The ERAS Integrity Promotion Education Program
ERAS' Integrity Promotion Program is designed to educate ERAS users about
the types of events considered fraudulent; 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
As part of our education plan, we include audience specific information
about the Integrity Promotion Program.
ERAS Applicants
The ERAS Integrity Promotion program is highlighted in the MyERAS Applicant
User Guide and in the ERAS brochure distributed by the designated dean's
offices. We also provide the ERAS Investigations
Program information which outlines the steps in the process and delineates
specific infractions that can trigger an investigation and the consequences
of a positive finding.
Medical Schools
Each year ERAS sends U.S. medical schools the ERAS applicant brochure
which includes the ERAS investigations policy for distribution to applicants.
Schools should review the ERAS Investigations Program information we provide
for ERAS applicants to learn more about the process.
An increasingly common issue with applications is personal statement
plagiarism. Here are a few of the Web sites that applicants have used
to obtain text for personal statements:
ERAS Programs
ERAS disseminates information about the Integrity Promotion Program at
specialty meetings and in distributed literature to programs participating
in ERAS. ERAS also sends periodic correspondence directly through the
PDWS software to inform programs of Web sites that applicants frequent
for plagiarism material and other relevant information.
If you are aware of any activity by an applicant that is considered irregular
behavior, please contact ERAS Investigations at erasinvestigations@aamc.org.
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