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Apply to Join the PharmFree Steering Committee!
We invite you to become a leader in PharmFree by joining our Steering Committee! Applications are due on April 30th. Students interested in being at the forefront of national and international health policy in areas such as pharmaceutical and medical device industry conflict of interest, open access to research and educational resources, as well as access to medicines are especially encouraged to apply.
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2013 PharmFree Scorecard
New! AMSA and the Pew Prescription Project released the 2013 AMSA PharmFree Scorecard April 9, 2013. The Scorecard is a comprehensive, national overview of all U.S. medical schools and their conflict-of-interest policies. Students, see how your medical school did this year!
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National PharmFree Week
April brings our favorite week of the year: National PharmFree Week! See the exciting events and opportunities for you to get involved this year.
- May 02, 2012 | from New York Times A Sharp Rise in Scientific Journal Retractions NYT Reports scientific retractions are on the rise because of a "dysfunctional scientific climate" that has created a "winner-take-all game with perverse incentives that lead scientists to cut corners and, in some cases, commit acts of misconduct".
- May 02, 2012 | from Georgetown University Medical Center PharmedOut Annual Conferance PharmedOut announces its third annual conference, Missing The Target: When Practitioners Harm More Than Heal, to be held on June 14th and 15th, 2012 at Georgetown University.
- March 31, 2012 | from NEJM Industry Support of CME Are We at the Tipping Point? Although industry support for accredited CME is unlikely to disappear entirely in the near future, a sea change toward greater restriction is beginning to happen as a result of cultural, regulatory, and economic changes and a few courageous acts. CME and health care will be better for it.
AMSA Policy Change Campaign
