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Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine | |
| City: Hershey | State: PA | |
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Commentary:With exemplary policies regarding gifts, consulting relationships, P&T committees and travel to off-site events, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine has a solid overall conflict-of-interest policy. The only domain not addressed in a meaningful way was disclosure.
This institution's evaluation was last updated: 6/16/2009 |
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| Gifts & Meals |  |
All on-site gifts and meals are banned, while acceptance of industry gifts off-site is strongly discouraged. |
| Consulting relationships | |
Consulting relationships must be submitted to department heads and must be paid at fair market value. |
| Industry-funded speaking relationships |  |
Although speaker's bureaus are discouraged, they are not prohibited. However, payments must not exceed fair market value. |
| Disclosure |  |
Annual internal disclosure is only required of faculty conducting research who have financial relationships exceeding $10,000 per year. This disclosure policy excludes non-researcher faculty, and excludes faculty receiving payments under $10,000. These payments may still represent conflicts able to affect patient care and student education, such as speaking engagements paid by industry in support of brand-name medication. |
| Pharmaceutical samples | |
Drug samples are discouraged, and must be centrally managed. Also, generic medications should be stocked when feasible. |
| Purchasing & Formularies | |
A member of the P&T Committee must disclose any conflicts of interest to the rest of the committee, who will then decide whether to ban the individual from serving on the entire committee or just for the applicable decision. |
| Industry Sales Representatives | |
Industry sales representatives are allowed on site by invitation/appointment only, in non-patient care areas. |
| On-campus Education | |
Support for educational activities must comply with ACCME standards, whether or not CME credit is awarded. |
| Attendance at Industry-Sponsored Lectures & Meetings Off-Campus | |
Accepting payment to attend an off-site education event is not permitted, and all educational travel funds recipients must be chosen by the institution, with no quid pro quo. |
| Industry Support for Scholarships & Funds for Trainees | |
Scholarships and trainee funds are permissible as long as the support is provided to the institution, not the individual recipient. The policy doesn't specify whether industry is permitted to select the recipient. |
| Medical school curriculum | |
This institution's curriculum promotes an understanding of industry marketing and its impact on prescribing. |
| Do the policies specify an oversight mechanism? |  |
The institutional Conflict of Interest Committee is responsible for oversight. |
| Are there explicit sanctions for noncompliance? | |
Possible sanctions for noncompliance are outlined. |
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 | Model policy |
 | Good progress toward model policy |
 | No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior |
 | Did not report |
 | Policy not relevant to this institution (e.g., does not make purchasing decisions) |
