California medical schools earn A's in conflict grading
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P Drug companies shower medical school faculty members with pens, pricey dinners, free samples and other inducements to influence their prescribing patterns, an organization of U.S. medical students says. (article 1)
Most medical schools in the United States fail to police adequately the money, gifts and free drug samples that pharmaceutical companies routinely shower on doctors and trainees, according to a ranking by the American Medical Student Association. (article 2)
" These policies are incredibly important to protect the educational experience students have at school and the quality of the education they 're getting said Dr. Brian Hurley (article 2)
The school districts' lawsuit has drawn national attention and spurred a documentary about conditions at the schools, dubbed the " Corridor of Shame. (article 9)
Federal resources should be used to build or expand 1,000 schools and South Carolina's dismal graduation rate could be improved with second-chance schools for dropouts and smaller, alternative schools for students at risk of dropping out, according to the proposal. (article 9)
(Canadian Press) Some secondary schools in British Columbia are taking a big financial hit as a result of the no junk-food policy brought in by the provincial government earlier this year, a school board chair says. (article 7)
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- California medical schools earn A's in conflict grading (sfgate.com, 06/03/2008, 619 words)
- Survey of Medical Schools Is Critical of Perks (nytimes.com, 06/03/2008, 575 words)
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- Junk food ban in B.C. schools trims funding sources: official (cbc.ca, 06/02/2008, 276 words)
- History, Anne Arundel County, Harriet Tubman - (baltimoresun.com, 06/04/2008, 486 words)
- Edwards to Help Rural S.C. Schools (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 366 words)
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