Finding Our Way Through Shades of Gray: 6 Virtues to Guide Researchers in Planning, Conducting, and Writing Up Research

In a 2016 editorial, Picho and Artino1 offered a checklist of recommended practices for the responsible conduct of research. Their recommendations are enticingly clear and concise; they identify specific actions that can help researchers avoid the consequences associated with the “7 deadly sins” in health professions education research. Yet, as illustrated in the dilemma above, decisions in research are not always straightforward judgments of...