| Author | Bandeira, Ingrid Dorea | |
| Author | Oliveira, Vanessa Gusmão de | |
| Author | Pereira, Mariana Araújo | |
| Author | Andrade, Bruno Bezerril | |
| Author | Nazar, André Nogueira | |
| Author | Quintanilha, Luiz Fernando | |
| Author | Avena, Katia de Miranda | |
| Access date | 2022-12-15T19:18:37Z | |
| Available date | 2022-12-15T19:18:37Z | |
| Document date | 2022 | |
| Citation | BANDEIRA, Ingrid Dorea et al. Academic misconduct: attitudes and perceptions of brazilian medical students. Problems of Education in the 21stcentury, v. 80, n. 3, p. 1-12, 2022. | en_US |
| ISSN | 2538-7111 | en_US |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/55985 | |
| Language | eng | en_US |
| Publisher | Problems of Education in the 21st Century | en_US |
| Rights | open access | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Estudos transversais | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Ensino superior | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Educação médica | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Ética Médica | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Estudantes de medicina | en_US |
| Title | Academic misconduct: attitudes and perceptions of brazilian medical students | en_US |
| Type | Article | en_US |
| DOI | 10.33225/pec/22.80.426 | |
| Abstract | Academic misconduct during medical school is common, with multifactorial causes, and can negatively impact the training and professional performance of future physicians. This study investigated factors linked to academic misconducts among medical students during their training. It is a transversal, quantitative, and analytical study that assessed the perception of 240 students from five medical courses in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A virtual, semi-structured, anonymous, self-completed questionnaire was used, with sociodemographic and academic variables recorded. Behavioral patterns were analyzed using hypothetical situations based on medical students' code of ethics, and the data were compared based on participant and institutional characteristics. Results showed that medical students reported that ethical attitudes were maintained during graduation (98.3%) and the majority claimed to know the student code
of ethics (89.2%). However, there was a high frequency of academic misconduct, especially "recording classes without authorization" (72.9%), "cheating on tests" (67.9%) and " improperly sign attendance lists" (65.0%). We observed a higher association of females with actions such as "cheating on exams" and taking "pictures with anatomical parts and dummies". In addition, posting pictures with patients and taking on duty without medical supervision occurred more frequently among students from private schools. Although the students considered themselves to be ethical, a high frequency of inappropriate behavior in academic situations was evidenced. This scenario points to the need for greater attention to training based on moral and ethical commitment in academic activities, with a view to future professional performance. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Centro Universitário UniFTC. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Centro Universitário UniFTC. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Gonçalo Moniz Instituto. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Centro Universitário UniFTC. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Gonçalo Moniz Instituto. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Centro Universitário UniFTC. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Centro Universitário UniFTC. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS). Salvador, BA, Brasil / Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Curitiba, PR, Brasil | en_US |
| Affilliation | Centro Universitário UniFTC. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
| Subject | Cross-sectional studies | en_US |
| Subject | Higher education | en_US |
| Subject | Medical education | en_US |
| Subject | Medical ethics | en_US |
| Subject | Medical students | en_US |
| DeCS | Estudos Transversais | en_US |
| DeCS | Ensino superior | en_US |
| DeCS | Educação Médica | en_US |
| DeCS | Ética Médica | en_US |
| DeCS | Estudantes de Medicina | en_US |
| xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.ods | 04 Educação de qualidade | |
