• Ann. Intern. Med. · Mar 2003

    Minimal prevalence of authorship misrepresentation among internal medicine residency applicants: do previous estimates of "misrepresentation" represent insufficient case finding?.

    • Randy S Hebert, Cheri G Smith, and Scott M Wright.
    • John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Harrison Medical Library, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. hebertrs@msx.upmc.edu
    • Ann. Intern. Med. 2003 Mar 4; 138 (5): 390-2.

    BackgroundHigh rates of authorship misrepresentation have been documented among medical trainees.ObjectiveTo assess misrepresentation among internal medicine residency applicants while comparing searches used by previous authors (searches 1 and 2) to a more comprehensive strategy (search 3).DesignReview of 497 residency applications.SettingTwo university-based internal medicine residency programs.MeasurementsSearch 1 was limited to MEDLINE. Search 2 added Current Contents, Science Citation Index, and BIOSIS and included searching journals by hand. Search 3 added seven other databases and contacts to librarians, editors, and coauthors.Results224 applicants reported 634 articles; 630 (99%) were verified. The number of applicants with misrepresented citations varied depending on the search used (56 applicants [25%] in search 1 vs. 34 applicants [15%] in search 2 vs. 4 applicants [1.8%] in search 3).ConclusionsUsing a comprehensive search, we found substantially less misrepresentation than had been reported. Previous studies probably overestimated the magnitude of the problem.

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