Medical Conflicts of Interests

National Organizations

Association of American Medical Colleges - The Final Report of the AAMC Task Force on Industry Funding of Medical Education examines the benefits and pitfalls associated with industry funding of medical education, and offers principles, recommendations, and guidelines to assist members in refashioning industry relationships to better conform to high standards of medical professionalism.

Institute on Medicine as a Profession at Columbia University - View their Conflicts of Interest home page, and their report The Best Conflict of Interest Policies at Academic Medical Centers.

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Related Articles & Video

MedicationSense.com Article: 'The Medical Profession's Culture of Corruption, Part 1: Respected Physicians Call for End of Conflicts of Interest with the Drug Industry' - A desriptive summary by Dr. Jay S. Cohen on the article: Health industry practices that create conflicts of interest: a policy proposal for academic medical centers.  JAMA, Jan. 25, 2006;295(4):429-433.

New England Journal of Medicine Article: 'Controlling Conflict of Interest - Proposals from the Institute of Medicine' - A Perspective Piece that summarizes the Institute on Medicine's Conflict of Interest statement.

Washington Post Newspaper Article: 'Probing Doctors' Ties to Industry'

Web-Based Curriculum on Conflict of Interest from the Institute on Medicine as a Profession, Columbia University: Promoting Change at American Medical Colleges and other healthcare organizations.