Editor,—Can I begin by expressing my appreciation for the introductory free access to the journal since its launch on the web earlier this year.

This year I have undertaken an intercalated degree in clinical medicine which has been offered by the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at Glasgow University for the past four years. Over 60 of my fellow students opted to do the same. We each, however, opt to do a specialist module in addition to a common core course. The options include cardiovascular studies, clinical neuroscience, and cancer studies, among others. I chose to do sports medicine, largely because of my own interest and participation in sport. Indeed …