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Dr Raj Persaud had admitted plagiarising others' work in a book and a series of articles

 

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NRI Doctor found guilty of 'dishonest plagiarism' and suspended by GMC

 

London, 20 June 2008
Sarup Singh

NRI Dr. Raj Persaud, psychiatrist and broadcaster has been suspended from practising for three months of passing off other scholars' work as his own. He has been found guilty for his "dishonest conduct" by the General Medical Council (GMC) of plagiarising the work of colleagues.

The chairman of the GMC, Dr Anthony Morgan told media:

  • The panel is of the view that you must have known that your actions in allowing the work of others to be seen as though it was your own would be considered dishonest by ordinary people. The panel has therefore determined that your actions were dishonest.
  • The panel has determined that a three-month period of suspension is sufficient to send out a signal to you, the profession and the public that plagiarism is unacceptable behaviour.
  • The General Medical Council panel said it wanted to send a message that his actions were "unacceptable", but Dr Persaud said he was "saddened.
  • Your misconduct occurred between three and five years ago and there has been no evidence that you have repeated this type of behaviour since.

Dr. Raj Persaud said:

  • He accept that his use of the work of some authors lacked adequate acknowledgement.
  • He apologised repeatedly for this during the hearing, and he apologise for this now
  • He is saddened that this occurred while he was seeking to promote the work of academics to the wider public.
  • He had been "confused" because of the pressure of work.
  • He also admitted plagiarising four research papers for his 2003 book From the Edge of the Couch. He agreed copying the work of two foreign academics in five articles he wrote for publications including the British Medical Journal and the Independent.

 


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