"We've got to stop this," said Dr. Catherine D. DeAngelis, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, which had an article on the topic this week. "People are being hurt. We've given away our profession."
DeAngelis, a pediatrician who was vice dean for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, said she was often approached while on the faculty to put her name on research that she hadn't conducted.
In some cases, callers representing drug companies assured her little work would be required and said she could refer to a draft by a professional writing firm.
"I was approached many times until they realized I wasn't biting," DeAngelis said.
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