Campus
Birmingham (Edgbaston)
Course overview
This course will enable you to perform a comprehensive health assessment based upon knowledge of the common disorders and diseases associated with your specialist area, with a command of pharmacological interventions and ability to competently produce high quality clinical records.
The course aims to develop your knowledge and skills in relation to the physical health assessment of patients specific to your specialist area of clinical practice. At the end of the course, you will have advanced their practice in performing a problem-focused, age appropriate health assessment.
Course delivery
The module will combine lectures, workshops, seminars, and e-learning and Kura cloud) based on clinical practice that is designed in a way to enhance application of learning to the clinical environment.
On completion, students should be able to
- Perform a comprehensive problem-focused age appropriate health assessment (OSCE/Simulation).
- Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology of the common disorders or diseases associated with their specialist area of practice (OSCE).
- Demonstrate knowledge of pharmacological interventions and an ability to conduct an appropriate medication assessment (OSCE/Simulation).
- Demonstrate ability to competently produce high quality clinical records reflecting critical thinking and decision making (Clinical component).
Attendance required
Over 1 semester – you will attend university twice a month.
Course dates
- 6th, 20th and 21st January 2026
- 3rd, 4th, 17th and 18th February 2026
- 3rd, 4th, 17th and 18th March 2026
- Mock OSCE: 14th and 15th April 2026
- Summative OSCE: 28th and 29th April 2026
Assessment
- Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) (100%) - Pass/Fail.
- Clinical component of 37 hours to be signed-off by Medical Practitioner (Pass/Fail).
Credits
20 credits
Advanced Physical Health Assessment is a core module on MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and can be counted at a later date.
Teaching staff
Jason Pritchard
Programme Director MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
College of Medicine and Health
Jason Pritchard is the Director of the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice/MSc ACP Degree Apprenticeship (DA) and the MSc ACP MSK (DA) programmes.
Entry requirements
Professional qualification in healthcare.
Applicants may be required to submit additional information, such as completing a Practice Assessor Form and a Personal Statement. These forms will be provided by the programme team. For further details, please contact the Programme Administrator: acp@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Please note this microcredential is available for home applicants only.
Fees and scholarships
Fees for 2025 entry
Microcredential (Home): £1,211.20
Please note the Microcredential is not open to International students.
Application process
You can study this course as a microcredential.
Why choose a Postgraduate Microcredential short course?
- Microcredentials offer the perfect opportunity to boost your CV without the commitment of a full degree
- Usually taken from existing modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
- Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
- Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
- Alumni status with the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
- Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programmes.
Please note the deadline for submitting an application:
- Applicants eligible for Home fees are to apply a minimum of 6 weeks before the module start date.
- Applicants eligible for Overseas fees are to apply a minimum of 3 months before the module start date.
Please note that once registered for the microcredential you cannot swap for the non-credit short course version.