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University of California - Irvine School of Medicine | |
| City: Orange | State: CA | |
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Commentary: Summary: University of California - Irvine School of Medicine is part of the UC system and many of their policies are covered by the UC system policies. In addition, they supplied strong school-specific policies on gifts, outside employment, site access by vendors, on-site education. System-wide policies applied for all other domains. In regards to the system policies, it is a model policy that scored high in most domains. Annual disclosure is required certain employees. Demographics: On average students spend 40% of their training at UC Irvine Medical Center, 25% at Long Beach VA Medical Center, 15% at Children's Hospital of Orange County, and 20% at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. Submitted policies apply only to UC Irvine Medical Center. Updates: This institution did not provide any new or additional for the 2012-13 AMSA PharmFree Scorecard. This institution's evaluation was last updated: 3/1/2012. |
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| Gifts & Meals |  |
All gifts, including meals, are prohibited. |
| Consulting relationships |  |
Consulting relationships must have explicit contracts. |
| Industry-funded speaking relationships | |
Honoraria must be according to an explicit contract. Deliverables (presentations?) must be restricted to scientific matters and not marketing. |
| Disclosure | |
Members of the university community are required to disclose conflicts of interest annually. |
| Pharmaceutical samples | |
Samples accepted must be limited to the amount necessary for instruction. Samples may also be accepted at university-sanctioned free clinics for low income patients. |
| Purchasing & Formularies | |
Officials are required to disqualify themselves from making University decisions if they receive gifts of $320/source/yr |
| Industry Sales Representatives | |
Meetings are by appointment and in non-patient care areas |
| On-campus Education | |
Funding must comply with ACCME guidelines. Funds cannot be accepted directly by subsidiary. |
| Attendance at Industry-Sponsored Lectures & Meetings Off-Campus | |
When a legitimate service is rendered to the Vendor, compensation for time and travel may be accepted. Such compensation must be reasonable. |
| Industry Support for Scholarships & Funds for Trainees | |
The university selects the recipient of the scholarship or award on a merit basis. |
| Medical school curriculum | |
UC system-wide vendor relations policy: Mandatory training for all employees and students on proper interaction with vendors and the nature of marketing influence. |
| Do the policies specify an oversight mechanism? |  |
Several officers listed serve as parties for oversight; Compliance Officer |
| Are there explicit sanctions for noncompliance? | |
Disciplianry Action is taken for violation of policies. |
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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) |
