![]() 1 Plagiarism constitutes the use and misrepresentation of another person’s thoughts, words or ideas, without clear attribution to their original source. Unprofessional behaviours in doctors can potentially jeopardise patient safety, compromise working relationships and cause disruption and distress. Professional behaviours and attitudes are increasingly important in medical education. This will indirectly affect patient care once the students graduate and begin to work in clinical practice. Determining reasons for plagiarism among medical students is important to guide academic policies and ensure the medical education system remains fair and rigorous. ![]() Unfortunately, very few of the students in this study were aware of the legal consequences of plagiarism. Plagiarism was found to occur frequently among undergraduate medical and nursing students in Erbil, Iraq, with a significantly greater prevalence among medical rather than nursing students. ![]()
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