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Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University | |
| City: Chicago | State: IL | |
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Commentary:This institution submitted a commendable set of policies governing industry relationships and conflicts of interest. Highlights include pre-approval of consulting relationships and restriction of long-term speaking engagements known as speakers bureaus. A requirement for periodic disclosure would be a welcome addition to this submission.
Updates: This institution did not submit any new or additional policies for the 2012-13 AMSA PharmFree Scorecard. This institution's evaluation was last updated: 8/18/2009 |
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| Gifts & Meals |  |
This institution bans gifts from industry completely. Industry may provide food for CME events. |
| Consulting relationships | |
Consulting work must be approved by a department chair before engagement, and must not be for marketing purposes, or "raise questions of conflict of interest" with the employees university work. |
| Industry-funded speaking relationships |  |
This policy is explicit in its restrictions on speaking engagements that involve industry, and would prevent participation on speakers’ bureaus. |
| Disclosure |  |
This institution has not provided a disclosure component. |
| Pharmaceutical samples | |
This policy treats samples as a gift, and indicates central management through the pharmacy, though the distribution method is not made explicit here |
| Purchasing & Formularies | |
Members with a conflict of interest (defined helpfully here as inclusive of financial, familial, and organizational interests) are required to recuse themselves of decisions involving those interests. |
| Industry Sales Representatives | |
Industry representatives may only come on site by appointment, and may not enter patient care areas. |
| On-campus Education | |
This policy requires central oversight of industry support for CME, but the policy does not state that industry may earmark their contribution to a specific department or program. |
| Attendance at Industry-Sponsored Lectures & Meetings Off-Campus | |
This policy prohibits industry support for attending an off-site event. Additionally, employees are prohibited from attending non-accredited events sponsored by industry (see gifts). |
| Industry Support for Scholarships & Funds for Trainees | |
This policy limits industry access or quid pro quo to scholarship recipients. |
| Medical school curriculum | |
This institution furnished the scorecard with an extensive and thoughtful curriculum on pharmaceutical influence on medical education |
| Do the policies specify an oversight mechanism? |  |
This policy does not establish active oversight. |
| Are there explicit sanctions for noncompliance? |  |
This policy establishes the potential for university-based sanctions. |
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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) |
