The impact of research intercalation during medical school on post-graduate career progression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students at The University of Manchester have the option of research intercalation on the Master of Research programme. There is a paucity of evidence for the benefits of research intercalation. However, we hypothesised that research intercalation would accelerate post-graduate career progression and aimed to objectively measure the career enhancing impact, quantify the benefits and determine the alumni perception of research intercalation.

Methods

Data was collected retrospectively by electronic questionnaire (in 2018) from those commencing research intercalation between 2005 and 2012.

Results

Participants (n=52) returned questionnaires (68% response), demonstrating that the cohort had completed 67 postgraduate qualifications, published 304 manuscr

SUBMITTER: Sorial AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792318 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature