Dishonesty and research misconduct within the medical profession

Autor: Habib Rahman, Stephen Ankier
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Medical Ethics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6939
DOI: 10.1186/s12910-020-0461-z
Popis: Abstract While there has been much discussion of how the scientific establishment’s culture can engender research misconduct and scientific irreproducibility, this has been discussed much less frequently with respect to the medical profession. Here the authors posit that a lack of self-criticism, an encouragement of novel scientific research generated by the recruitment policies of the UK Royal Training Colleges along with insufficient training in the sciences are core reasons as to why research misconduct and dishonesty prevail within the medical community. Furthermore, the UK General Medical Council’s own data demonstrates a historic inattentiveness to the ease with which doctors can engage in research misconduct. Suggestions are made as to how these issues can be investigated and alternative incentives for career advancement are adumbrated.
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