student placements and research. We also chat about some of their research into physician associate students and how to protect their wellbeing.  You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitter - @PApodcastUK Fa...

In this episode, we find out about how physician associates can work in breast surgery, from PA Laura Smith and her breast surgeon consultant Sue Down.  You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitter - @PApodcastUK Facebook - @PApodcastUK Instagram - @PApodcastUK

In this episode I chat to Consultant Geriatrician Dr Rebecca Whiting and PA Paris Sorrell Walker about the varied role of Physician Associates in geriatric medicine and the MDT, scope for development and specialist areas. You can get in touch with Dr Whiting on Rebecca. Whiting@cht.nhs.uk and with Paris on Paris. Sorrell@chs.nhs.uk or @ParisSorrell on Twitter You can connect with the Physician Ass...

The RCP are developing a new revision product for Student Physician Associates and PAs - but they need help to develop hundreds of questions in a short space of time. We hear from Dr Laura Gordge who is involved in the project, and talk wider about the Physician Associate National Exam as well. Find out more about writing good exam questions on this week’s episode and click here to go to the quest...

In this episode, I'm joined by two PAs from Wye Valley Trust, to discuss their Advance Practice Academy, which is an in-house teaching program for our PAs, ACPs and student PAs. Their  teaching program aims to help PAs retain our generalist knowledge and help with quality improvement projects. You can get in touch with Abi at Abigail. Mayo-Evans@wvt.nhs.uk and Alys at Alys.montgomery@wvt.nhs.u...

The COVID19 pandemic had a effect on healthcare systems across the world, and also disrupted the education of healthcare students at universities. In this episode, I'm delighted to be joined by Virginia L. Valentin (DrPH, PA-C, Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies) to talk about her paper which examined the impact of COVID on the training of PA students in the USA and across the...

Plabable for Physician Associates is a company who have produced an online resource, including questions and mock exams that can help physician associate students to revise. In this episode I chat with Chaima Hale, who explains all about Plabale for PAs and talks us through some of the challenges & rewards she's faced in establishing  a company based around physician associates. You can fi...

In this episode I'm joined by Dr Sina Ghadiri, a dermatology registrar, to discuss his recent publication - Physician associates: an asset for physician training and a 21st-century NHS? We touch on some of the good things and challenging things of PAs and Doctors working together and how PAs can be seen as an asset to the NHS. You can follow Sina on Twitter and Instagram and LinkedIn You can c...

In this episode, I'm joined by Irfan Mehmood who is an anaesthesia associate. Together we compare the AA and PA roles, and chat through some of the challenges that are common to both professions. We also discuss what GMC regulation might mean for PAs and AAs. You can find our more about AA's on their website. You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitter - @PApodcastUK Faceb...

In this episode, we talk to Joe and Alex from Locum PA about how and why they set up their bespoke PA locum company. We also touch on the benefits of locum work for PAs, and how PAs can prepare themselves to work effectively in locum shifts. You can find Locum PA online at www.locumpa.com You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitter - @PApodcastUK Facebook - @PApodcastUK Instagram...

In this episode, I chat with Dr Ben Jackson and PA Javi Islam, about the difficulties PAs can face in their first year working in primary care. We chat about their wonderful preceptorship programme running in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw that supports PAs in primary care, and they share some top tips for people who supervise newly qualified Physician Associates. You can contact Dr Ben Jackson at...

In this episode, I'm joined by a team of Doctors and Physician Associates who all work in psychiatry services, to find out more about the speciality and how PAs are being supported to work in psych. If you'd like to find out more, the Royal College of Psychiatrists have a fantastic website all about PAs and are on Twitter @rcpsych You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitte...

In this episode, we chat with Professor Liz Hughes, who leads on physician associates for Health Education England and is developing an Physician Associate apprenticeship model. The apprenticeship will offer the chance for people to earn a wage, and have their tuition fees paid for, whilst studying to become a physician associate. We discuss how this might work, the reasons to develop the apprenti...

Thanks for listening to the Physician Associate Podcast. In the 8 months since I launched it, I've been amazed at how much fun I've had making the show and we're now close to 11,000 listens. Thanks for all of your kind messages about the show. If you have time, please leave a review on your podcasts app about the show to help spread the word, so that more people can find out about the...

In this episode, I'm joined by PA Neil Howie, who is involved in the Worcester Physician Associate course, and also doing a PhD in physician associates and prescribing rights. In this episode, Neil is able to explain a little bit more about the process that the PA profession needs to go through to be considered for prescribing rights, and makes all the complexities easier to understand. You ca...

In this episode, we hear from PA Yinka Mustapha and Dr Mark Steinberg to talk about how best to recruit a Physician Associate into a GP surgery. We touch on lots of interesting topics, including how best to retain PAs in your workforce and how PAs can develop in the future. You can contact Yinka at yinka.mustapha@nhs.net and Mark at msteinberg@nhs.net You can connect with the Physician Associate P...

Physician Associates are one of a new breed of medical associate professionals (MAPs). In this episode, I was keen to find out more about another of the MAP groups - advanced critical care practitioners. There are some similarities between PAs and ACCPs, and I'm delighted to be joined by Jonathan Downham You can message Jonathan on Twitter @ccpractitioner You can connect with the Physician Ass...

I'm delighted to be joined by PA Chloe Denyer in this episode, to discuss her future in mind. Chloe is a PA in psych liaison and tells us all about her job role, and how the pandemic has affected her job role. Chloe is on Twitter @denyer_chloe You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitter - @PApodcastUK Facebook - @PApodcastUK Instagram - @PApodcastUK

In this episode, I'm delighted to be joined by long-term Physician Associate educator Tamara Ritsema. Tami is an associate professor in the Physician Assistant Program and has been a PA educator in the United States and in the United Kingdom since 2009. We discuss some of the ways PAs can be educators themselves, and what it takes to be a good teacher. Tami also has research interests in the d...

In this episode, I'm joined by PA Nana Amoasi who is undertaking a fellowship to look at improving working relationships between physician associates and doctors. We're joined by Nana's supervisor Dr Jeremy Noble to discuss how best to introduce physician associates into the workforce without disrupting doctor's training, and how best to win over those who are sceptical about physi...

Happy PA Week to all physician associates across the UK and the globe. In this episode, I'm delighted to be joined by the 'grandfather' of Physician Associates in the UK - Professor Jim Parle - who was instrumental in establishing the PA profession here. Hear from Jim about the challenges and accomplishments he remembers most fondly, and what he hopes for the future of the PA professio...