Category: Medical Education

Highlights from the Faculty of Physician Associates’ 2nd Annual Conference

The second annual Faculty of Physician Associates’ (FPA) conference took place in the beautiful Royal College of Physicians (RCP) building in London located next to Regent’s Park this September. This was my first experience attending a conference […]


What is sarcoma? Bone Cancer Awareness Week 2017

In Memory of Andrew Carter, who lost his brave battle with sarcoma on 10/09/17. 8 – 14 October 2017, is Bone Cancer Awareness Week. As medical students, most of us have encountered patients with cancer whilst on clinical […]


HYMS Graduation Day 2017

On 10 July, I attended the graduation ceremony and reception for the Hull York Medical School (HYMS) Class of 2017, in order to watch my friends achieve their dreams, and try to put the events […]


Meeting the Dean: Part Two

In the second of a three-part interview series with Professor Una Macleod, HYMS students Chaitra Dinesh, Vassili Crispi, and Alexandra Abel focus on the Dean’s research interests and academic background, and gain valuable advice for […]


Students invited to: HEAT 2017 ‘Leadership – Opportunities to Excellence’

Hull Education and Training (HEAT) is our local annual medical education conference. Now in its sixth year, with many successful events to build on, HEAT is hosted by Medical Education at Hull Royal Infirmary, and […]


Highlights from the SBNS/NANSIG Neurosurgery Careers Day 2017

For the past five years, the Neurosurgery Careers Day hosted by the Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group (NANSIG) and the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) has inspired and guided the enthusiastic minds of medical […]


An interview with Dr David Lyness: HYMS graduate and founder of propofology.com

Dr David Lyness graduated from HYMS in 2013 and is currently an Anaesthetics/ICU Trainee in Northern Ireland. While at HYMS, David co-founded the pre-hospital care programme in Yorkshire, and was the academic forum lead for […]


My intercalated degree in Public Health

I recently returned to fifth year after taking a year out to do a Masters in Public Health at the University of York. I return for my final year of medical school with a mixture […]


Getting to grips with HYMS in your first few weeks

So you’ve done it: you’ve made it through your A level or degree finals and are finally out the other side with a place at medical school. Congratulations! Hello my name is Amika, a second […]


World class research at HYMS

It is well known that Hull York Medical School (HYMS) conducts world-class research and has an extensive network of doctors and scientists who work closely with students. For a number of years now, medical students […]