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 |