FOI_26-245 Physicians Associate course and studets enrolled
Date of response: 13 October 2026
We have now considered your request of 23 September 2026 for the following information:
I’m collecting information on physician associate (or physician assistant) and anaesthesia associate (or PAA) courses for next year.
Question 1. When did your PA and/or AA course start?
Our response:
The 2015-16 Academic year was the first year we had students enrol and start the Physicians Associate Course.
Question 2. For 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026:
Did students start a PA/AA course at your university for that year?
How many started each year?
Our response:
Please see our response to previous related request, our ref: FOI_26-198 Students enrolled on MSc Physician Associate programme
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of students who started MSc Physician Associate Programme | 26 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| No. of students who started Anaesthesia Associate programmes | 43 | 34 | 19 | 7 | N/A |
For 2027: Are you planning to run a PA/AA course for Sept 2027? [Or any other time in 2027, please specify timing]
Our response:
No.
How many places will the course have?
Our response:
Physician Associate – Not applicable
Anaesthesia Associate - Not applicable
If your course has stopped, do you plan to restart it at any point?
Our response:
No current plans to restart.