Many schools have adopted policies restricting drug salespeople from working on campus and requiring professors to avoid or at least disclose their ties to industry. But even at institutions with the strictest rules, many doctors-to-be are exposed to pharmaceutical marketingthroughout their training, according to a new study. Aaron Kesselheim, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the senior author. Kirsten Austad, a fourth-year HMS student, is the lead author.
A new study looks at the grading process for medical students in clerkships. Sara B. Fazio, HMS associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is the lead author of the study.
Researchers are working to understand how out-of-whack body rhythms could be behind some common diseases. Frank Scheer, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is one of the study leaders. Robert Thomas, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is also quoted.
