Summary: Stanford University School of Medicine provides an exemplary policy which scores highly in most domains. Outside relationships (such as consulting) require a formal contract. Participation in speakers' bureaus is prohibited and faculty members are required to have full control of presentation content. All CME events must comply with ACCME guidelines. Simple changes such as not allowing staff with conflicts of interest to serve on the Purchasing and Formulary Committees and requiring institutional review for all consulting arrangements would make this the strongest policy of all medical schools in the US. Their policy could be furthered strengthened by requiring either a ban or recusal of faculty members with COI from making purchasing decisions and also banning the presence of industry sales representatives from campus.

Demographics:  On average students spend 65% of their training at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, 15% at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and 15% at Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System. The submitted policy applies only to Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

Updates: Stanford provided new policies for review in the 2012-13 PharmFree Scorecard, their grade remains an A.

This institution's evaluation was last updated: 4/9/2013.