"Finding Applicants Who Plagiarize "

pinball360
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:17:21 +0000

This blog post only further emphasizes the growing problem of plagiarism in admissions essays

[Study: Medical Residency Applicants and Plagiarism - Health Blog - WSJ](Study: Medical Residency Applicants and Plagiarism - WSJ)

What I found disturbing was this: “In a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the researchers report finding “evidence of plagiarism” in 5.2% of such essays by applicants to Brigham’s internal medicine, anesthesiology, general surgery, OB-GYN and emergency medicine residency programs between Sept. 2005 and March 200”