Table 1 Course list of vSEMERA

Scientific Basics

• Current state of the scientific method

• Design thinking

• Digital skills

• Good scientific practice

• How to choose a doctoral thesis

• How to read and evaluate scientific papers

• How to run a research project

• How to write a research proposal

• Scientific Integrity

• Research Data Management

Scientific Methods

• A clinician’s guide to biomedical statistics using large, population-based datasets

• Cell culture models in cancer research

• General laboratory practice for translational medicine

• (Systematic) Literature research

• Research on High Altitude physiology

• Statistical competences

Publications

• Creation of tables and figures

• Good presentation techniques

• How scientific is nutrition, really?

• How to design a poster and present it

• How to gain (social media) visibility

• Patents and standards

• Scientific publishing from the viewpoint of a journal editor

• Submission and publishing process of a scientific paper

Keynotes

• Career paths in science and research / career path of a scientist

• Public health research in Peru

• Research Conditions in the Global North and Global South

• The use of psychedelic drugs from the Amazon rainforest in psychiatric therapeutics

vSEMERA specific courses

• Diversity icebreaker

• How to use vSEMERA Campus

• Introduction to vSEMERA

• Presentation of the Brazilian Medical System

• Presentation of the German Medical System

• Presentation of the Peruvian Medical System