During the third and fourth years of your
medical course, you will spend your time on a
structured series of clinical placements
across the HYMS region.
You will rotate in a small group of students through
clinical settings across the region, but linked always
to Hull, York or one of the three other main centres: Scarborough, Grimsby or Scunthorpe.
This wide dispersion allows for good staff/student ratios in all
teaching and learning exchanges (the optimum group
size for learning in a practical environment is two to four) and it also provides extensive opportunity for one-to-one consultation practice with patients.
For each placement, you will continue to
alternate between a hospital and general practice or
other community setting. Some are city-based, while others are further afield in small towns or rural areas.
Health problems vary hugely across the region, with
areas of significant urban and rural deprivation close
to areas of significant wealth. Patterns of health
vary, but heart disease, teenage pregnancy rates and
drug abuse are severe problems in Hull.