Three complementary cross-sectional studies based on responses from 3,028 medical students at 43 German faculties (June–October 2023).
Cross-sectional analysis of student satisfaction, perceived relevance, self-assessed competence, and demand for scientific education in mandatory curricula.
Focused analysis using propensity score matching, mediation analysis, and domain effects. Identifies experimental theses as significantly more effective than clinical ones.
For each of 12 NKLM-defined topics, students could indicate their preferred curricular format.
A 95-item online questionnaire was distributed in 2023 via the German Medical Students' Association (bvmd).