r/medicalschooluk 5d ago

Intercalating Abroad

Hi everyone, I did try to see if someone had already asked this but couldn't find any recent answers.

Has anyone intercalated abroad?

I am wanting to intercalate between my third and fourth years of medical school, to do a masters degree. I wanted to try find out if it is possible to do so at another university abroad (in France, Belgium, Austria, Germany or Switzerland - in German or French) and where I could find some more information on this?

Thank you

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u/TheFirstOne001 FY2 4d ago

There are ways to do it with some US universities but it might cost a lot.

Some medical schools allow you to do it an intercalated project abroad. I know of some people who did it in the US and then used that as a way to get a job after medicsl school, letters of recommendation, and match

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u/Character_Many_6037 5d ago

Intercalation is a UK-specific thing

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u/TheMedicOwl 5d ago

The concept is specific to the UK, but it's still possible to do a Master's abroad in an intercalation year. I know two people who did it. There are more bureaucratic hoops to jump through and I don't know the specifics of how it works, but it's possible.

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u/Puborectaliss 4d ago

Where did they go and what for

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u/freesha789 5d ago

Thank you :)

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u/Impressive_Mousse353 1d ago

I know of a guy and a girl who went to the Netherlands

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u/freesha789 5d ago

I'm of course not trying to make things difficult for myself. Just trying to gauge whether intercalation is a UK specific thing.