No industry-funded gifts of any nature or value allowed

No industry-funded meals of any value are allowed on-site except in the context of industry funded ACCME-accredited CME

Faculty are strongly discouraged, but not prohibited, from participating in industry-sponsored speaker bureaus.

All CME is overseen by the CME office of the School of Medicine. Faculty may request sponsorship by a third party, but this must be pre-approved by a supervisor.

'Students/trainees may not attend non-ACCME Industry events described as continuing medical education.' In addition, faculty attendance of industry sponsored events is strictly limited to either ACCME-sponsored courses, or non-ACCME courses that are not p

'All offers of scholarships and fellowships from Industry must be submitted to the Feinberg Vice Dean for Regulatory Affairs for prior approval. In all such instances, the relevant department must have sole responsibility for determining the curriculum an

Ghostwriting and honorary authorship are prohibited

Consulting arrangements must include fair market compensation for specific services

'Unless required for training or treatment purposes, access by Industry representatives shall be restricted to non-patient care areas and should take place only by appointment or invitation of the faculty member.'

While not specifically discussing the role medical device representatives, the policy implies that they are allowed in patient care areas for 'training and treatment purposes.' However, there are no explicit restrictions on marketing new products.

Annual disclosure to the institution of COIs is required of all faculty, and there is no de minimis monetary threshold. However, there is no requirement of disclosure during training of students.

Required 'Conflicts of Interest and Professional Integrity in Medicine' curriculum is currently in place for residents and fellows. Curriculum will be in place for medical students and faculty later this year [2014].'

Faculty and staff must comply with the COI policy when they work off-site. Volunteer faculty must comply with some but not all aspects (such as restrictions on acceptance of meals) of the medical school COI policy.

There is a party responsible for general oversight to ensure compliance with COI policies and there are sanctions for noncompliance