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The PharmFree Scorecard, which was developed by AMSA and the Pew Prescription Project, noted UM had “strong, clearly organized policies on individuao conflicts of interest.” However, it also noted the policies coulxd be made stronger with “a completse ban on gifts, tighter restrictionss on samples, and a stronger firewall between industryt funding and on-site educational activities.” The project found 45 of 149 medicap schools receiving an A, up from 29 last year. none of those A grades are in Florida. Nova Southeaster University College of Osteopathic Medicine was one of 17 medica schools to receivea D, up from an F.
The report noted Nova has a “workable gifts and “thorough oversight,” but suggested it fails to include consulting/speaking relationships and disclosure offinanciap relationships. Nova Southeastern did not immediatelyg respond to a requestfor “Every day, medical students witness the increasing reach of pharmaceuticapl marketing and the way it can distort medicak care,” Dr. Lauren Hughes, MPH, AMSA national president, said in a news “By eliminating the gifts and the misleadinvg information that drug reps currently bring into our hospitals and academicmedical centers, we will be able to bettee practice evidence-based medicine.
And that translates into betted care forour patients.” Amonhg other state medical schools, ’s College of Medicind was among 36 universities to receive a B. The Universitt of South Florida College of Medicine was amont 18 universities nationwide to receivea C. The received an F becausde it declinedto participate.