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University of Maryland School of Medicine | |
| City: Baltimore | State: MD | |
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Commentary:U_Maryland_policy.pdf Draft_Policies_Concerning_Professionalism_and_Consulting_and_Other_Interactions_With_Industry.pdf This institution has several strong policies, including the policies on gifts, speaking, off-site education and scholarships. There are also now clear sanctions if a faculty member or student is found to violate the COI policy. Strengthening the areas of CME, oversight and curriculum would make this an excellent policy. Updates: This institution indicated that there are new policies in the process of being revised, but they were not supplied to us at the time of the release of the 2011-12 Scorecard. Their grade remains an A.
This institution's evaluation was last updated: 6/16/2009 |
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| Gifts & Meals |  |
Faculty and students are not permitted to accept any gift from industry, which includes meals brought or purchased by representatives. |
| Consulting relationships |  |
Faculty are required to have all outside professional activities pre-approved. |
| Industry-funded speaking relationships | |
This institution has an exemplary speaking policy, explicitly banning faculty from participating in both 'speaker's bureaus' and conferences with industry controlling content. |
| Disclosure | |
Faculty are required to internally disclose outside professional activities. In addition, state law mandates faculty publicly file with the State Ethics Commission the details of sponsored research relationships. |
| Pharmaceutical samples |  |
This institution does not distribute pharamceutical samples. |
| Purchasing & Formularies | |
Members of P&T committees may not have financial relationships with manufacturers or vendors. |
| Industry Sales Representatives | |
Industry representatives are only permitted to meet with faculty by appointment, in non-patient care areas. |
| On-campus Education | |
Regulation of industry-sponsorship of CME activities is in accordance with ACCME policies. |
| Attendance at Industry-Sponsored Lectures & Meetings Off-Campus | |
"Faculty must not accept gifts of travel funds from industry merely to participate in or attend medical education conferences" |
| Industry Support for Scholarships & Funds for Trainees | |
All scholarships and funds must be received by the school’s foundation and are then disbursed solely at the direction of the school. |
| Medical school curriculum |  |
No curricular materials were provided. |
| Do the policies specify an oversight mechanism? |  |
Although certain parts of the overall policy had oversight laid out, there was no party responsible for general oversight. |
| Are there explicit sanctions for noncompliance? |  |
Disciplinary action is determined by the School of Medicine Judicial Board. Disciplinary action includes reprimand, probation, disapproval, suspension, and dismissal. |
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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) |
