ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences2013
Academic misconduct among students in medical colleges of Karachi, Pakistan.
Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Descriptors for unprofessional behaviours of medical students: a systematic review and categorisation.BMC medical education · 2017Pooled it
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- Investigating the existence of social networks in cheating behaviors in medical students.BMC medical education · 2018Article
- A study of incivility in the Iranian nursing training system based on educators and students' experiences: a quantitative content analysis.Global journal of health science · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the trends of academic misconduct in undergraduate students of different private and government section medical institutes. METHODOLOGY: This cross sectional study was conducted at three medical colleges of Karachi, Pakistan. The students were evaluated by giving a self reported questionnaire containing various questions assessing their educational dishonesty and cheating behaviors.
resultsA total of 274 students from different years completed the questionnaire. Mean age was 21.48 ± 1.89 years. Most of the students were in 4(th) year (n=86; 31.3%). There were 182 (66.5%) females and 92 (33.5%) males. Majority of the students (n=155; 55.1%) accepted that they have cheated at least once. There was no significant difference regarding acceptance of cheating among different years of study (p=0.23) however females were found to accept cheating more as compared to males (p=0.036). First year students were found more to ask teachers for answers during OSCE (p=0.01). A large number of students accepted that they mark proxy for their friends (85.7%) and also ask their friends to mark proxy for them (85.03%). Nearly half (44.02%) of the students rotating in wards also admitted to write fake histories.
conclusionA large number of medical students admitted cheating and involvement in other academic misconduct. We need to improve our educational system, formally add professional session and strict disciplinary action should be taken against those who are found guilty.
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