Academic integrity among medical students and postgraduate trainees in the teaching hospitals of South Punjab Pakistan

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Health Information and Libraries Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-14 DOI:10.1111/hir.12458

Mehreen Azam MPhil, Salman Bin Naeem PhD

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Abstract

This study investigated the topic of the academic integrity among medical students and postgraduate trainees in the teaching hospitals of South Punjab, Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey was conducted involving 318 medical students and postgraduate trainees of teaching hospitals. The results found that medical students of pre-clinical years engaged in unethical behaviour, that is, exam cheating and plagiarism to cope with internal and external evaluation and the range of subjects needed to be studied. For postgraduate trainees, results showed trainees unintentionally engaged in the practice of plagiarism due to lack of understanding about what constitutes plagiarism, coupled with externally perceived pressures associated with expectations of research publication, promotions and tenured positions. To address these concerns, it is recommended that information literacy sessions for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students on plagiarism prevention and ethical practice be designed and facilitated by medical librarians in collaboration of faculty members.

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巴基斯坦南旁遮普省教学医院医学生和研究生学员的学术诚信

本研究调查了巴基斯坦南旁遮普省教学医院医学生和研究生学员的学术诚信问题。采用横断面调查法对318名教学医院医学生和研究生进行调查。结果发现，临床前年的医学生从事不道德的行为，即考试作弊和抄袭，以应对内部和外部的评价和需要研究的科目范围。对于研究生学员，结果显示，由于缺乏对剽窃构成的理解，再加上与研究发表、晋升和终身职位期望相关的外部感知压力，学员无意中参与了剽窃行为。为了解决这些问题，建议医学图书馆员与教员合作，为医学本科生和研究生设计和促进关于防止抄袭和道德实践的信息素养课程。

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Health Information and Libraries Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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6.70

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10.50%

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期刊介绍： Health Information and Libraries Journal (HILJ) provides practitioners, researchers, and students in library and health professions an international and interdisciplinary forum. Its objectives are to encourage discussion and to disseminate developments at the frontiers of information management and libraries. A major focus is communicating practices that are evidence based both in managing information and in supporting health care. The Journal encompasses: - Identifying health information needs and uses - Managing programmes and services in the changing health environment - Information technology and applications in health - Educating and training health information professionals - Outreach to health user groups