Managing Acute Illness in Primary Care
This module is about the clinical management of conditions that commonly present in primary care. It replaces the previous module, named minor illness, to reflect the broad and complex clinical presentations encountered by Advanced clinical practitioners working in this setting.
IMPORTANT, PLEASE CONSIDER BEFORE APPLYING FOR MAI:
It is expected that students will be working in a patient facing role that requires them to be involved in the assessment and management of acute illness within a primary care setting. The student should be working towards an advanced practice qualification.
You are expected to complete an activity log and have the support from a clinical mentor for the duration of the module, such as a qualified ACP or GP. Therefore, it is essential that you have secured a relevant placement BEFORE THE MODULE COMMENCES.
Prior knowledge and experience of advanced clinical examination and assessment is recommended. Therefore, it is suggested that students complete the Advanced physical assessment and consultation module (APACS) prior to commencing the management of acute illness in primary care (MAI) module. Students who have not completed an APACS style module will be expected to have done some extensive preparation on the assessment and examination of: Head eyes ears nose and throat (HEENT), cardiac, abdominal, respiratory, cranial nerves, gross neurology and MSK, before the module begins. Suggested materials to use would be Bate’s guide to physical examination and history taking and the Geeky medics website for OSCE examples.
Students will be expected to attend all 12 study days which occur on a Wednesday (10 clinical teaching days and one study day for the mock OSCE and one for the main OSCE assessment). The cohorts for this module start in Late September (assessments due mid-late Jan) or in late January (assessments due mid-late May). The clinical study days occur every Wednesday consecutive for 10 sessions. The mock OSCE follows on from the clinical sessions after a few weeks break (Wednesday) and the main OSCE is on either a Wednesday or Thursday (done over two days), depending on your preference.
Before applying, please also review the following document: Practice based Supervisor Information self evaluation feedback MIM (DOC, 55KB)
For more information contact module leaders Alison Subramanian: Alison.Subramanian@shu.ac.uk or Soumya Eldhose: S.Eldhose@shu.ac.uk
Fees and Funding for 2025/26
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £1,770 |
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| How to apply |
To apply for a self-funded place, please complete and return the application form below: To apply for a Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF funded place, please complete and return the relevant application form below: Further information and Workforce Development Funding / CPD Funding online application form |
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Entry requirements
Qualified registered allied health professionals who are working towards an advanced level qualification at level 7, with a minimum of 3 years post registration experience. It is preferred that students have already completed the APACS module prior to starting MAI as this will provide a solid foundation for the clinical components of this module.
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Attendance
Delivery Method:
This module is delivered at our Collegiate Crescent Campus
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Provisional timetable
This module has intakes in September 2025 and January 2026.
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Assessment
- 3,000 word clinical case study
- 90 hours log/portfolio
- OSCEs all at level 7.
Successful completion of this module will earn you 30 level 7 credits
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Alison Subramanian - alison.subramanian@shu.ac.uk