Resident Doctors: Physician Associates
Commons · Question 21712 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing a Physician Associate to Junior Doctor conversion course.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Jan 2025
There is no training pathway specifically designed for a physician associate to become a doctor in the United Kingdom. To become a doctor in the UK, an individual is required to complete either an undergraduate degree or a graduate-entry programme in medi...