All personnel are prohibited from receiving gifts, regardless of monetary or educational value.

Industry-sponsored meals are considered gifts and are prohibited. Food supplied at an on-site CME event is permitted and at an off-site CME event is also permitted, if CME event meets AOA/ACCME guidelines.

Promotional speaking for industry is prohibited. Case-by-case review is available for speaking engagements that meet guidelines including being purely educational (not promotional) and the content is solely at the discretion of the presenter (not industry

Industry funding is accepted into a central, blinded fund, and the use of the funds is at the discretion of the Continuing Medical Education Office and the President.

Personnel are 'strongly discouraged' from attending marketing events sponsored by industry, and no gifts or reimbursement are permitted. Formal permission to attend must be requested from the Associate Dean. Of note this section of the policy is titled, '

Described as 'Industry-Sponsored Fellowships' in the policy, and these are not allowed. However, competitive applications for grants and fellowships for training do not fall under the policy and are allowed.

Ghostwriting is prohibited, and all personnel must follow standards for authorship as set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

Consulting for marketing purposes is prohibited. Consulting for research and scientific activities is permitted with prior approval from the Associate Dean.

Section of policy 5b on page 7-8 addresses limitations of pharmaceutical samples, but access of pharmaceutical sales reps is not addressed.

Medical device reps are prohibited from accessing patient care areas except in order to provide training to medical personnel or to provide technical assistance on items present at the site.

Personnel are required to internally disclose (to the institution) and externally disclose (to students and fellows) any relationship with industry. In addition, public disclosure (on school website) is required for any personnel earning more than $5000 o

COI curriculum is required in years 1 and 2 and is consistent with AMSA model curriculum standards. Faculty, staff, and students involved in research are required to engage in training every four years.

Policy applies to all personnel in all settings.

Oversight provided by the Institutional Integrity Officer and the Office of Research Administration, and sanctions are applied in cases of non-compliance.