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Differences Among Veterinary Students’ and Faculty Members’ Perceptions of Appropriate Interactions with Corporate Entities at One US College of Veterinary Medicine

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Colleges of veterinary medicine are developing conflict of interest (COI) policies to guide interactions with corporate entities. This study examines differences in student and faculty opinions of acceptable behavior, via the newly developed Interaction with Corporate Entities scale. There were no differences among students based on program year; however, there were significant differences in how faculty and students rated 12/17 scenarios. In all instances, faculty felt the listed actions constituted less acceptable behavior than students did. Participants felt behaviors pertaining to indirect/non-monetary transfers presented a small risk of COI, while the situations pertaining to prescription misuse were flagged as problematic.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of April Kedrowicz, Ph.D., and Lizette Hardie, DVM, DACVS—all in the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University.

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    Regina M. Schoenfeld-Tacher, Kenneth D. Royal & Keven Flammer

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Schoenfeld-Tacher, R.M., Royal, K.D. & Flammer, K. Differences Among Veterinary Students’ and Faculty Members’ Perceptions of Appropriate Interactions with Corporate Entities at One US College of Veterinary Medicine. Med.Sci.Educ. 26, 35–38 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-015-0213-8

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