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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 manuscripts (median 3 publications per person (PP); range: 0-53) and made 430 presentations (median 7 PP; range: 0-37). Alumni had been awarded 49 research grants; funding disclosed on 43% totalled £823,000. Career progression of 73% of alumni had taken the minimum number of years; 27% took longer due to time spent working abroad or to gain additional experience prior to specialty training. Fifty-five publications and 71 presentations were directly related to MRes projects.

Conclusion

Research intercalation provides graduates with an opportunity to learn valuable transferrable skills, contribute to translational research, and objectively enhances medical career progression.

SUBMITTER: Sorial AK

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

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Sorial Antony K AK Harrison-Holland Morgan M Young Helen S HS

BMC medical education 20210108 1

<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>Data was coll ...[more]

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

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

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