To me the association is Nurse Practitioner, which in the UK is a Nurse upgrade. Nurse is a "normal" undergraduate degree, Nurse Practitioner requires a post-gr

To me the association is Nurse Practitioner, which in the UK is a Nurse upgrade. Nurse is a "normal" undergraduate degree, Nurse Practitioner requires a post-graduate Masters to top that up and grants Prescribing rights like you'd get if you were a Doctor. The Nurses end up with weaker Chemistry, but much stronger practical experience before being granted prescription rights. Their PGT does a bunch about how to read & understand research papers, so that they can stay on the cutting edge and contribute to their discipline.