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Attitudes Toward Academic Dishonesty In Physician Assistant Students, Marianne E. Vail, Karen Wright, Suzanne Coleman, Mark B. Johannsson
Attitudes Toward Academic Dishonesty In Physician Assistant Students, Marianne E. Vail, Karen Wright, Suzanne Coleman, Mark B. Johannsson
GW Research Days 2016 - 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess Physician Assistant (PA) students’ attitudes and experiences toward academic dishonesty during training and to determine whether PA students self-report cheating during PA school.
Methods: An anonymous, quantitative, exploratory, descriptive survey was sent to clinical-year PA students enrolled in PA programs accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
Results: A sample of 493 self-selected PA students in their clinical year of training responded to the survey. Only 3% of clinical-year PA students self-reported cheating during PA school. Males self-reported significantly higher rates of …