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Georgetown University School of Medicine | |
City: Washington | State: DC | |
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Updates: This institution's COI policies were evaluated on Apr-29-2014. This institution has indicated their policies have not changed since they were evaluated for 2014 Scorecard. |
Gifts | ![]() |
The policy prohibits all industry-funded gifts of any nature or value [Domain Location: Policy 3, p1] |
Meals | ![]() |
The policy allows funding for meals only in connection with ACCME accredited programming, and only into an unrestricted central fund [Domain Location: Policy 3, p4] |
Industry-funded promotional speaking relationships (not ACCME-accredited) | ![]() |
The policy requires that the faculty member create all slides, retains full control over the content, and that the 'individual does not act as an Industry Company representative' [Domain Location: Policy 2, p5] |
Industry-support of ACCME-accredited CME | ![]() |
The policy allows industry funding of CME with unusually strong oversight and monitoring of faculty at particularly high risk for commercial bias. In addition, all requests for industry support and receipt of funds for CME activities are coordinated and o [Domain Location: Policy 3, p 2; Policy 5; Policy 8] |
Attendance of industry-sponsored promotional events | ![]() |
The policy allows attendance but does not allow payment or remuneration of expenses [Domain Location: Policy 3, p3] |
Industry-supported scholarships and awards | ![]() |
The policy allows for industry support if centralized and without industry input into recipient selection [Domain Location: Policy 3, p4, Policy 2, p5] |
Ghostwriting and honorary authorships | ![]() |
Ghostwriting is prohibited. [Domain Location: Policy 3, p3] |
Consulting and advising relationships | ![]() |
The policy allows consulting relationships, but requires prior review of the activity, clear, legitimate deliverables spelled out in the contract, and the that fee is at fair market value [Domain Location: Policy 2, p4] |
Access of pharmaceutical sales representatives | ![]() |
The policy allows pharmaceutical representatives to meet with faculty as long as the following two criteria are met: (a) meetings must take place in non-patient care areas, AND (b) meetings must take place by appointment. [Domain Location: Policy 6, p2] |
Access of medical device representatives | ![]() |
The policy states that medical device representatives are permitted in patient care areas to provide in-service training or assistance on devices, but only with appointments or invitations. [Domain Location: Policy 6, p2] |
Conflict of interest disclosure | ![]() |
The policy requires internal disclosure of industry relationships. [Domain Location: Policy 1, p 2] |
COI curriculum | ![]() |
A comprehensive COI curriculum is required. [Domain Location: Policies 16-23] |
Extension of COI policies to community affiliates | ![]() |
The policy is intended to apply to all faculty and trainees both on- an off-campus sites. [Domain Location: Policy 3, p5] |
Enforcement and Sanctions of Policies | ![]() |
The policy states both that there is a party responsible for oversight and sanctions for noncompliance. [Domain Location: Policy 5] |
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![]() | Model policy |
![]() | Good progress toward model policy |
![]() | No policy, or policy unlikely to have a substantial effect on behavior |