Worked Examples: You Discover a Colleague Has Falsified Their Logbook

Falsifying a logbook, portfolio, or any academic record is a serious breach of professional integrity. It is dishonest, it undermines trust in the profession, and — in clinical contexts — it can endanger patient safety. This lesson works through detailed scenarios involving academic dishonesty, with full SJT-style analysis.

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Why Logbook Falsification Matters

The Connection to Patient Safety

Logbooks and portfolios exist to document that a medical student or doctor has completed specific training, observed required procedures, and achieved defined competencies. If these records are falsified:

• A student may progress without having genuinely achieved the required standard
• A doctor may be signed off as competent in a procedure they have never performed
• Patient safety is directly at risk — the entire competency framework depends on honest documentation

The Professional Integrity Issue

Falsifying records is: