Imparting the core competencies of a scientific scholar through a week-long focused course: a pre-post study in Swiss undergraduate medical students

Competency-based education is the prevailing standard in most medical schools. The ‘scholar’ is one of seven roles proposed by CanMeds. Its competencies are the basis for evidence-based medicine (EBM) and the translation of scientific evidence into practice. However, it is often underrepresented in medical curricula, and it faces challenges from societal discourse. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a new week-long Biomedical Research Module for second-year medical students.