Credentials Misrepresentation: Another Challenge to Professionalism
Authors: Harry R. Kimball
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1995)

Editorials1 July 1995Credentials Misrepresentation: Another Challenge to ProfessionalismHarry R. Kimball, MDHarry R. Kimball, MDAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2675.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-123-1-199507010-00009 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Misrepresentation of professional credentials is hardly a new phenomenon, yet we often are surprised and embarrassed when the problem comes to light. The article by Sekas and Hutson in this issue [1] calls attention to a disturbingly high incidence of nonexistent research publications, abstracts, and presentations listed in the curriculum vitae of candidates applying to a gastroenterology training program.Several caveats about this paper should be noted. First, the results of this small study should be confirmed by other institutions and expanded to additional specialties and subspecialties. We do not know the true scope of the problem and must resist ...References1. Sekas G, Hutson WR. Misrepresentation of academic accomplishments by applicants for gastroenterology fellowships. Ann Intern Med. 1995; 123:38-41. Google Scholar2. Reade J, Ratzan R. Yellow professionalism: advertising by physicians in the Yellow Pages. N Engl J Med. 1987; 316:1315-9. Google Scholar3. Schaffer W, Rollo F, Holt C. Falsification of clinical credentials by physicians applying for ambulatory staff privileges. N Engl J Med. 1988; 318:356-8. Google Scholar4. Stobo J, Blank L. Project Professionalism: staying ahead of the wave. Am J Med. 1994; 97:i-iii. Google Scholar5. Project Professionalism. Philadelphia: American Board of Internal Medicine; 1995. Google Scholar6. Special Requirements for Residency in Internal Medicine and the Subspecialties of Internal Medicine. Graduate Medical Education Directory 1994-1995. Chicago: American Medical Association; 1994:52. Google Scholar7. Reynolds P. Reaffirming professionalism through the education community. Ann Intern Med. 1994; 120:609-14. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Harry R. Kimball, MDAffiliations: American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2675.Corresponding Author: Harry R. Kimball, MD, American Board of Internal Medicine, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2675. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPublication misrepresentation among neurosurgery residency applicants: an increasing problemGhost publications in the pediatric surgery matchInaccuracies on Applications for Emergency Medicine Residency TrainingConfirmation of research publications reported by neurological surgery residency applicantsMinimal Prevalence of Authorship Misrepresentation among Internal Medicine Residency Applicants: Do Previous Estimates of Misrepresentation Represent Insufficient Case Finding?Randy S. Hebert, MD, MPH, Cheri G. Smith, MLS, and Scott M. Wright, MDMisrepresentation of publications by radiology residency applicantsMisrepresentation of Research Criteria by Orthopaedic Residency Applicants*HEALTH CARE FRAUDMEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS OF IATROGENIC INJURIESMisrepresentation of Resident CredentialsMisrepresentation of Research Publications Among Emergency Medicine Residency ApplicantsGurudevan & Mower 1 July 1995Volume 123, Issue 1Page: 58-59KeywordsBehaviorFellowshipsHealth careMotivationResearch designResidencySub-specialty care ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 July 1995 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1995 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...