Hull York Medical School

Name

Hull York Medical School

Legal name

Hull York Medical School

Website

https://hyms.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC), Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Undergraduate medicine
• Postgraduate healthcare programmes
• Clinical research
• Palliative care research

Headquarters

HQ city

Heslington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical education tuition fees: Fee-paying domestic and international students enrolling in MBBS Medicine programmes and intercalated degree programmes. Domestic fees are supported by UK government student loans; international fees represent a significant revenue stream.
2. Postgraduate taught programme fees: Revenue from MSc, PGCert, PGDip programmes in Clinical Anatomy, Health Technology and Human Anatomy, Health Professions Education, Pharmacology and Drug Development, and Palliative Care. Fees vary by programme and student domicile.
3. Research grant funding: Funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust, Innovate UK, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and charitable foundations supporting palliative care, cancer, respiratory, and public health research programmes.
4. Continuing professional development (CPD) courses: Short CPD courses for NHS staff including the 'Tailored care: tackling too much medicine' programme for GPs, generating professional services revenue from healthcare workforce development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hull York Medical School is a partnership medical school between the University of Hull and University of York that delivers undergraduate medical education (MBBS), postgraduate taught programmes (MSc, PGDip, PGCert in clinical anatomy, health technology, health professions education, palliative care, pharmacology), intercalated BSc degrees, postgraduate research degrees, and short continuing professional development courses. The school additionally conducts world-leading clinical research across palliative care, cancer, respiratory medicine, cardiovascular disease, mental health, and public health through dedicated research centres such as the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MBBS Medicine degree Five-year undergraduate medical degree delivered via problem-based learning with early clinical exposure for school-leavers and graduates seeking to become doctors. Recruited via UCAS with clinical placements across five NHS trusts and over 40 GP practices in Yorkshire and the Humber.
• BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences (intercalated degree) Intercalated degree programme for MB BS students wanting to broaden their experience with a year of intensive research or specialist study. Offered in Medical Sciences and in Biological, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences variants.
• PGCert/PGDip/MSc in Health Technology and Human Anatomy Postgraduate programme integrating clinical anatomy with medical imaging, segmentation, 3D modelling, medical devices, and computer-aided diagnosis, using Thiel, formalin and plastination embalming techniques. Delivered at the York campus with state-of-the-art anatomy lab facilities for students and professionals interested in anatomy and healthcare technology.
• MSc Health Professions Education
• MSc Palliative Care: Implementing Best Practice
• MSc Pharmacology and Drug Development
• MSc Clinical Anatomy
• Postgraduate research degrees (PhD/MD)
• Tailored Care: Tackling Too Much Medicine (CPD course) Short continuing professional development course for UK-based GPs delivering tailored, whole-person care while addressing overmedicalisation and the challenge of 'too much medicine'. Designed for clinicians managing patients with multimorbidity and complex needs within limited consultation time.

Quantifiable outcome

• Specialist palliative care reduces healthcare costs by up to £7,908 per person at home and £6,480 per person in hospital
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NIHR Policy Research Unit in Palliative and End of Life CarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Hosted by King's College London in collaboration with Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Lancaster University, University of Leeds, and University of Cambridge. Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme. Delivers policy-relevant evidence to improve palliative and end-of-life care standards and address inequalities. Initially funded from January 2024 to December 2026, with additional £2m funding extending to December 2028. Research has directly influenced Government policy including the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2025.
• University of EdinburghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Kamran Siddiqi from Hull York Medical School collaborated with Ai Keow Lim from University of Edinburgh on the RESPIRE project, studying the effectiveness of text message interventions for smoking cessation in TB patients in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
• University of LeedscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on research into specialist palliative care showing cost savings of up to £8,000 per person. Part of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre's collaborative network and NIHR Policy Research Unit.
• Asthma + Lung UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsthma + Lung UK sponsored the Breathing Space garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, inspired by Hull York Medical School breathlessness research led by Kate Binnie and Dr Ann Hutchinson. After the show, the garden will be permanently relocated to the Breathing Space lung rehabilitation centre in Rotherham.
• University of HullcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of two parent universities of Hull York Medical School. Hosts main campus, Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Centre for Biomedicine, Hull Health Trials Unit, and majority of clinical research infrastructure.
• University of YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of two parent universities of Hull York Medical School. Hosts Department of Biology (ranked 1st for learning opportunities in NSS 2025), York Biomedical Research Institute, and MSc Health Technology and Human Anatomy programme with advanced anatomy lab facilities.
• Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor NHS Trust providing clinical placement infrastructure for Hull York Medical School students. Site of Hull Royal Infirmary where clinical teaching takes place. Multiple award winners from this trust in Clinical Teaching Excellence Awards 2026.
• Hull Health Trials UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBased at University of Hull, responsible for study management and data management systems for clinical trials including MABEL (Morphine and Breathlessness trial) and ExacQual study.
• King's College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Palliative and End of Life Care, collaborating with Hull York Medical School researchers including Prof Fliss Murtagh as Co-Director.
• Humber and North Yorkshire Respiratory NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical network led by Prof Michael Crooks providing integrated COPD service across the region and supporting research into respiratory disease management.
• Multiple NHS Trusts and GP PracticescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical teaching delivered across Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust, York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, and over 40 GP practices. Award winners in Clinical Teaching Excellence Awards 2026 include NHS trusts and individual GP tutors.
• York Biomedical Research Institute (YBRI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute at University of York where Hull York Medical School researchers contribute to research aligned with YBRI themes: Immunology, Haematology and Infection; Neuroscience; and Molecular and Cellular Medicine.
• Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research (ICAHR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute at University of Hull where Hull York Medical School researchers contribute to applied clinical and health research.
• University of Technology Sydney - IMPACCT research groupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr Flavia Swan collaborates with IMPACCT research group at University of Technology, Sydney on handheld fan research for breathlessness management, including development of the fan as a prototype medical device.
• University of South AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Prof Marie Williams at University of South Australia, Adelaide on breathlessness research and non-pharmacological interventions.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia / Newcastle University Medical School: UK medical school operating under a joint university partnership model (Newcastle/Durham), with comparable regional NHS placement network, MBBS and postgraduate portfolio, and similar scale and league-table positioning to Hull York Medical School.
• University of Exeter Medical School: Mid-tier UK medical school established in 2000 with a comparable regional NHS placement model, undergraduate and postgraduate medicine portfolio, and similar scale and growth trajectory to HYMS.
• University of Warwick Medical School: Graduate-entry medical school with a comparable MBBS/MD-equivalent portfolio, postgraduate health programmes, and similar research-intensity positioning to Hull York Medical School.
• University of Leicester Medical School: UK medical school with comparable NHS-trust clinical placement model, undergraduate and postgraduate medicine programmes, and similar scale to HYMS.
• Keele University School of Medicine: UK medical school with comparable size and regional NHS partnership structure, undergraduate and postgraduate medical education offerings, and similar league-table positioning to HYMS.
• Swansea University Medical School: Mid-size UK medical school with comparable undergraduate medicine intake scale, NHS clinical placement model, and postgraduate health professions education portfolio.
• University of Dundee School of Medicine: Scottish medical school with a comparable MBBS and postgraduate medical education offering, NHS placement model, and similar scale and research-intensity positioning to HYMS.
• University of St Andrews School of Medicine: UK medical school offering pre-clinical medical education and graduate-entry pathways with a comparable scale, NHS placement partnership model, and league-table positioning to HYMS.
• University of Bristol Medical School: Russell Group medical school with comparable MBBS and postgraduate medical education offering, NHS clinical placement network, and similar league-table positioning to Hull York Medical School.

Broad incumbents

• University of Manchester Medical School: Larger, more established Russell Group medical school with substantially broader research portfolio and significantly higher student intake — a broader incumbent whose undergraduate medicine and postgraduate programmes overlap with HYMS' offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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