The standing committee on Research Exchange (SCORE) is frequently referred to as SCOPE's little sister. Although both are in the exchange business, this comparison fails to capture the main aspect of SCORE which makes it stand out... The fact that it deals with research. Although overlooked in many medical school curricula, research has been gaining in importance recently, especially with the advent of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM). Having research experience, not to mention publications in medical journals, is held in high regard by residency programs and hospitals.

SCORE provides the medical students with a unique possibility to experience a clinical or pre-clinical research in a foreign country. The student is incorporated in a research team and conducts a research work under the supervision of a certain tutor. The student will be guided through the basic principles of research, such as literature studies, collecting information, scientific writing, laboratory work, statistics and ethical aspects.

The research project itself deepens the specific knowledge in the field of the student's interest. The possibility of doing the research abroad contributes to the broadening of the students' professional and human horizon; it introduces a different approach to research, medical education, health care and ethics to the student. Through this international exchange program, SCORE hopes to contribute to the international co-operation and understanding between the medical faculties, research institutes and - last but not least - among the students and health care professionals as the human beings.