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• Surface anatomy, cell biology, homeostasis and fluid compartments.

• Normal function of the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, nervous and endocrine systems, and their role in homeostasis.

• Adaptation, tissue responses and major pathological processes.

• The pathophysiology of important diseases affecting the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, nervous and endocrine systems.

On successful completion of the micro-credential, you will be able to:

• critically evaluate knowledge and understanding of anatomy, physiology and basic disease principles that might affect the human body across the life course;

• demonstrate the application of knowledge and understanding of organ-system function and predict compensatory changes; and

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology across the life course to inform advanced decision-making related to clinical care.

The assessment is scheduled for Wednesday 20 January 2027. The module is assessed through a multiple-choice and short-answer examination, worth 100% of the module mark.

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1. Click on ‘Non-graduating applications / Stand alone Modules’, then select ‘Non-graduating Postgraduate’.
2. In the next section, select Non-Graduating Taught Modules in Health (NGGT/HEALTH) Click Save and Continue.
3. On the next page, the default for the first question is Full Time. You need to change this to ‘Part time’:
4. You now need to input the module code. Physiology and Pathophysiology: the code is NHS-4213. This section must be completed for your application to be processed.
5. You also need to state the start date. Please make your selection, then click ‘Save and Continue’.
6. IMPORTANT: You do not need to write a personal statement to apply for this course. Instead, please upload the document including employment, experience and education information that you have created prior to starting the application that contains the name of your current employer, the number of years of experience you have, and your highest qualification to date. Click Save and continue.

You only need to enter the details of your highest qualification to date, e.g. if you have a postgraduate qualification, please only only include this.

You will be asked for evidence of the qualification. Please either upload a copy of your qualification if it's easily accessible, or upload the Word document again (that you prepared earlier).

Please scroll to the bottom of the page and click on ‘I have no employment history’ (as you have already provided this in your Word document).

If you are HEIW / Health Board funded, please answer the questions as follows:

• How will you finance your studies? Sponsored
• Exact name of funding authority: Health Board
• Country: United Kingdom
• Give details of the amount of the award? Fully funded.
• Sponsorship will cover: Tuition Fees
• Have you been awarded this funding? Please select ‘yes’ * Note that you will be required to upload evidence of the funding. If you wish to confirm ‘yes’ to this question, but do not have any written confirmation to upload, you can upload your Word document here again.

If you are self-funding, please provide all details as appropriate.