Gitanjali B
Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Pondicherry-605 006, India.
J Postgrad Med. 2004 Oct-Dec;50(4):281-4.
Integrity is a necessary attribute expected in practitioners of medicine. Unfortunately there is evidence on hand that academic dishonesty is widely prevalent in many Indian medical colleges and that a proportion of students seem to think that there is nothing wrong in participating in such acts. This practice needs to be discouraged as those indulging in unethical acts during student days are likely to indulge in similar practices while dealing with their patients. It is, therefore, necessary that teachers in medical colleges show 'zero tolerance' to such acts. There is a need for faculty and administrators to be above board in their actions and be role models for ethical behaviour. Hence, acts of academic misconduct committed by faculty and administrators should also be dealt with quickly, fairly and firmly. A milieu of transparency, fairness and student awareness will go a long way in minimizing this pervasive malady.
诚信是医学从业者应具备的必要品质。不幸的是，现有证据表明，学术不诚实行为在许多印度医学院广泛存在，而且有一部分学生似乎认为参与此类行为并无不妥。这种行为需要受到抑制，因为那些在学生时代就沉溺于不道德行为的人，在治疗患者时可能会有类似行为。因此，医学院的教师必须对此类行为“零容忍”。教师和管理人员的行为必须光明磊落，成为道德行为的榜样。因此，对于教师和管理人员的学术不端行为，也应迅速、公正且坚决地予以处理。营造一个透明、公平且让学生有认识的环境，将大大有助于减少这种普遍存在的弊病。
