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Background:To determine if medical students on a modern MBChB programme who did an optional intercalated degree with their peers who did not intercalate; in particular, to monitor performance in subsequent undergraduate degree exams.MethodThis was a retrospective, observational study of anonymised databases of medical student assessment outcomes. Data was accessed for graduates, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Scotland, UK, from the years 2003 to 2007 (n=861). The main outcome measure was marks for summative degree assessments taken after intercalating.Results:Of 861 medical students, 154 (17.9%) students did an intercalated degree. After adjustment for cohort, maturity, gender and baseline (3rd year) performance, having done an IC degree was a significant predictor of attaining high (17-20) common assessment scale (CAS) marks in three of the six degree assessments occurring after the IC students rejoined the course: the 4th year written exam (p=0.005), 4th year OSCE (p=0.005) and the 5th year Medical Elective project (p=0.005). Conclusion:Intercalating adds benefits in terms of improved performance in Years 4 and 5 of the MBChB. This improved performance will further contribute to higher academic ranking for Foundation Year posts. Long-term follow-up is required to identify if doing an optional intercalated degree as part of a modern medical degree is predictive of following a career in academic medicine.

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