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Georgetown University School of Medicine | |
| City: Washington | State: DC | |
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Commentary:Georgetown University School of Medicine submitted updated policies to the 2010 AMSA Scorecard including multiple model policies. Highlights of updated policies include a new policy on consulting relationships which required an approved written contract and a policy requiring disclosure of conflicts of interest to patients. This institution's score improves from a B to an A.
This institution's evaluation was last updated: 12/05/2010 |
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| Gifts & Meals |  |
Educational gifts which may benefit a department are acceptable. However, meals may only be provided through funds directed to the GME/CME office. |
| Consulting relationships | |
Consulting relationships must be reviewed and approved in advance though the policy seems to apply only to employees/associates of the affiliated hospital. |
| Industry-funded speaking relationships |  |
Speaking relationships require prior review and approval. This requirement seems only to apply to employees/associates. |
| Disclosure | |
Financial conflicts of interest must be disclosed to patients. |
| Pharmaceutical samples | |
Samples may be acceptable for use with patients only according to specific policy guidelines or in limited quantities for evaluation or demonstration purposes. Physicians may use samples for personal use only in emergency situations for short periods of therapy. |
| Purchasing & Formularies | |
Individuals with ordering, recommending or patient-care responsibilities are required to disclose financial conflicts of interestin advance prior to serving on such committees. |
| Industry Sales Representatives | |
According to the vendor policy, industry representatives are only permitted on campus through a school administrator. GME officers ensure there is no interaction with residents or students. All policies do not apply in a physician's office. |
| On-campus Education | |
Industry funds are to be directed to the GME/CME office. Such funds are to be unrestricted; speakers and content are not to be determined by industry or their representatives. |
| Attendance at Industry-Sponsored Lectures & Meetings Off-Campus | |
Payments or reimbursement by industry is not permitted unless for bona-fide training, education or purchasing. Such payments must be according to written agreements with industry. |
| Industry Support for Scholarships & Funds for Trainees | |
Recipients of unrestricted scholarship funds must be selected by the medical center and not industry. |
| Medical school curriculum | |
Appropriate curricular material which adequately addresses the domain was provied. |
| Do the policies specify an oversight mechanism? |  |
Oversight is established. |
| Are there explicit sanctions for noncompliance? | |
Sanctions for noncompliance are referenced. |
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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) |
