No industry-funded gifts of any nature or value allowed, unless given as unrestricted grants for educational events.

No industry-funded meals of any nature or value allowed except in the case of industry-funded educational events, on or off-campus.

If a talk is funded by industry, the content must be determined by the speaker and not the company, and the talk must be educational and not promotional in content.

Industry may support CME events, but funding must be sent to the Division of CME for processing.

Travel reimbursement cannot be accepted unless it is related to necessary training for products previously purchased by Vanderbilt.

Industry may provide scholarships for meeting attendance, but it may not participate in the selection of attendees.

Ghostwriting services are considered a gift, and are prohibited.

Consulting and advising relationships are allowed but there are safeguards in place to clarify the relationship as legitimate employment, including 'fair market compensation for specific, legitimate services provided to industry with payment commensurate

Vendors require invitations from faculty. They are encouraged to conduct business only in non-patient care areas of the Medical Center. Detailing in the School of Medicine is forbidden unless requested and supervised by a sponsoring physician.

Device reps require appointments and registration but beyond this the policy does not specify their allowed activities.

All members of the University Community must disclose all outside activities to the University. In addition, disclosures must be made during any oral presentations.

A comprehensive curriculum on professionalism is required, including issues surrounding conflicts of interest.

The COI policy applies to all Members of the University Community, which is explicitly defined as: 'Trustees, University officials, full-time, part-time, temporary, or adjunct faculty and staff.' In addition, faculty, staff and residents are expected to f

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