The programme at Hull York Medical School is a 5-year MB BS course, split into three phases. In Phase I (Years 1 and 2),
problem based learning (PBL) is at the core of the curriculum, where learning is undertaken via clinical placements, anatomy sessions, clinical and communication skills sessions, lectures, workshops and self-directed learning. Students are also expected to undertake research-related study as part of the Scholarship and Special Interest Programme. In Phase II (Years 3 and 4), students experience full-time clinical placements in GP surgeries and community settings (primary care) and hospitals (secondary care), where they rotate through different specialisms and locations. Placement sites are in
Hull,
York,
Grimsby,
Northallerton,
Middlesbrough,
Scarborough and
Scunthorpe. Students continue to attend seminars, teaching sessions and clinical skills practicals at the dedicated teaching facilities at each site. In Phase III (Year 5), students continue with clinical placement rotations throughout the region, in primary and secondary care settings. However the emphasis is now on preparing students for the next stage of their medical training and supporting their transition to becoming resident doctors. In this phase, a greater emphasis is placed on being a member of a multidisciplinary medical team, and gaining experience of on-call and out-of-hours duties. Again, students will continue to attend seminars, teaching sessions and clinical skills practicals at the dedicated teaching facilities at each site. During this phase, students will also carry out a six-week
elective which can be done abroad or in the UK. The elective provides students with the opportunity to explore medicine beyond the MB BS course. Students on the 6 year Medicine with a Gateway Year course, have to successfully complete the first year (i.e. the Gateway Year), before they can progress to the 5 year MB BS course. The medical school offers intercalation (one extra year on top of the medical degree, during which students can study another undergraduate or postgraduate degree) and encourages students to consider this option. The medical school offers a variety of degrees in specialist subjects such as clinical anatomy, immunology and infection, neuroscience, pharmacology and drug development, public health, and health professions education. Students can also choose to study at another institution in the UK or even internationally. The teaching of anatomy at the medical school is done via a combination of
prosections, medical imaging, computer-based anatomy programmes, cadaveric videos, anatomical models and innovative techniques in living anatomy developed by the medical school's own researchers.
Dissection can be done as part of the Scholarship and Special Interest Programme, during the elective period in Year 5 or as part of the medical school's intercalated Masters programmes; MSc in Clinical Anatomy or MSc in Clinical Anatomy and Education. UK medical students graduating in the academic year 2024–25 onwards will need to pass the General Medical Council's Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) before they can join the medical register. The MLA will be led and delivered in the final exams by UK medical schools and regulated by the General Medical Council. == Facilities ==