Thursday, April 19, 2012

Scorecard grades medical schools on ethics - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The PharmFree Scorecard, which was developed by AMSA and the PewPrescription Project, noted UM had “strong, clearlgy organized policies on individual conflicts of However, it also noted the policiese could be made stronger with “a completew ban on gifts, tighter restrictions on and a stronger firewall betweemn industry funding and on-site educational The project found 45 of 149 medical schools receiving an A, up from 29 last However, none of those A grades are in Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine was one of 17 medicalo schools to receive a D, up from an F.
The reportt noted Nova has a “workable gifts and “thorough oversight,” but suggested it fails to include consulting/speaking relationships and disclosure of financiall relationships. Nova Southeastern did not immediately respond to a reques tfor comment. “Every day, medical students witness the increasin g reach of pharmaceutical marketing and the way it can distortmedical care,” Dr. Lauren MPH, AMSA national president, said in a news “By eliminating the gifts and the misleading information that drug reps currently bringv intoour schools, hospitals and academic medical we will be able to bettedr practice evidence-based medicine.
And that translates into better care for our Among other statemedical schools, ’sd College of Medicine was among 36 universities to receiv e a B. The University of South Florida Collegd of Medicine was among 18 universitiesz nationwide to receivea C. The receivefd an F because it declinedto

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