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Conference, Medical Education, Neurosurgery
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 […]
Breast surgeon and cancer patient Dr Liz O’Riordan comes to HYMS
Liz O’Riordan is a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon. In 2015, she was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. Since her diagnosis, Liz has maintained an award-winning blog, where she chronicles her experience of dealing with cancer […]
Acute Care, Interview, Medical Education
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 […]
Highlights from the Rural GP Association of Scotland Conference 2016
In mid-September, 5th year was just beginning for me. I was looking forward to my final few months of being a medical student, before being spring-boarded into my Foundation Years as a doctor. But something […]
This Might Hurt: an important play about the NHS
John Godber is known for being one of the most performed playwrights in the UK, and has strong ties to Hull. “This Might Hurt” is his latest local play and a particularly important one. It tells the […]
Highlights from Neurotrauma 2016
On 20th October 2016, leading experts from a wide range of specialties met at the Royal Geographic Society in London for the annual UK Neurotrauma Symposium. As the HYMS Student Blog reporter for the event, […]
We didn’t see anyone cry in Camp Petra
We are Emily and Aydin. We are both fourth year medical students at the Hull York Medical School. This past summer, we spent some time at the refugee camp, Camp Petra, in Katerini, Greece, as […]
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 […]
#LearnLookLive campaign: a public education and fundraising project
During my first year at HYMS, I took the opportunity to spend a lot of my spare time in theatre and outpatient clinics with Mr Ian Bradford, Consultant colorectal surgeon at York Hospital. He became my […]
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 […]
