Photo: Otago UniversityThe University of Otago is "extremely disappointed'' that 15 Christchurch-based senior medical students have breached trust and engaged in academic misconduct regarding overseas elective placements. In a statement today, the University of Otago confirmed academic misconduct findings against the 15 trainee intern students in their sixth and final year of medical training. The overseas elective placement scheme itself would be reviewed in time for the 2020 electives. Late last week, the university disclosed that, since mid this year, there had been rumours that Otago University medical students were not completing their elective places in Bosnia. This involved reviewing where students went, gathering student and supervisor reports from throughout the year and talking to relevant students.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2019 04:41 UTC