• Acad Psychiatry · May 2008

    Poor intentions or poor attention: misrepresentation by applicants to psychiatry residency.

    • Jason P Caplan, Jonathan F Borus, Grace Chang, and William E Greenberg.
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85713, USA. jpcaplan@gmail.com
    • Acad Psychiatry. 2008 May 1; 32 (3): 225-9.

    ObjectiveThis study examines the veracity of self-reported data by applicants to psychiatry residency.MethodsThe authors reviewed the reported publications of all applicants to a psychiatry residency training program over a 2-year span.ResultsNine percent of applicants reporting publications were found to have misrepresented them. International medical graduates were found to be more likely to have misrepresented their publications than U.S. medical graduates.ConclusionA small but significant number of applicants to psychiatry residency training misrepresent their publications. Identification of misrepresentation may provide valuable information about the applicant and their future performance in training and practice.

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