| Gifts & Meals |
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The School of Medicine bans all personal gifts to staff, faculty, students and trainees both on-site and off-site, with the exception of non-faculty medical staff at non-Stanford School of Medicine operated clinical facilities. |
| Consulting relationships |
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The only specific restrictions this policy places on consulting activities concerns time spent and, in some cases, the amount of compensation from consulting in proportion to the faculty member's School of Medicine salary. |
| Industry-funded speaking relationships |
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No policy has been provided for this domain, but the institution included a note stating that a policy was in development. |
| Disclosure |
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This institution has no comprehensive requirement for disclosure, but does require annual and ad hoc disclosures by faculty who work in certain prescribed capacities and have significant financial interests in entities as defined in the policy. |
| Pharmaceutical samples |
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Samples given to individual staff members are considered personal gifts and are thus banned; however, samples may be accepted and distributed through the institution’s pharmacies. A "Samples Policy" was referenced but not provided. |
| Purchasing & Formularies |
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Equipment and drug procurement committee members with financial interests must disclose them, but whether the staff member must recuse him/herself from the purchasing decision is at the discretion of the purchasing unit. |
| Site Access |
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The institution has a policy that limits site access by industry representatives to appointment-only trainings on devices and other equipment in non-patient areas, but faculty may still invite industry representatives to facilities with approval of management. The policy also seems to allow industry representatives to call faculty to arrange such meetings. |
| On-campus Education |
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All education events sponsored by the Stanford School of Medicine “must be compliant with ACCME Standards for Commercial Support whether or not CME credit is awarded." ACCME standards, while better than some, do not represent the most rigorous policy on industry sponsorship of educational activities. |
| Attendance at Industry-Sponsored Lectures & Meetings Off-Campus |
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This strong policy language broadly bans the receipt of "compensation, including the defraying of costs, for simply attending a CME or other activity or conference (that is, if the individual is not speaking or otherwise actively participating or presenting at the event)." |
| Industry Support for Scholarships & Funds for Trainees |
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The School of Medicine prevents industry from earmarking funds for individual students and requires that the department, program or division review the educational merit of the funded event. |
| Medical school curriculum |
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This policy states that all students, residents, trainees and staff will receive training on potential conflicts of interest with industry, but no specific mechanism or plan for the training was shared. |
| Do the policies specify an oversight mechanism? |
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The School of Medicine established a Conflict of Interest Review Program to assess significance of conflicts of interests, but the program does not oversee student and trainee compliance with applicable policies. |
| Are there explicit sanctions for noncompliance? |
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The School of Medicine has a Conflict of Interest Committee that is responsible for determining what steps may be taken to ameliorate any conflicts of interest, but is not responsible for student and trainee conflicts of interest. |
