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Student professionalism and fitness to practice guidance for physician associate or anaesthesia associate students and course providers
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Achieving good medical practice: guidance for PA and AA students
Physician associate (PA) or anaesthesia associate (AA) students must demonstrate a high standard of behaviour at all times, which justifies the trust placed in them as future members of these professions. This guidance outlines the standards expected of PA and AA students – both inside and outside their course or placement – and shows how the principles and values of Good medical practice apply to PA and AA students.
Professional behaviour and fitness to practise – guidance for course providers and employers
This guidance is aimed at PA and AA course and placement provider organisations who identify, manage and support students whose professionalism or fitness to practise is a cause for concern.
Resources and further information
This content was designed primarily for doctors, medical students, and medical schools, but it may also be valuable for physician associates (PA), anaesthesia associates (AA), as well as PA and AA students and course providers.
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Further reading
The guidance on this page is designed to help PA and AA students achieve the standards expected in Good medical practice, and help PA and AA course providers implement the corresponding requirements set out in the Standards for the delivery of PA and AA pre-qualification education.
Good medical practice sets out the principles of good practice which all doctors must be familiar with. It is the foundation on which the rest of our guidance is built.
This document sets out the standards for the delivery of pre-qualification education for physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). These standards have patient safety, quality of care, and fairness at their heart.
