An Alert Regarding Plagiarised PS,etc.
adonis123 - 10-24-09 11:44

Here is an alert regarding Plagiarised (Personal Statement) PS and providing wrong info in (Common Application Form) CAF:
An Important Note About Personal Statement Plagiarism
Copying language from any source, including the Internet, for use in your Personal Statement is considered plagiarism. Samples of published Personal Statements are found on the Internet. Although these samples may be used to assist you in writing your own Personal Statement, copying any portion of the published language and representing it as your own is plagiarism. Any reported allegations of plagiarism will prompt an investigation by AAMC and may result in your becoming ineligible to participate in training. ERAS participants should read and become familiar with the AAMC's ERAS Integrity Promotion Education Program.
Here is the link:
http://ecfmg22.securesites.net/eras/#support

The ERAS Integrity Promotion Education Program
ERAS' Integrity Promotion Program is designed to educate ERAS users about the types of events considered fraudulant; to discourage fraudulent activity; and to encourage reporting of such activity where warranted. Types of irregularities and activities targeted for investigation include, but are not limited to:

Omission of education extension
Omission of previous residency training
Submission of fraudulent publication citations
Submission of fraudulent LoRs
Plagiarism of personal statements

Here is the link:
http://www.aamc.org/students/eras/policies/integrityeducation.htm

Good Luck!