Dishonesty and research misconduct within the medical profession
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-5278351af3f54784adc3216f52891c6c2022-12-22T00:58:40ZengBMCBMC Medical Ethics1472-69392020-03-012111610.1186/s12910-020-0461-zDishonesty and research misconduct within the medical professionHabib Rahman0Stephen Ankier1Specialist Registrar in Cardiology and General Medicine, NHSIndependent Pharmaceutical ConsultantAbstract 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-020-0461-zScientific reproducibilityMedical ethicsHistory of medicineRoyal College of PhysiciansSociology of the medical profession |
| spellingShingle | Habib Rahman Stephen Ankier Dishonesty and research misconduct within the medical profession BMC Medical Ethics Scientific reproducibility Medical ethics History of medicine Royal College of Physicians Sociology of the medical profession |
| title | Dishonesty and research misconduct within the medical profession |
| title_full | Dishonesty and research misconduct within the medical profession |
| title_fullStr | Dishonesty and research misconduct within the medical profession |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dishonesty and research misconduct within the medical profession |
| title_short | Dishonesty and research misconduct within the medical profession |
| title_sort | dishonesty and research misconduct within the medical profession |
| topic | Scientific reproducibility Medical ethics History of medicine Royal College of Physicians Sociology of the medical profession |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-020-0461-z |
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