[rjm]

It varies from med school to med school. Southampton never had such a thing as merit. You could get distinction in BM Primary, BM intermediate or BM Final, which I think was something like an average >70%, although cant remember exactly, it may have been more complicated that that! Then you could get your degree with Honours, again cant remember exactly how worked out but it might have been something like distinction in finals + distinctin in primary or intermediates. Or they may have just made it up as they went along!!!