Students Award Pharmaceutical Policy an “A”

In 2003, the Health System was one of the first institutions in the U.S. to limit interactions between staff and pharmaceutical representatives. It was also among the first to eliminate, in 2002, the use of drug samples in its clinics and hospitals.

Now, the American Medical Student Association has recognized the Health System for its policy restricting drug representative access. In its first assessment of medical schools and affiliated medical centers, only  the U-M, Stanford University, the University of California-Davis, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University received an “A” on the association’s scorecard.

—Kara Gavin