MSH 2013 Pharmaceutical Booths

A Dose of Medical News #3.1.1 - Harvard Medical Students Rebels Against Pharma-Ties

200 Harvard Medical School students are confronting the administration demanding an end to pharmaceutical industry influence in the classroom.

"The students say they worry that pharmaceutical industry scandals in recent years - including some criminal convictions, billions of dollars in fines, proof of bias in research and publishing and false marketing claims - have cast a bad light on the medical profession. And they criticize Harvard as being less vigilant than other leading medical schools in monitoring potential financial conflicts by faculty members."

A front page report in the Business section of the New York Times should bestir some of Harvard Medical School alumni.  200 Harvard Medical School students are confronting the administration demanding an end to pharmaceutical industry influence in the classroom.

Students. What do they know?