El-Hassan Mohammed
Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, GBR.
Cureus. 2022 Apr 28;14(4):e24569. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24569. eCollection 2022 Apr.
An intercalated degree offers medical students an avenue to explore their interests and become competent in scientific literacy. Although intercalating can pose a financial burden and time commitment, they do provide competitive academic and speciality training applications. The aim of this review was to explore academic development and subsequent outcomes of career progression. Medline and EMBASE were systematically searched using keywords. After the removal of duplicates, the studies were screened against the inclusion criteria. For the five studies included in this review, a narrative synthesis was performed. The two main themes were academic development and career progression. All studies showed a plethora of academic achievements during and after intercalation. Two studies showed that students are more likely to enter a career in academic medicine. A further two studies have shown that the transferable skills of academia have allowed alumni to make more competitive applications for foundation year and speciality training. The results have shown a correlation between academic achievements and an increase in competitiveness in foundation programmes and speciality applications. There are clear discrepancies in the success of academic careers depending on the institution and type of intercalated degree. Current literature suggests a master's degree results in more academic success compared to a bachelor's degree. Due to the sheer diversity of intercalated degrees offered to medical students in the UK, there is limited literature on post-graduate career progression. More research should be undertaken to look at the implications of intercalation on post-graduate career progression.
插读学位为医学生提供了一条探索自身兴趣并培养科学素养能力的途径。尽管插读可能带来经济负担和时间投入，但它们确实提供了具有竞争力的学术和专业培训机会。本综述的目的是探讨学术发展及随后的职业发展成果。使用关键词对Medline和EMBASE进行了系统检索。在去除重复项后，根据纳入标准对研究进行筛选。对于本综述纳入的五项研究，进行了叙述性综合分析。两个主要主题是学术发展和职业发展。所有研究均表明在插读期间及之后取得了大量学术成就。两项研究表明，学生更有可能进入学术医学领域工作。另有两项研究表明，学术界的可转移技能使校友在申请基础年和专业培训时更具竞争力。结果显示，学术成就与基础课程和专业申请竞争力的提高之间存在关联。根据插读学位所在的机构和类型，学术职业的成功存在明显差异。当前文献表明，与学士学位相比，硕士学位在学术上更成功。由于英国为医学生提供的插读学位种类繁多，关于研究生职业发展的文献有限。应该开展更多研究，以探讨插读对研究生职业发展的影响。
