Fitz Matthew M, Homan David, Reddy Shalini, Griffith Charles H, Baker Elizabeth, Simpson Kevin P
Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Building 102, Room 7612, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
Acad Med. 2007 Oct;82(10 Suppl):S1-3. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31813e7f02.
Authorities suggest academic medical centers eliminate conflicts of interest. The authors evaluated medical students' opinions and knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry.
An anonymous 20-item questionnaire was administered to medical students from four different medical schools; 15 items addressed opinions, and five items were free-response knowledge questions. Results were analyzed by Fisher exact test.
Authors received 667 responses from the schools. Sixty-five percent of clinical students believed accepting gifts was appropriate; 28% of preclinical students believed it was appropriate (P < .001). Knowledge was the same for clinical and preclinical students.
Clinical students were more favorable toward receiving gifts than were preclinical students, yet there was no difference in their knowledge of the industry. Increased formal and informal education about the pharmaceutical industry is necessary during the clinical years.
权威机构建议学术医疗中心消除利益冲突。作者评估了医学生对制药行业的看法和了解。
对来自四所不同医学院校的医学生进行了一项包含20个条目的匿名问卷调查；其中15个条目涉及看法，5个条目为自由回答的知识问题。结果采用Fisher精确检验进行分析。
作者收到了来自各学校的667份回复。65%的临床医学生认为接受礼物是合适的；28%的基础医学生认为接受礼物是合适的（P < .001）。临床医学生和基础医学生的知识水平相当。
临床医学生比基础医学生更倾向于接受礼物，然而他们对该行业的了解并无差异。在临床学习阶段，有必要增加关于制药行业的正式和非正式教育。
