Medical Education, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
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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 […]
Highlights from the RCPsych Spring Conference: Mind, Brain, and Body
17 March 2017 marked the day of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) Northern and Yorkshire (N&Y) Division Spring Conference. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Mind, Brain, and Body’, exploring the complex connections and effects […]
My research journey at Hull York Medical School
If someone had told me five years ago that I would undertake my medical training in the UK, I would have never believed them. The real life-changing opportunity came when I applied for an exchange […]
General Practice, Interview, Medical Education, Research
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 […]
Highlights from the Northern England National Surgical Research Symposium
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) ventured down to Bradford for a second year running to host their annual National Surgical Research Symposium on 1 April 2017. The conference is aimed at medical students […]
A view from the FOSIS Mind over Chatter Mental Health conference
On Saturday 18 March 2017, the University of Birmingham Medical School was host to FOSIS’s first ever mental health conference – “Remove the Label”. FOSIS (Federation of Student Islamic Societies) is an umbrella body representing Muslim students […]
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 […]
General Practice, Interview, Research
Meeting the Dean: Part One
In the first of our three-part series of interviews, we aim to help staff and students get to know HYMS’ Dean, Professor Una Macleod, a little better. Una grew up in a small town near Inverness and attended medical […]
Conference, Neurosurgery, Surgery
Highlights from the 4th HYMS National Undergraduate Surgical Conference
Saturday 28th January 2017 marked a day of excitement for many enthusiastic students considering a career in surgery as the fourth HYMS National Undergraduate Surgical Conference was hosted in Hull for the first time. Embracing […]
