'Gifts of any value from pharmaceutical companies, medical device suppliers or medical service providers are prohibited.'

No industry-funded meals of any nature or value allowed except in the context of industry funded ACCME-accredited CME or when paid for through other unrestricted contributions to a department.

If a talk is funded by industry, the content must be determined by the speaker and not the company, and the talk must be not be promotional in content. Faculty are explicitly forbidden from serving on industry 'speakers bureaus.'

Industry support can be accepted with the only stipulation being that they must follow ACCME criteria.

'Vendors are prohibited from providing funds directly to any MMC staff member to attend any CME or other continuing education event.'

Industry may provide scholarships to students and trainees for meeting attendance, but it may not participate in the selection of attendees, and all funds must be provided to the university and not directly to the trainee.

Ghostwriting and honorary authorship are strictly prohibited

All consulting arrangements with Industry, must identify specific tasks and deliverables and contains payment provisions that are at fair market value and consistent with the assigned tasks.

No policy found.

Vendors may appropriately orient, train, and advise residents and fellows on the proper use or calibration of a product that has already been acquired by a particular institution. In such cases, the vendor is present as a consultant and must solely advis

Disclosure of financial relationships that constitute a COI is required both internally to the institution and externally to trainees/audiences during presentations.

Program directors are required to provide some training to residents and fellows on COI issues.

For residents and fellows, COI policies apply both onsite and off-site. 'Where a conflict exists between this policy and that of another organization, it is the overarching policy of Meharry Medical College that the stricter policy will apply to a given s

The College Conflicts Committee monitors compliance and the President of the College may apply sanctions for non-compliance.