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Mercer University School of Medicine | |
| City: Macon | State: GA | |
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Commentary:Mercer University School of Medicine has strong policies concerning industry funds for trainees and off-site education. However, the consulting and samples domains were not addressed at all in this policy and no oversight body or sanctions were noted.
Updates: This institution did not provide any new or additional for the 2012-13 AMSA PharmFree Scorecard. This institution's evaluation was last updated: 12/05/2010 This institution has not consented to allow their policy to be publicly posted or quoted for illustrative purposes |
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| Gifts & Meals |  |
Personal gifts from industry may not be accepted. However, there is no mention of on-site meals. |
| Consulting relationships |  |
No applicable policy for consulting was provided. |
| Industry-funded speaking relationships | |
Although speaker's bureaus are not banned, there is a requirement that the speaker must be the sole determinant of the lecture content. |
| Disclosure | |
No applicable policy for disclosure submitted. |
| Pharmaceutical samples | |
No applicable policy for samples submitted. |
| Purchasing & Formularies | |
P&T Committee members are required to disclose their conflicts of interest to the rest of the committee, who will then vote on whether the member should recuse him/herself for the applicable decision. |
| Industry Sales Representatives | |
Industry representatives are only permitted in non-patient care areas by appointment. |
| On-campus Education | |
The institution cites ACCME standards for all CME events whether or not CME credit is awarded. |
| Attendance at Industry-Sponsored Lectures & Meetings Off-Campus |  |
Individuals may not accept compensation (including defraying of costs) for solely attending a CME or other activity. |
| Industry Support for Scholarships & Funds for Trainees | |
The applicable department will receive the scholarship funds and select the recipient of the scholarship without any input from the industry donor. |
| Medical school curriculum | |
Although no curriculum was provided, the institution’s policy states that all students, residents, trainees and staff will receive training on potential conflicts of interest with industry. |
| Do the policies specify an oversight mechanism? |  |
No party for oversight was noted. |
| Are there explicit sanctions for noncompliance? | |
No sanctions for noncompliance were noted. |
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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) |
