This course is the first of a series of two courses that will advance students' understanding of scholarship and the scholarly process by providing them a systematic approach to build problem-solving skills. The material covered in Scholarship I aims to achieve three major objectives towards the synthesis of a complete research plan: (1) the definition of common elements of problem solving and scholarship, (2) understanding and use of descriptive statistics, and (3) the creation of appropriate research design(s) and research-based questions. The course will consist of instructional mini-lectures and student group active learning activities building on materials learned in Clinical Reasoning.