Plagiarism in Residency Application Essays

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Letters7 December 2010Plagiarism in Residency Application EssaysJason P. Lott, MD, MSHPJason P. Lott, MD, MSHPFrom Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-11-201012070-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Segal and colleagues (1) offer compelling evidence on the significant incidence of plagiarism among applicants' essays to select residency programs and conclude that “a concerted, nationwide effort to detect and deter plagiarism is warranted.” In an accompanying editorial, Papadakis and Wofsy (2) call attention to numerous online essay-revision services that aid and abet in “misrepresentation of the applicant's independent capability” and question whether the personal statement is “best left to history.”As a former member of various medical admissions committees, my reviews of personal statements were often wrought with skepticism precisely because of such concerns about their ...References1. Segal S, Gelfand BJ, Hurwitz S, Berkowitz L, Ashley SW, Nadel ES, et al. Plagiarism in residency application essays. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:112-20. [PMID: 20643991] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Papadakis MA, Wofsy D. Plagiarism on personal statements: a disturbing symptom of a broader trend [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:128-9. [PMID: 20643994] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPlagiarism in Residency Application Essays Scott Segal , Brian J. Gelfand , Shelley Hurwitz , Lori Berkowitz , Stanley W. Ashley , Eric S. Nadel , and Joel T. Katz Plagiarism on Personal Statements: A Disturbing Symptom of a Broader Trend Maxine A. Papadakis and David Wofsy Plagiarism in Residency Application Essays Sameer Siddique , Harris V. Naina , and Samar Harris Plagiarism in Residency Application Essays Moxie Stratton-Loeffler Plagiarism in Residency Application Essays Jonas B. Green Plagiarism in Residency Application Essays Michael Kirsch Response to Comments on Plagiarism in Residency Application Essays Scott Segal , Brian J. Gelfand , and Joel T. Katz Metrics Cited byPlagiarised letters of recommendation submitted for the National Resident Matching ProgramResponse to Comments on Plagiarism in Residency Application EssaysScott Segal, MD, MHCM, Brian J. Gelfand, MD, and Joel T. Katz, MD 7 December 2010Volume 153, Issue 11Page: 765KeywordsConflicts of interestResidency ePublished: 7 December 2010 Issue Published: 7 December 2010 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...

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