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YOUR JOURNEY
TO BECOMING AN
EXCEPTIONAL
DOCTOR
STARTS HERE
MEDICINE
Undergraduate
Prospectus 2022
I NTRO D U CI N G H U LL YO R K M E DICAL SCH OO L
I NTRO D U CI N G H U LL YO R K M E DICAL SCH OO L
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
A PASSION FOR HEALTHCARE, AND A DESIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AAA
A LEVELS
BBC-ABB
A LEVELS
UCAT
In year of application
Including Biology and Including Biology and Chemistry
Chemistry for the A100 five- for the A101 six-year Medicine
year Medicine programme* With a Gateway Year programme**
*See p44-48 for full details of our entry requirements and alternative/contextual offers
**Additional Widening Participation criteria apply – see p44 for details
WHAT WE OFFER
CONFIDENT, 2 PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF DOCTORS
COMPASSIONATE, PLACEMENTS PROVIDED BY
EXCEPTIONAL
PROBLEM
BASED
LEARNING
FACILITATED
CLINICAL
PLACEMENTS
BEGIN IN WEEK
+
DOCTORS
BY CLINICIANS
GP SURGERIES
ARE MADE HERE UNIVERSITIES,
TWICE
THE
ACUTE
NHS TRUST
MENTAL
HEALTH
PROVIDER
PARTNERS
EXPERTISE PARTNERS
Welcome to Hull York Medical School, home of
exceptional medical education and a modern,
innovative undergraduate medicine programme.
We are committed not just to training doctors, but
to training brilliant doctors, who are equipped with
the skills, agility and resilience they need to deliver
excellent patient-centred care in an ever-changing MB BS DEGREE AWARDED JOINTLY
healthcare environment. If you share our passion for BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL AND
making a difference, take a closer look… THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK
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I NTRO D U CI N G H U LL YO R K M E DICAL SCH OO L
I NTRO D U CI N G H U LL YO R K M E DICAL SCH OO L
WELCOME TO CONTENTS
A DIFFERENT 6 OUR STORIES:
DR KATHERINE HARRIS
A DIFFERENT KIND
KIND OF
OF MEDICAL SCHOOL
8 Two programmes delivering
exceptional medical training
10 A pioneering partnership designed
MEDICAL SCHOOL
to make a difference
STUDYING WITH US
12 Delivering exceptional
medical education
14 Early and sustained clinical experience
16 A different way of learning
20 A closer look at your first year
22 Measuring your progress
24 A support network to help
you succeed
26 OUR STORIES:
DR SCOT RICHARDSON
EXPLORING YOUR INTERESTS
Welcome to Hull York Medical School: I studied medicine in the 1980s, and my
28 Tailoring your experience
the joint medical school of the career has taken me from a hospital
Universities of Hull and York, and environment into clinical and academic 30 Electives
home to our exciting and innovative general practice, as well as leading 32 Our research is transforming lives
undergraduate Medicine and Medicine research teams seeking to improve
With a Gateway Year programmes. cancer diagnosis, treatment and care. LIFE AT HULL YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL
While continuing to practise as a GP, it 34 An unforgettable experience
The COVID-19 pandemic has is also my privilege to be Dean of Hull
demonstrated more strongly than ever 36 Welcome to our campuses
York Medical School, with responsibility
that modern healthcare is challenging, for ensuring that you are equipped with 38 A place to call home
complex, and ever-evolving. At Hull York the skills needed to pursue your own
Medical School, we pride ourselves on 40 OUR STORIES:
successful career path, whatever area
producing confident, compassionate KOMALPREET KAUR
of medicine you ultimately choose to
and work-ready doctors, whose training, specialise in. From surgery to psychiatry, ADMISSIONS AND OFFERS
grounded in patient-centred care, has general practice to paediatrics and
armed them with the medical knowledge, 42 Planning your application
beyond, your experience here will
empathy and resilience they need not only allow you to explore your interests, 43 Widening participation
to thrive as doctors but to make a positive and stand you in good stead for a 44 Key facts
difference to the lives of their patients. long and impactful career delivering 46 Our selection procedure
exceptional care.
As a student here, you will experience 48 Making our offers
sustained clinical contact with real I look forward to welcoming you on the 49 Fees and funding
patients from the very beginning of your first step of your career as a doctor. Your experience here 50 After you graduate
programme; benefit from a bespoke
will allow you to explore
learning environment based around small Professor Una Macleod,
group study and extensive contact time Dean, Hull York Medical School, your interests, and stand
with senior clinicians; and have access to and GP you in good stead for
the very best facilities that the Universities
of Hull and York have to offer.
a long and impactful
career delivering
exceptional care.
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OUR STORIES
OUR STORIES
I’M PROUD OF
WHAT I DO
as a doctor
I always knew I wanted to help people.
I studied Biology, Chemistry and English
My favourite thing about the Hull York
programme was the more interactive
at A Level and while my teachers were teaching style (I couldn’t sit through
very supportive, I was the first person lectures all day!), which means that you
from my comprehensive school to apply apply what you learn in PBL or teaching
for medicine in ten years, so they didn’t sessions to your clinical placement
have all the connections and knowledge the same week. It really puts your
that other schools might have. learning into perspective. I also liked
the focus on the patient experience and
So I arranged some work experience communication skills. I felt quite anxious
in a maternity ward and at a hospice, at 18 about speaking to patients, so it was
and really enjoyed it. good to get as much practice as possible
from week three of the programme.
I found Hull York Medical
School a lot more
collaborative than some
of the more traditional
Students
tudents rreally medical schools.
support each other
y feel valued
and you I am now a Junior A&E doctor at Aintree
University Hospital. What I find most
I found Hull York Medical School a lot rewarding about medicine is the human
more collaborative than some of the more interaction, trying to make someone’s
traditional medical schools. Students very stressful time less stressful. I’m proud
really support each other, and you feel of what I do as a doctor.
valued. I spent my first two years in York,
living in halls of residence with a mix of Dr Katherine Harris,
medicine and non-medicine students, Junior A&E Doctor at Aintree University
which was a real bonding experience – Hospital, Class of 2018
I’m still really close with those friends.
I also lived in NHS accommodation while Hear Katherine’s story
on placement in Hull, Scarborough and and more alumni stories
Scunthorpe during my clinical years. at hyms.ac.uk/stories
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF MEDICAL SCHOOL
A DIFFERENT KIND OF MEDICAL SCHOOL
TWO PROGRAMMES
DELIVERING
EXCEPTIONAL
MEDICAL TRAINING
FIVE-YEAR MEDICINE PROGRAMME
When you choose to study at Our five-year Medicine programme (six years if you choose
Hull York Medical School, you to intercalate – see p28) has a maximum annual intake of 220
are choosing a different kind UK and 11 international students. It combines patient-centred
teaching, clinician-led problem-based learning, rigorous
of undergraduate programme.
academic study and regular clinical experience from week three
Innovative, distinctive, and of your first year. Our standard offer for this programme is AAA
specifically designed to meet including Biology and Chemistry at A Level (see p44-48 for full
the challenges of 21st century details of our entry requirements and selection procedure, as
healthcare, our programmes truly well as our alternative and contextual offers).
prepare you for real life
SIX-YEAR MEDICINE WITH
as a junior doctor. A GATEWAY YEAR PROGRAMME
Our six-year Medicine With a Gateway Year programme (seven
years if you choose to intercalate – see p28) is a Widening
Participation initiative, designed to encourage applicants from
Learn more underrepresented backgrounds to study Medicine. It has a
hyms.ac.uk/undergraduate maximum annual intake of 30 UK students, and follows the
hyms.ac.uk/gateway exact same curriculum as the five-year programme, but includes
an additional year at the start. This gateway year focuses on
facilitating your transition from school or college to university,
and bringing your scientific knowledge and skills up to the
required standard to progress onto year 1 of the above five-year
programme. Our standard offer for this programme is BBC
including B grades in Biology and Chemistry at A Level, but you
must meet a number of additional widening participation criteria
to be eligible to apply – see p44-48 for full details of our entry
requirements and selection procedure.
As Director of the Medicine programme,
At the end of your studies on either the five or six-year it is my job to ensure that you graduate from
programme, you will have developed the confidence, Hull York Medical School with an in-depth
competency and patient-centred skills to graduate. You will knowledge of all the relevant sciences, a
be ready to enter the workforce as a junior doctor with an MB sensitive understanding of people, and the
BS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) degree, ability to communicate effectively as part
awarded jointly by the Universities of Hull and York. More of a multidisciplinary team. I am incredibly
information about what happens after you graduate can be proud of our community of expert clinical
found on p50. and PBL tutors, programme coordinators
and support staff, whose commitment to
exceptional medical education will ensure
you develop the skills you need to deliver
LEARN TO PROBLEM WE’VE
DELIVER BASED ADDED outstanding care to your future patients.
CARE WITH LEARNING OVER
CONFIDENCE FACILITATED DOCTORS TO THE
AND EMPATHY BY CLINICIANS NHS WORKFORCE Dr Paul Docherty,
Interim MB BS
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MIDDLESBROUGH
A DIFFERENT KIND OF MEDICAL SCHOOL
A DIFFERENT KIND OF MEDICAL SCHOOL
JAMES COOK
UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL
A PIONEERING PARTNERSHIP
DESIGNED TO MAKE
NORTHALLERTON
FRIARAGE SCARBOROUGH HUMBER,
SCARBOROUGH
A DIFFERENCE
HOSPITAL HOSPITAL COAST AND VALE
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSFORMATION
PARTNERSHIP A BREADTH OF TWO UNIVERSITIES,
Hull York Medical School CLINICAL EXPERIENCE TWICE THE EXPERTISE
was established in 2003 as As a student at Hull York Medical School Our unique university partnership means
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you to experience a unique breadth of at either the University of Hull or the
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your studies. Our partnerships with NHS a series of clinical placements around
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years, and now partner with Trusts, community organisations and GP the region from your third year onwards.
more GP surgeries and NHS practices across the region enable us to Regardless of your initial location, you will
BRIDLINGTON provide placements in a wide range of follow the exact same curriculum, have
YORK Trusts than ever before, but our
HOSPITAL locations, from busy urban GP practices access to the same facilities, expertise and
commitment to collaboration, and major trauma centres serving densely placement opportunities, and graduate
YORK shared expertise and a belief populated areas, to mental healthcare with the same degree qualification. More
that our training should make providers, and rural and coastal information about campus allocation can
a difference to our surrounding community services. You can read more be found on p34.
communities remains constant. about how we deliver clinical placements
at each stage of our programmes on SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES
p14, but these diverse opportunities will AND SUPPORTING THE NHS
YORK TO MANCHESTER provide you with an invaluable insight into We are incredibly proud of our strong
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a broad range of patient demographics, partnerships with local NHS Trusts
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patients in our communities.
HULL ROYAL
INFIRMARY ACUTE
NHS Learn more
SCUNTHORPE TRUST hyms.ac.uk/partners
SCUNTHORPE
PARTNERS
GENERAL
HOSPITAL GRIMSBY
YORK TO LONDON
HULL TO LONDON
MENTAL
HEALTH
2HRS 30MINS
1HR 48MINS
PROVIDER As Clinical Dean for Hull York Medical School at York Teaching Hospital NHS
PARTNERS Foundation Trust, it is my job to oversee the delivery of Hull York Medical School’s
training at our hospital sites in York and Scarborough. I am passionate
DIANA, about the future of medicine in our region, and really enjoy meeting
PRINCESS PLACEMENTS PROVIDED BY
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and encouraging the medical workforce of the future.
OF WALES
HOSPITAL Dr Vijay Jayagopal, Clinical Dean, Hull York Medical School;
Consultant endocrinologist at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust and regional advisor for diabetes to the Royal College of Physicians
GP SURGERIES
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YOUR MEDICINE JOURNEY Learn more
hyms.ac.uk/mbbscurriculum
hyms.ac.uk/gateway
MEDICINE WITH A GATEWAY YEAR PROGRAMME ONLY
GATEWAY
Our six-year Medicine With a Gateway Year five-year medicine programme.
programme is a Widening Participation The gateway year offers hands-on learning
initiative, designed to increase access to opportunities in our anatomy labs and
Medicine for those from underrepresented through clinical placement experiences, as
backgrounds. On this programme, your well as modules on human biology, clinical
first year of study will focus on facilitating skills, professionalism and ethics, health
your transition from school or college to and society, and medical scholarship. More
university, and bringing your scientific details about the Medicine With a Gateway
knowledge and skills up to the required Year programme, including eligibility and
standard to progress onto year 1 of the entry requirements, can be found on p44.
On successful completion of the Gateway Year, you will progress to Phase I of the five-year
Medicine programme.
DELIVERING
PHASE I, OR YEARS 1 AND 2
Forming the first two years of the five- This integrated approach, centred on
year Medicine programme, Phase I is PBL and grounded in a robust scientific
EXCEPTIONAL
centred around problem-based learning understanding, strong clinical knowledge
(PBL), which provides a patient-centred and highly developed clinical reasoning
context for your training. This is reinforced skills, prepares you for success as a doctor.
by and integrated with weekly clinical For more information on how we deliver
MEDICAL EDUCATION
placements in GP surgeries and hospitals, PBL and clinical skills, see p16-19.
communication, clinical skills and anatomy
sessions, lectures, and workshops.
PHASE II, OR YEARS 3 AND 4
In Phase II, which is years three and four Our placement sites are in Hull, York,
of the five-year Medicine programme, Grimsby, Northallerton, Middlesbrough,
With a solid grounding in the REMOTE TEACHING you will be fully immersed in a range of Scarborough and Scunthorpe. You will
biosciences and structured regular clinical placements across GP surgeries, continue to attend seminars, teaching
Our curriculum is designed At the time of going to print, some of our
community settings and hospitals. You will sessions and clinical skills practicals at our
clinical contact, our programmes have
to meet the ever-changing been developed to reflect the latest
Phase I teaching is being delivered remotely,
rotate through different specialisms and dedicated teaching facilities within each
challenges of 21st century in accordance with social distancing
educational and scientific research. locations, developing your clinical, history- hospital site. Our friendly student liaison
guidelines and to ensure the safety of
healthcare – ensuring Disease doesn’t exist in isolation, taking, examination and problem-solving teams are also based here, to ensure you
our students and staff. Our experience of
you graduate as an so we have developed a tightly skills with patients, under the supervision receive support while on placement.
working across multiple sites has allowed
integrated curriculum that enables of dedicated clinical tutors.
excellent thinker, prepared us to move quickly and effectively to
you to make meaningful and practical
to deliver exceptional online delivery of some aspects of the
connections between individual
evidence-informed care programme, including problem-based
areas of study. You will explore
learning and lectures, without compromising PHASE III, OR YEAR 5
through patient-centred topics through a range of themes
our commitment to exceptional medical
communication. and disciplines, each presented in
education. We have also been able to In Phase III, which is the final year of the You will continue to benefit from teaching
a clinically relevant context, and programme, your rotations will continue in sessions and clinical skills practicals at our
adapt our curriculum to reflect the way
supported through problem-based primary and secondary care settings, where dedicated facilities within each hospital
that healthcare is currently being delivered,
learning, clinical experience, lectures, even more emphasis will be placed on site. During the final year, you will also
training our students to conduct remote
procedural and communication skills you being a member of a multidisciplinary complete your elective (see p30) and
patient consultations as well as traditional
classes, and workshops. We are medical team, gaining experience of undertake an assistantship, which will
face-to-face interactions. We look forward
constantly reviewing and developing on-call and out-of-hours duties. help you prepare for your role as a
to returning to more in-person teaching as
our programmes to reflect the junior doctor.
soon as it becomes safe to do so.
demands of the modern NHS;
for the very latest information,
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EARLY AND SUSTAINED
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
MEDICINE WITH A GATEWAY YEAR
As a student at Hull York Medical Placements in the Gateway year for students on the six-year
programme take the form of taster sessions, where you will
School, you will experience
shadow healthcare professionals in both primary and secondary
a wide range of placements care settings. After successfully completing the Gateway year,
throughout your programme, you will progress into Phase I (see below).
from busy urban GP practices
and major trauma centres, to
mental healthcare providers and MEDICINE: PHASE I (YEARS 1-2)
rural and coastal community Starting in the third week of the five-year Medicine programme,
services. This breadth of you will attend clinical placements every single week.
experience will teach you how to
Your placements will help you put into context what you have
respond to your patients’ diverse
learned in your other studies – your problem-based learning
circumstances and needs with and anatomy sessions, lectures, workshops and clinical and
agility and confidence. communication skills classes.
We are passionate about In your first two years you will attend placements in or around
ensuring that you benefit from your home campus city – the University of Hull or the University
patient contact as soon as of York. Your placements are easily accessible and most are
within 30 minutes of your campus by road.
possible, which is why we deliver
a significantly higher proportion In Phase I, you will put your learning into practice, interacting
of our curriculum in these with patients to develop your clinical and communication skills.
environments than many other
MEDICINE: PHASE II AND III (YEARS 3-5) A DEDICATED ACADEMY OF PRIMARY CARE
medical schools.
From your third year onwards, you will experience placements Over 90% of all NHS care happens within The Academy provides a range of
across our region, practising your examination, history-taking primary care, which includes care for opportunities to develop your skills
and problem-solving skills with real patients before ultimately patients with some of the most complex and knowledge, including independent
Learn more becoming a junior member of a multidisciplinary medical team health problems our health system research projects, mentorship with
hyms.ac.uk/clinicalplacements in your final year. manages. GPs and hospital doctors offer academic GPs, dedicated master classes
generalist and specialist care alongside and seminars, and access to specialist
an expanding number of allied health conferences. In addition, some students
Ninety per cent of NHS activity happens in the professionals. However, primary care is can undertake an optional Longitudinal
of our curriculum community. We therefore provide placements at both changing and in the future the NHS will Integrated Clerkship (LIC). The LIC
is dedicated to GP
hospital and community-based locations, including: need doctors with expertise in whole- allows students to be immersed in the
teaching, the highest Experiencing
in the UK person care (expert generalists) as well whole patient journey on their clinical
• Community placements at over 100 GP practices and placements at different
as doctors with specialist expertise placements, following the same patients
providers of mental health, dermatology, sexual health,
in specific conditions. Training more over time in varied clinical settings sites and trusts around
women’s health or paediatrics services the Yorkshire and
doctors with primary care expertise, and including GP surgeries, hospitals and
of our curriculum is
delivered in a primary And hospital placements at:
generalist medicine expertise, is therefore community settings as they navigate Humber region teaches
or community care an NHS priority. different aspects of their care. Hull York students
setting, the highest • Hull Royal Infirmary (Hull)
in the UK • Castle Hill Hospital (Hull) Our Academy of Primary Care is at the By studying with us, you will deepen to be adaptable
• York Hospital (York) forefront of research and developments your understanding of this critical and resilient, which
• Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital (Grimsby) in primary care and works with regional area of healthcare. prepares us well for
• Scunthorpe General Hospital (Scunthorpe) and national NHS and academic partners foundation training as
CLINICAL • Scarborough Hospital (Scarborough) to develop, deliver and learn from the Learn more hyms.ac.uk/
academyofprimarycare junior doctors.
PLACEMENTS • The Friarage Hospital (Northallerton) new models of care needed to tackle 21st
BEGIN IN WEEK • James Cook University Hospital (Middlesbrough) century healthcare challenges. Grace Gilmour, Year 4
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A DIFFERENT WAY WHAT IS
PROBLEM-BASED
LEARNING?
OF LEARNING YOU’LL WORK IN SMALL
GROUPS (OF ABOUT 10)
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,
FACILITATED BY AN
EXPERIENCED CLINICIAN
PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING
We believe that possessing Our problem-based learning (PBL) groups are
strong communication and facilitated by NHS clinicians with a passion for
problem-solving skills is essential education and a wealth of real-world experience,
who will guide your learning while also providing EACH WEEK YOU’LL BE SET
to delivering successful patient- ONE OR TWO SCENARIOS
pastoral care and support. You will benefit from their
centred care, interacting OF PATIENTS PRESENTING
experience, as they provide clinical context for the
effectively with multidisciplinary A PROBLEM
situations you discuss as a group, as well as learn
healthcare colleagues, and from them the professional values and behaviours
ultimately being a good you will need as a doctor.
doctor. That is why we place The main emphasis of PBL is on small group
problem-based learning and LEARNING IS CENTRED
working, centred – as the name suggests – around AROUND THOSE SCENARIOS
communication at the heart of a hypothetical ‘problem’ or case. PBL group work ALL WEEK
our curriculum. offers a lively, interactive and enjoyable way to build
your knowledge, while reinforcing and integrating - Lectures - Clinical placement
with what you learn in your lectures and on clinical - Clinical skills - Practical workshops
- Anatomy
placement. In PBL, there is plenty of opportunity to
discuss the social, psychological and ethical issues
surrounding a case, which can be more difficult to
uncover through traditional lectures.
AT THE END OF THE WEEK
PBL allows you to form strong relationships, learn YOU’LL RECONVENE AND
how to communicate effectively in a group and work REVIEW YOUR LEARNING.
as part of a team to tackle and solve problems – YOUR TUTOR WILL ENSURE
developing skills that will be invaluable throughout YOU MEET THE REQUIRED
your medical career. You will stay with the same
LEARNING OUTCOMES.
group of typically 10 students throughout your first
year of study, before joining a new PBL group in your
second year.
Learn more As a graduate entry student, PBL is
hyms.ac.uk/PBL an exciting new way of learning for
me, allowing me to consolidate my
knowledge within a group setting as
Keeping up to date with rapidly advancing well as develop my critical thinking skills.
scientific knowledge is a challenge for Having only been taught through lectures
today’s medical professionals at all previously, I have thoroughly enjoyed
being in an interactive learning
stages of their career. Clinical reasoning,
environment with my peers. PBL mirrors
critical thinking and ongoing self-directed the multidisciplinary team that we will
learning skills are crucial to your success as work within as doctors, and PBL allows
a doctor, all of which our problem-based us to familiarise ourselves with
learning helps you to develop. this concept from the very start
of our medical journey.
Dr Marie Cohen, Director of Problem-Based
Learning, GP and Macmillan GP Facilitator Arabella Lloyd, Year 2
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COMMUNICATION ANATOMY
AND CLINICAL SKILLS Understanding the structure and function of the
Our curriculum has been designed to ensure you Peer physical examinations are non-invasive, and human body is essential to being a brilliant doctor.
develop a wide range of skills that you will use in students find they are an effective way to learn Here at Hull York Medical School, under the guidance
patient consultations throughout your career, from and develop clinical and communication skills. of our expert anatomists, you will develop the in-
physical and mental state examination, to history- Having your peers practise on you also allows you depth understanding of clinical anatomy needed to
taking, clinical reasoning and communication. to understand and empathise with the patient’s deliver exceptional healthcare.
perspective more deeply.
During the first two years of the five-year Everything you learn in your anatomy sessions will
Medicine programme, you will attend clinical and In simulated patient interactions, you will observe be applicable to the care of patients and designed
communication skills sessions twice per week. as your peers undertake consultations with highly to prepare you to be a competent and safe doctor.
These sessions consolidate what you learn in PBL, trained actors in real-time, providing detailed,
and link with your experiences on placement. descriptive and non-judgemental feedback, You will build your knowledge of clinical anatomy
so you can learn from each other and perfect your using an academically rigorous combination of
In peer physical examination, you will practise consultation skills. Our state-of-the-art recording prosections, medical imaging, anatomical models and
your examination skills under the direction of an facilities allow you to capture and analyse cutting-edge techniques in living anatomy developed
experienced clinical tutor. During these small group your consultations. by our own researchers. We teach using prosections,
sessions, you will examine and be examined by your which are anatomical specimens that have been
fellow students, giving and receiving feedback in a In recent times it has become more necessary for dissected by our expert anatomists to display and
supportive, safe and professional environment. many doctors to conduct consultations remotely demonstrate specific structures, relationships,
This approach allows you to develop the skills you via video call. We have adapted our teaching systems and regions. We use a range of preservation
need to confidently carry out physical examinations accordingly, ensuring that students are equipped techniques, including Formalin embalming,
of real patients. with the skills and confidence to conduct this type Thiel embalming and plastination, to ensure that
of consultation effectively. you get the most out of learning anatomy from
human specimens.
Learn more
hyms.ac.uk/clinicalskills If you are interested in dissection, you will have
From the first few weeks at the opportunity to carry out a detailed dissection
of a region of the body and to study anatomy
Hull York Medical School, you
in depth within a clinical context as part of the
will begin to develop your Scholarship and Special Interest Programme, or in
professional communication the elective period in Year 5, or to undertake whole
body dissection as part of our suite of intercalated
skills and will have the MSc programmes (in Clinical Anatomy, or Clinical
opportunity to practise these Anatomy and Education).
when on clinical placement.
Learn more
Clinicians often comment hyms.ac.uk/anatomy
on our graduates’ excellent
communication skills, which
equip them for work
in the current busy Learning anatomy using
NHS environment. prosections allows you to focus on
the anatomical structures, rather
Dr Anna Hammond, Director of than worrying about how to dissect
Communication Skills Teaching, and GP
correctly in order to keep the
important structures intact. The
prosections are presented really
well, to make them as easy as
possible for you to learn from.
Dr Kiranjit Kaur, Foundation Year 2
Junior Doctor, Class of 2019
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A CLOSER LOOK AT YEAR 1 EXAMPLE TIMETABLE
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
YOUR FIRST YEAR AM
Clinician-led PBL
and Clinical &
Communication Skills
Self-Directed Learning SSIP (see p28) Clinician-led PBL
and Clinical &
Communication Skills
Lectures
Self-Directed Learning Clinical Placement Anatomy Lectures
PM
Whether you are joining our five-year Medicine or six-year Medicine With a Gateway Year programme,
your first year will provide the foundation for the rest of your studies.
The above timetable is for illustrative purposes only, and may differ from your final timetable. It does not include
workshops or biopracticals, which are delivered in specific weeks.
FIVE-YEAR MEDICINE PROGRAMME
As a student on our five-year Medicine programme, your studies For most of the rest of the week, you’ll explore these issues
in the first two years will revolve around your weekly problem- through plenary sessions, resource sessions, clinical skills
based learning sessions. Each week, all the PBL groups in your teaching, clinical placement and your own individual study – MEDICINE WITH A GATEWAY YEAR PROGRAMME
year will be working on the same cases. With guidance from all closely related to the topic you’re working on.
On the Medicine With a Gateway Year programme, your and Medical Scholarship. You will learn through a combination
your tutor, you’ll discuss an example patient case study.
Later in the week in your second PBL session, your group will teaching will be divided into six modules: Human Biology I and of hands-on learning opportunities in our anatomy labs, lectures,
The aim of your first PBL session of the week is to find out what meet again with your tutor to share and discuss what each of II; Clinical Skills; Health and Society; Professionalism and Ethics; group sessions, and clinical placement experiences.
you need to know to understand the problem fully. You’ll work as you has discovered, consolidating the key information.
a group to identify all the issues or learning outcomes that each
problem raises. GATEWAY YEAR EXAMPLE TIMETABLE
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
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will change each term to reflect the focus of that term’s teaching.
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clinical placement, as I wanted to go to
a medical school that was very patient-
centred. At Hull York Medical School,
placements start from week 3 of the five-
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ANATOMY
Watch our PBL video at
20 Medicine Undergraduate Prospectus 2022 hyms.ac.uk/PBL hyms.ac.uk 21STU DYI N G WITH U S
STU DYI N G WITH U S
MEASURING We are committed to supporting you to achieve your potential,
providing many opportunities for you to receive constructive
feedback, and monitor your progress. Our assessments ensure
YOUR PROGRESS
that you develop the skills needed to practise medicine
safely and confidently.
Assessment is a much broader process than SPOTTER EXAMS
just examinations; there are many different
In an anatomy ‘spotter’ exam, you will
types of assessment, including assessment
move around ‘stations’, with each station
by tutors at university and on placement,
comprising one or more anatomical
by your peers, and self-assessment. We use
specimens with tagged, flagged or otherwise
both formative and summative assessments
labelled anatomical structures. Students
throughout the programme.
are required to answer questions relating
to the labelled structures. Each question
FORMATIVE AND will typically test either the identification,
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS anatomical relationships or function/
Formative assessments are intended dysfunction of a single labelled
to provide feedback on how you are anatomical structure.
progressing. Their purpose is to help you
and your tutors identify your strengths, CLINICAL EXAMS
so that you can build on them, and your
Clinical exams are arranged in a circuit of
weaknesses, so that you can improve in
‘stations’, in which you will be required to
those areas.
perform a task which is assessed, usually
Formative assessments include written by direct observation with an impartial
assignments and online tests, exams or examiner. In the earlier years of the course,
practical assessments. They don’t count these stations are shorter and include
towards your final qualification assessment of communication skills, physical
but are designed to provide you with examination and practical procedures. In
feedback to inform your learning. They later years, you will be expected to consult
also help to ensure you are familiar with with real or simulated patients to form a
the format of specific assessments. conclusion about their problems and,
in the final year, develop appropriate
Summative assessments are used to management plans.
The curriculum is designed to build
upon knowledge from previous years. measure progress and to determine
whether you have achieved the level THE ONLINE PORTFOLIO
Formative assessments allow you to
monitor your academic progression of attainment required to progress As you progress through the course it is
and identify areas for improvement through the programme, and to important that you are able to understand
prior to the summative clinical graduate as a doctor. what is going well, what is not going well,
and written examinations. Patient what you could do differently next time,
and multidisciplinary interactions DIFFERENT TYPES and what study or practical activities can
on placement are also excellent OF ASSESSMENT help you reach your goals.
opportunities for self-evaluation and We use a variety of assessment types, some
The online portfolio will enable you and us
constructive feedback, and reflective of which you may be familiar with already,
to document your growth throughout the
exercises, the SSIP and critical appraisals such as written assignments, online tests,
programme, helping you to develop key
enable you to develop additional skills, presentations and examinations. However,
life-long learning skills.
essential to becoming a doctor you may encounter types of assessment
you are not familiar with, such as anatomy
Vassili Crispi, Year 5 ‘spotter’ exams, clinical exams Learn more
and our online portfolio. hyms.ac.uk/assessment
22 Medicine Undergraduate Prospectus 2022 hyms.ac.uk 23STU DYI N G WITH U S
STU DYI N G WITH U S
A SUPPORT NETWORK
TO HELP YOU SUCCEED
HULL YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL SUPPORT TEAM
We understand that studying Our dedicated Student Support Team has officers based at both
medicine can be challenging, our Hull and York campuses, and is available to offer help and
and that there may be times advice throughout your studies, in addition to services provided
by the two universities. The team, which includes a dedicated
when you need support to
Student Life and Wellbeing Officer and Open Door Mental
help you manage academic Health Practitioner, is there to help if you have any confidential
and personal pressures. Our non-academic queries or concerns, and will signpost you to
dedicated network will ensure more specific support services if required. We also follow the
that you are supported at every General Medical Council’s Welcomed and Valued guidance
to ensure we work closely with disabled students
step of your medicine journey.
to support them throughout their time at medical school.
We’re proud of the fact that our
tutors and staff take the time to
get to know you personally, and UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
the culture of encouragement In addition to our dedicated Student Support Team, you will
also have access to support services at the University of Hull
and support that this fosters.
and the University of York. Both universities offer a wide range
of health and wellbeing support and advice, disability support
and assessments for adjustments, financial assistance or
Learn more advice, and learning support.
hyms.ac.uk/support
STUDENT LIAISON TEAMS AT
CLINICAL PLACEMENT SITES
Our hospital sites in Hull, York, Scarborough, Scunthorpe
and Grimsby each have a dedicated Student Liaison Team
and Clinical Dean, who can provide help and support while
you are on placement there. These teams are highly valued
Training to be a doctor is exciting by our students and they are able to offer advice about
and rewarding. We hope that all getting the most from studying and living in the local area.
students complete the course without
any problems, but if you encounter
difficulties along the way we have a YOUR TUTORS
dedicated team to help support you Our academic supervisors, and problem-based learning and
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
to reach your potential. We work clinical skills tutors are motivated and enthusiastic professionals
closely with both our universities to and experienced clinicians. They recognise the unique challenges We are committed to providing an Our student support services provide
make sure you get the most out of faced by medical students, and are committed to supporting inclusive and supportive environment a safe space to offer guidance and
your time at medical school, and work you in becoming a successful healthcare professional, that celebrates diversity. Our EDI support, and ensure our students have the
in partnership with you to support you providing pastoral support while also facilitating your learning. Committee works with staff and student skills and confidence to raise concerns,
through your studies. We also follow Each Phase of the programme also has a dedicated Academic representatives from all backgrounds to challenge inappropriate behaviours
the GMC’s Welcomed and Valued Phase Lead, who is there to offer support and guidance. ensure that our teaching and assessment and advocate for their patients and
guidance, to ensure we support materials are representative and inclusive, colleagues. We are a proud member
disabled learners in medical education and that our curriculum appropriately of the BMA racial harassment charter
and training, working with you from
STUDENTS’ UNION AND addresses factors that drive inequalities. for medical schools, as well as holders
before your arrival to make sure you
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES Our EDI Champions for Gender; Race, of a Silver Athena SWAN Award for
have access to the necessary support The students’ unions at both the University of Hull and Religion or Belief; Disability; and LGBTQ+ commitment to gender equality in
when you start the University of York have a range of advice and support issues, promote awareness of equality, science, technology, engineering,
functions covering accommodation, finance, advocacy and diversity and inclusion in the day-to-day maths and medicine (STEMM).
Dr Alison Blakeborough, more. Medicine student representatives also sit on the Staff operation of the School.
Director of Student Committee and School Management Board, working
Student Support to support the school in improving our students’ experience.
24 Medicine Undergraduate Prospectus 2022 hyms.ac.uk 25OUR STORIES
OUR STORIES
I’VE BEEN Dr Richardson supervising a Hull
York Medical School student on
placement at his Hull practice.
ABLE TO
fulfl my dreams
I grew up in the North East in a I met a fascinating and inspiring
working class family, and went to ward sister and a very supportive
a state-run school. We weren’t well consultant who took me under their
off but I always felt well-supported wing, inspired me to think about
and encouraged. my career options, and strongly
encouraged me to go for my dreams
After college, I spent five years by applying to Hull York Medical
working as a healthcare assistant at School. The rest is history, and I now
a mental health trust. I absolutely own my own GP practice in Hull!
loved the job, which gave me the
opportunity to help people and have Hull York Medical School will always
a positive impact on patients’ lives, have a special place in my heart,
but becoming a doctor was always mainly because it took a chance on
my aim in life. me, and gave me the opportunity to
fulfil my dreams. It was everything I
wanted in a medical school, putting
value on communication skills and
lots of patient contact, rather than
the standard, traditional model
of lecture-based learning, which I
probably would have struggled with.
For me, spending time with patients
and learning from them is crucial to
having a good medical education.
Hull York Medical Hull York was everything
School will always have
a special place in
I wanted in a medical
my heart. school, putting value on
communication skills and
Dr Scot Richardson,
GP Partner, Hull, Class of 2008 lots of patient contact
26 Medicine Undergraduate Prospectus 2022 hyms.ac.uk 27E XP LO R I N G YO U R I NTE R E STS
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TAILORING
YOUR EXPERIENCE
SCHOLARSHIP AND SPECIAL INTERCALATION
Being a successful doctor INTEREST PROGRAMME Intercalation is an opportunity for
requires you to draw from Our Scholarship and Special Interest medical students to take a year out
Programme (SSIP), part of the five-year from their medical degree, and study
a wide range of academic
Medicine programme, gives you the for an additional degree. This may be
and life experiences, so opportunity to concentrate on subjects a specially designed intercalated
we encourage you to that particularly interest you, and study Bachelors (BSc), Masters (MSc) or PhD
pursue areas of specialised them in depth. Working with our expert programme, depending on your interests.
knowledge outside the core tutors, you will undertake small-scale Intercalation offers a unique opportunity
projects, and acquire research skills to explore new subject areas or the
curriculum – tailoring
to help you develop as an chance to enhance existing skills.
the programme to suit independent scholar.
your interests and While intercalation is not compulsory
career aspirations. In each year of the Phase I SSIP, you at Hull York Medical School, we
will choose from a menu of projects do encourage you to consider this
and will work in small groups alongside opportunity, and offer a number of
tutors who are active researchers and options both within the Medical School
world-renowned experts in their fields, and at the Universities of Hull and York.
affiliated to our research groups. Project
themes within Phase I range from health At postgraduate level we offer Masters
inequalities and global public health, degrees in Clinical Anatomy, Clinical
medical humanities, neuroscience, cancer Anatomy and Education, Health
management, experimental medicine and Professions Education, Human Anatomy
biomedicine, and mammalian ecology and Evolution, Pharmacology and
and evolutionary anatomy. Drug Development, Pharmacology
and Education, Public Health, and Medical
During Phase II you will undertake Sciences (by thesis), as well as a wider
projects, which will give you further range of options at the Universities of
opportunity to pursue your interests Hull and York. At Bachelors level we
in even greater depth, and may entail offer degrees in Biomedical Sciences,
undertaking a piece of research, Immunology and Infection,
developing teaching or leadership skills, and Neuroscience.
or participating in an audit or care quality
improvement project. Many students who We have also developed a website
have undertaken SSIP projects in Phase intercalate.co.uk for students thinking
II have gone on to present their work at about intercalation, listing all the
national and international conferences intercalation options available to medical
The SSIP allows us to study a subject which would not usually be
as well as publishing their findings in students in the UK.
covered by lectures, PBL or clinical placement, and to delve further
peer-reviewed journals.
into some of our own interests, related to healthcare and/or research.
I was fortunate to take a module on transgender health during my
Learn more Learn more Year 1 SSIP, which was extremely useful in learning about how to
hyms.ac.uk/ssips hyms.ac.uk/intercalation approach gender-sensitive topics or situations, and has influenced
the way that I speak with patients. In later years, the SSIP involves
getting involved in a research or educational project.
Elle Morris, Year 5
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ELECTIVES
Students find their electives a hugely
educational, enjoyable and rewarding
One of the most exciting parts of
experience. You will gain invaluable clinical
your medical training at Hull York experience in locations where you can
Medical School is your elective. help make a difference, both to healthcare
You will carry out a six-week services and to those who receive them.
elective at the beginning of your
final year when you’ll have the
chance to travel abroad or work
in a specialist service in the UK.*
Take a look at just some of the locations, both I spent my elective with the helicopter emergency medical
in the UK and abroad, where our students have service of the East Anglian Air Ambulance, as seen on
completed electives in recent years: Channel 4’s ‘Emergency Helicopter Medics’. I helped to provide
intensive care to some of the most seriously unwell patients
Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia across four counties, and gained valuable experience, which
I spent my elective in the Plastic Surgery
will help me pursue a career in anaesthesia and pre-hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London Department of the National Taiwan University
emergency medicine.
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. I had an amazing
Eammon Reda, Foundation Year 2 Junior Doctor, Class of 2019 experience where I was able to observe all
Kingston General Hospital, Canada
aspects of plastic surgery, especially craniofacial surgeries
Western Visayas Medical Centre, Philippines for rare disorders like Crouzon Syndrome. I also had hands-
Gudalur Adivasi Hospital, India on experience of microsurgery with a Leica microscope at
the Medical Student Microsurgery Summer Camp, which was
Maximo Nivel Cuzco Office, Peru
organised by the Taiwan Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery.
Mater Dei Hospital, Malta
Chie Katsura, Foundation Year 1 Junior Doctor, Class of 2020
Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, St Vincent
Kangaroo Island Medical Clinic, Australia
Clinica Esperanza, Honduras
University Teaching Hospital, Zambia
Cho Ray Hospital, Vietnam
The Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Nepal I spent my elective in the Oncology, Paediatrics
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Emergency Departments at the University
Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. I had a
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd, Pakistan
fantastic experience and was able to see many
King Edward Memorial Hospital, Falkland Islands conditions that I had never witnessed before in the UK,
Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong such as Kaposi’s sarcoma and severe acute malnutrition.
I particularly enjoyed my time in the emergency department
Billy Riordan Memorial Clinic, Malawi
as it gave me further experience in assessing and managing
Preah Kossamak Hospital, Cambodia really sick patients.
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Belgium
Louise Gardner Foundation Year 1 Junior Doctor, Class of 2020
St Mary’s Hospital, London
Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Royal United Hospital, Bath
Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan Learn more
*At the time of going to print, international and local
travel restrictions were in place. Please be aware hyms.ac.uk/electives
that your elective plans can be affected by global
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OUR RESEARCH IS
TRANSFORMING
LIVES
At York our researchers have a global reputation for
their work, from scientific discoveries that underpin
Our pioneering research is
the development, diagnosis and treatment of
founded on the desire to make tropical diseases, to mental health research which
a real and lasting difference to is transforming interventions for some of the most
people’s lives. Across our sites, vulnerable members of our society. Significant
our world-leading experts are projects have included the development of LEGO-
advancing improvements in based therapy to support children with autism,
spearheading a global drive to highlight and tackle
healthcare – diagnosis, treatment
the devastating parasitic disease leishmaniasis,
and care – transforming the lives conducting research to control tobacco use and
of patients in the local region encourage smoking cessation in developing
and beyond. countries, and working to improve outcomes for
patients living with diabetes and mental illness.
At Hull our research is transforming the lives
of patients with life-limiting conditions.
Our £2.4 million Wolfson Palliative Care Research
Centre at the University of Hull is home to world-
%
leading Hull York Medical School research into
palliative care. Our researchers are also impacting the
way cancer is diagnosed, understood and treated at a
local and national level – encouraging early diagnosis
and reducing inequalities in access to treatment. Hull York Medical School is part of the
prestigious national INSPIRE programme,
of our research is world-leading As a student at Hull York Medical School, you will
or internationally excellent coordinated by the Academy of Medical
have the opportunity to interact with and be taught
(Research Excellence Framework)
by some of these leading researchers, as well as Sciences and funded by the Wellcome Trust to
pursue your own research interests through the encourage medical students to get involved
Scholarship and Special Interest Programme or by in research. We have received funding since
£ M
intercalating on a one-year BSc or MSc programme
(see p28).
2014 to sponsor research activities including
student projects, an annual student conference,
workshops, and support for application to the
programmes dedicated to international Academic Foundation Programme. We have a
preventative medicine and mental health very active student research community
at Hull York Medical School, so if you have
an interest in research, this is a
great way to get involved.
£ M
research programme tackling cancer inequalities
Dr Heidi Baseler, Lecturer in Imaging
Sciences and INSPIRE Programme Lead
32 Medicine Undergraduate Prospectus 2022 hyms.ac.uk 33L I F E AT H U L L YO R K M E D I C A L S C H O O L
L I F E AT H U L L YO R K M E D I C A L S C H O O L
DISCOVER HULL
AN UNFORGETTABLE THE DEEP: One of the most
spectacular aquariums in the
world, and home to 5,000
EXPERIENCE
animals including magnificent
sharks and penguins.
OLD TOWN: Centuries-old
streets lined with welcoming
pubs and fantastic museums,
not to mention the stunning
LIVING AND STUDYING IN CAMPUS LIFE Hull Minster, and street-food
Both Hull and York HULL AND YORK Whichever home university you are allocated, haven Trinity Market. Hull’s Old
provide exciting and If you are a student on the five-year Medicine you will become part of a welcoming and Town is a fascinating gem at
programme, you will be allocated to Hull or diverse student community, with both the heart of the city.
welcoming places to
HULL
York as your home campus when you receive institutions offering a unique and memorable
study and live. MARINA: Trendy bars sit
your offer to study with us. Your home campus learning environment – from the beautiful
will be allocated at random, unless you meet landscaping and red-brick buildings at Hull to alongside vibrant art galleries
certain limited criteria (see hyms.ac.uk/campus- the lakeside setting and vibrant college system and creative spaces in one
allocation for details), and you will be based at York. Both campuses offer an abundance of of Hull’s most recently
regenerated areas.
HULL
there for your first two years of study. cafés, restaurants, outdoor spaces and sports
facilities, and plenty of opportunities to meet
If you are a student on the six-year Medicine HULL FAIR: One of Europe’s
people, have fun, dust off old skills and develop
With a Gateway Year programme, you will largest travelling funfairs
new ones. With medical-specific societies
spend the initial Gateway Year based at the dating back an incredible 700
ranging from Wilderness Medicine to the Teddy
University of Hull campus, after which you can years, Hull Fair is an annual
UK CITY OF Bear Hospital, and dozens of clubs available
choose whether to remain at Hull or transfer institution in the city.
CULTURE for you to join as a member of the University
to the University of York for Phase I of the
2017-2021 of Hull or York Students’ Union, you’ll never be DISCOVER MORE: hull.ac.uk
Medicine programme. short of something to do. Hull and York MedSoc and click ‘Choose Hull’
are the two leading societies for Medicine
Regardless of your location, you will follow
students; whether it’s a charity fundraiser,
YORK
exactly the same curriculum, have access to
barbecue, formal ball or quiz night, they will
the same facilities, and obtain the same level of
ensure there’s lots for you to get involved in.
outstanding teaching as your peers at the other
campus. From the third year of the Medicine CITY EXPERIENCE DISCOVER YORK
programme onwards, you will spend most of
ONE OF THE Both universities are situated within close
BEST PLACES TO your time on clinical placement at hospital sites THE YORK MINSTER:
proximity to their respective city centres, where
LIVE IN THE UK and GP practices within the region (see p14), A magnificent gothic cathedral
you will find bars, shops, theatres, museums,
(THE SUNDAY TIMES 2019)
alongside students who spent their first two dating back to the 7th century
cinemas, restaurants, and creative and cultural
years at both university campuses. – not to be missed!
activities to suit every taste and interest. From
Whether you’re on placement or on campus, the winding mediaeval streets of York to Hull’s THE JORVIK VIKING CENTRE:
you will always have access to a wealth of bustling and picturesque marina, the two cities Come face to face with a
physical and electronic learning resources, are eclectic, friendly and ever-evolving. York Viking and take a tour of the
outstanding library facilities and our powerful is a real city of contrasts, boasting centuries sights, sounds and smells
virtual learning environment, Blackboard, to of beautifully preserved history in the streets of 10th-century York at this
support your studies. In addition, all of your surrounding the magnificent gothic Minster, longstanding attraction.
lectures are automatically recorded, so you can as well as an array of pubs, shops and cultural
watch them again at any time to refresh your events, including the inspiring annual Festival A PUB FOR EVERY DAY
ORK
understanding of a particular topic. of Ideas. UK City of Culture 2017-2021 Hull, OF THE YEAR? While this
meanwhile, has become a true destination city urban legend might not
in recent years. Its annual Freedom Festival is quite be true, the city centre
Learn more a premier art, music and entertainment event, certainly boasts enough
hyms.ac.uk/studentlife while trendy Humber Street in the heart of the traditional pubs, cosy bars,
city’s Old Town is a creative and cultural hub, indie nights and popular clubs
filled with galleries, live music venues, markets, to cater to all tastes.
bars and restaurants. The city even boasts its
very own Banksy artwork! Both Hull and York FESTIVAL OF IDEAS: An
At the time of going to print, are well-connected, offering convenient rail annual event featuring world-
some restrictions were still in class speakers, exhibitions and
links to London, Edinburgh and Manchester
place for nightlife venues and music events across the city
other cultural events in both Hull (see p10), and easy access the natural beauty
and York. of the Yorkshire countryside and coast. and university campus.
DISCOVER MORE:
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