Table 1

Questionnaire and responses

	Yes	No	Unsure	NA (no answer)
1. Have you been an author on a paper for which any of the authors had not made a sufficient contribution to warrant credit for the work?	72	120		2
2. Has your name ever been omitted from a paper for which you had made a substantial contribution?	58	133		3
3. Do you have firsthand knowledge of scientists or doctors intentionally altering or fabricating data for the purpose of publication?	21	172		1
4. Since entering medical school have you:
A) cheated to improve a test grade?	4	190		0
B) modified research or experimental results to improve the outcome?	4	189		1
C) reported research or experimental results which you knew to be untrue?	2	192		0
D) plagiarised the work of someone else?	2	192		0
5. If it would expedite publication of your work, would you be willing to:
A) fabricate data?	0	191	3	0
B) omit data to fit your hypothesis?	3	174	17	0
6. If it would enhance a grant application, would you be willing to:
A) fabricate data?	1	189	3	1
B) select or omit data to fit your hypothesis?	8	167	19	2
7. Do you feel it is necessary to publish papers in order to further your career?	116	66	12	0
8. Have you ever received any training in research ethics?	33	161		0
9. Do you think more resources and time should be spent investigating possible research fraud?	83	33	78	0