Healthy Skepticism Library item: 13743

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Publication type: Journal Article

Tanne JH.
US medical schools should say no to pharma support.
BMJ 2008 May 10; 336:(7652):1035
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/336/7652/1035

Abstract:

A report from the Association of American Medical Colleges suggests that all 129 member medical schools should prohibit pharmaceutical and devices manufacturers from providing gifts, food, and travel to doctors, faculty members, and students. The report will be considered at the association’s meeting in June.

The association set up a task force to examine industry funding and to guide the association, medical schools, and teaching hospitals in developing policies and procedures about gifts and funding from industry. The report, based on their two year study, is available at www.amc.org.

Most medical schools follow the association’s recommendations, although they are not required to.

The report said that medical schools and teaching hospitals had become increasingly dependent on industry support for their core educational missions. “This reliance raises concerns because such support, including gifts, can influence the objectivity and integrity of academic teaching, learning, and practice, thereby calling into question the . . .

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Publication Types: News MeSH Terms: Drug Industry/economics* Research Support as Topic/economics* Schools, Medical/economics* United States