Medical Student Views on Interactions with Pharmaceutical Representatives

Autor/inn/en	Ganzini, Linda; Chen, Zunqiu; Peters, Dawn; Misra, Sahana; Macht, Madison; Osborne, Molly; Keepers, George
Titel	Medical Student Views on Interactions with Pharmaceutical Representatives
Quelle	In: Academic Psychiatry, 36 (2012) 3, S.183-187 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-9670
DOI	10.1176/appi.ap.10020031
Schlagwörter	Medical Students; Textbooks; Industry; Educational Benefits; Deans; Administrators; Surveys; Student Attitudes; Pharmacology; Interaction; Oregon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Industrie; Bildungsertrag; Dean; Dekan; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerverhalten; Arzneikunde; Interaktion
Abstract	Objective: In 2006, the Housestaff Association presented the Dean at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) with a proposal to effectively end the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on campus. The Dean convened a workgroup to examine the issue, and faculty, residents, and medical students were surveyed on their views and interactions. Authors present here the responses from medical students. Methods: A web-based, anonymous survey was sent to all OHSU medical students in 2007; 59% completed it. The survey included items measuring attitudes about the pharmaceutical industry and interactions with pharmaceutical representatives (PRs). Results: Only 5% of clinical and 7% of preclinical students agreed that PRs have an important teaching role, and fewer than 1 in 6 believed that PRs provided useful and accurate information on either new or established drugs; 54% of clinical students indicated that PRs should be restricted from making presentations on campus, versus 32% of preclinical students, and only 30% of clinical students agreed that accepting gifts had no impact on their own prescribing, versus 50% of preclinical students. Students who acknowledged the influence of PRs and perceived less educational benefit were less likely to accept gifts such as textbooks; however, 84% of clinical students had attended an on-campus event sponsored by a pharmaceutical company in the previous year. Conclusions: Only a small proportion of OHSU medical students value interactions with PRs, but many still attend events sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10