Category: Conference

Highlights from the HYMS 6th National Undergraduate Surgical Conference

On Saturday the 29th of January 2019, Hull York Medical School (HYMS) hosted its 6th National Undergraduate Surgical Conference in Hull. This year’s conference was located at the newly built Allam Medical Building, opened by […]


Insights from the Healthcare Leadership Academy Conference

Physician associate and medical students from Hull York Medical School attended the Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) conference to learn about how they could make a difference as fledgling leaders in healthcare. In this blog post, they share their experiences of the day.


Highlights from the BAPRAS Winter Scientific Meeting 2018

On 28th-30th of November 2018, plastic surgeons from all over the world gathered in London for one of the most prominent annual events in the field of plastic surgery, the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) Winter Scientific Meeting.


HYMS MedTech: Interventional Radiology and 3D Printing

HYMS MedTech was setup to educate and inform medical students and academics on the application of medical technology within medicine. We encourage colleagues from all disciplines to come together to have a platform to innovate […]


Highlights from Frontiers in Traumatic Brain Injury

On the 5th of July 2018, I was lucky to be able to attend Frontiers in Traumatic Brain Injury (FiTBI), a 2-day conference jointly held by St Mary’s and Imperial College London. This was the […]


Highlights from WIRED Health 2018

On 13th March 2018, the annual WIRED Health conference was hosted at the Francis Crick Institute in London, and attending this event allowed me a glimpse of how different the future of Medicine could be. […]


An interview with Professor Derek Alderson, President of the Royal College of Surgeons

During a quiet moment at the 5th HYMS National Undergraduate Surgical Conference, I was lucky to able to interview one of our brilliant speakers: Professor Derek Alderson, President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Professor […]


Highlights from the 5th HYMS National Undergraduate Surgical Conference

On the cold and frosty morning of Saturday 20th January 2018, HYMS hosted its 5th Undergraduate Surgical conference and welcomed over 140 delegates and faculty members to the Ron Cooke Hub at the University of […]


Reflections from the Scarborough Palliative Care Conference “Blind spots: broadening our vision”

The 8th biennial Palliative Care Conference, held 2-3 November 2017 and organised in partnership by Saint Catherine’s Hospice and Hull York Medical School, met on a very wet morning at The Spa Conference Centre in […]


Highlights from RCPsych Autumn Conference: Stress and Trauma

29 September 2017 saw the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPysch) Northern and Yorkshire Division Autumn Conference on Stress and Trauma. Delegates from around the UK gathered in York to take part in the proceedings: the conference aimed to cover […]