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The University of Toledo College of Medicine | |
| City: Toledo | State: OH | |
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Updates: This institution's COI policies were evaluated on Jun- 4-2014. This institution's policies were found via online web searches for the 2016 Scorecard. They were last updated prior to their review for the 2014 Scorecard. |
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| Gifts |  |
No industry-funded gifts of any nature or value allowed, including textbooks. Industry may make a donation for the purchase of educational material at the departmental level, but the selection of the material rests with the department. [Domain Location: Policy 3, p 2] |
| Meals |  |
No industry-funded meals of any nature or value allowed except in the case of industry-funded accredited CME. [Domain Location: Policy 3, p 3] |
| Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) | |
Faculty may participate in industry-sponsored speakers' bureaus as long as they 'provide scientifically balanced presentations.' However, there is no requirement that faculty create their own content indepent of industry. [Domain Location: Policy 3, p 4] |
| Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME |  |
Industry support can be accepted with the only stipulation being that they must follow ACCME criteria. [Domain Location: Policy 3, p 3] |
| Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events | |
Although faculty and trainees are advised to 'carefully consider the professional implications of accepting payments for attending' industry sponsored unaccredited events, they are not prohibited from doing so. However, another part of the policy prohibit [Domain Location: Policy 3, p 4] |
| Industry-supported scholarships and awards | |
No policy found [Domain Location: ] |
| Ghostwriting and honorary authorships | |
No policy found [Domain Location: ] |
| Consulting and advising relationships | |
According to the Institute for Medicine as a Profession, the school has a policy requiring prior review of all consulting arrangements. [Domain Location: IMAP, http://imapny.org/conflicts-of-interest/conflicts-of-interest-2/school-policy-details/?school=] |
| Access of pharmaceutical sales representatives | |
Pharmaceutical representatives are allowed to meet with faculty but the meetings must take place only in non-patient care areas and the meetings must take place by appointment only. In addition, any interactions with trainees must be mentored by faculty. [Domain Location: Policy 5, p 2; 3, p 2] |
| Access of medical device representatives | |
Access by device manufacturer representatives to patient care areas is permitted by appointment or invitation by faculty members or clinic supervisors. Interactions with faculty must be limited to in-service training or assistance on devices and equipment [Domain Location: Policy 5, p 2 ] |
| Conflict of interest disclosure | |
There is a requirement for faculty to disclose their financial conflicts of interest to the institution. However, there is no requirement for disclosure to trainees. [Domain Location: Policy 6, p 1] |
| COI curriculum | |
The medical school has a required COI curriculum and it adequately covers core content areas of the AMSA Model COI Curriculum [Domain Location: Policy 3, p 3] |
| Extension of COI policies to community affiliates | |
The scope of the COI policy includes all colleges on the health science campus. However, it is not clear if this includes adjunct faculty. In addition, there is not indication that the policy applies to faculty and trainees when they work at other facilit [Domain Location: Policy 3, p 2] |
| Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies | |
There is a party responsible for general oversight to ensure compliance with COI policies and there are sanctions for noncompliance. [Domain Location: Policy 6, p 6] |
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| Model policy |
| Good progress toward model policy |
| No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior |
