As part of this research programme, you will be required to conduct a substantial independent research project, which will lead to an original contribution to knowledge. Your project should address diagnosis or management in a clinical environment. If your proposed project does not cover this, you should consider doing a PhD instead. All research at HYMS is conducted within strict ethical guidelines. Before starting your MD research you will need to get ethical approval from your university of registration and the NHS, through the appropriate ethics committees. You need to take this into account when planning your project and writing the proposal. A wide range of MD projects can be undertaken at HYMS. Current students are researching topics as diverse as HIV microbicides and outcomes of bariatric surgery.

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