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University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine | |
| City: Fort Worth | State: TX | |
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Updates: This institution's COI policies were evaluated on Jun-16-2014. This institution submitted policies for review for the 2014 AMSA Scorecard. No policies were provided by the institution and no updates were found via online web searches for the 2016 Scorecard. |
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| Gifts |  |
While the policy warns against accepting gifts that 'might reasonably tend to influence them in the discharge of their official duties'; gifts <$50 are not prohibited. [Domain Location: Policy 5, p1-2] |
| Meals | |
The policy allows meals for faculty and staff on or offsite when the faculty or staff can be considered a 'guest' of industry under state law, meaning that an industry rep is present at the time the meal is eaten. [Domain Location: Policy 5, p5-6] |
| Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) | |
The policy does not prohibit specific types of industry speaking arrangements, as noted by their place on the COI disclosure form. [Domain Location: Policy 2, p1] |
| Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME |  |
The policy requires all industry funds for CMEs to be centralized through the office of professional and continuing education. They also disallow events initiated by industry. [Domain Location: Policy 10, p1; Policy 14, p2] |
| Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events | |
The policy states that in order to receive travel reimbursement or other remuneration for participating in a meeting or conference, 'Participation by the faculty or staff member must be more than merely perfunctory'. [Domain Location: Policy 5, p6] |
| Industry-supported scholarships and awards | |
The policy allows industry funding of scholarships for student trainees when the funds are given to the department or program, who then selects recipients without industry input. [Domain Location: Policy 12, p1] |
| Ghostwriting and honorary authorships | |
No policy, as confirmed with correspondence with the university. Policy regarding ghostwriting is in development. [Domain Location: no policy] |
| Consulting and advising relationships | |
The policy on external employment does not require pre-approval of activities or contracts outlining scope of work and/or pay. [Domain Location: Policy 16, p1] |
| Access of pharmaceutical sales representatives | |
No policy, as confirmed with correspondence with the university. Policy regarding vendor access is in development. [Domain Location: no policy] |
| Access of medical device representatives | |
No policy, as confirmed with correspondence with the university. Policy regarding vendor access is in development. [Domain Location: no policy] |
| Conflict of interest disclosure |  |
Policy requires annual internal disclosure and written disclosure to learners in CME audiences. [Domain Location: Policy 18, p1; Policy 7, p4] |
| COI curriculum | |
The policy shows that the curriculum covers most of the AMSA 'model curriculum' materials. [Domain Location: Policy 8, p1; policy 15] |
| Extension of COI policies to community affiliates | |
Multiple policies have differing applicability; some are restricted to faculty and staff and others also apply to students/trainees. However none state that they apply in settings outside the University system. [Domain Location: Policy 1, p1; Policy 16, p1; Policy 6, p2] |
| Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies | |
The policy names a party responsible for enforcement; sanctions are not described. [Domain Location: Policy 1, p1] |
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| Model policy |
| Good progress toward model policy |
| No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior |
