Hull York Medical School

Hull York Medical School (HYMS) is a medical school in England which took its first intake of students in 2003. It was opened as a part of the British government's attempts to train more doctors, along with Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Peninsula Medical School and University of East Anglia Medical School. It is the joint medical school of the Universities Hull and York. The medical school w...

Hull York Medical School (HYMS) is a medical school in England which took its first intake of students in 2003. It was opened as a part of the British government's attempts to train more doctors, along with Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Peninsula Medical School and University of East Anglia Medical School. It is the joint medical school of the Universities Hull and York. The medical school was ranked 3rd in the UK for Medicine by The Guardian University Guide 2026 and 10th by The Times University Guide 2026. The medical school scored well and above the sector benchmark across all 9 areas of the 2025 National Student Survey (NSS), particularly on Teaching on my Course, Learning Opportunities, Assessment and Feedback, and Mental Wellbeing Support. The University of Hull was rated Gold, the highest possible ranking, in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 as was the University of York. The University of York is also a member of the Russell Group; an association of 24 world class, research intensive universities.