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Poor Intentions or Poor Attention: Misrepresentation by Applicants to Psychiatry Residency

Received October 30, 2006; revised March 4 and June 26, 2007; accepted July 27, 2007. Dr. Caplan is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, Ariz.; Drs. Borus, Chang, and Greenberg are affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospitals in Boston; Dr. Greenberg is also affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Address correspondence to Jason P. Caplan, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, 2800 E. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713; jpcaplan{at}gmail.com (e-mail).

OBJECTIVE: This study examines the veracity of self-reported data by applicants to psychiatry residency. METHODS: The authors reviewed the reported publications of all applicants to a psychiatry residency training program over a 2-year span. RESULTS: Nine percent of applicants reporting publications were found to have misrepresented them. International medical graduates were found to be more likely to have misrepresented their publications than U.S. medical graduates. CONCLUSION: A small but significant number of applicants to psychiatry residency training misrepresent their publications. Identification of misrepresentation may provide valuable information about the applicant and their future performance in training and practice.

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