AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | Discussion with current and former pharmaceutical representatives |
| Project type(s) | Other |
| Date completed | 10/22/2007 |
| Chapter | Keck SOM of University of Southern California |
| Project Coordinator | Shijun Cindy Xi |
| Summary of project | This discussion followed the talk b Shahram Ahari, "Confessions of a Former Pharm Rep." Dylan Lai Bennett, current employee of Merck, and Shahram Ahari engaged in discussion with school of medicine students and faculty. |
| Content area | Professionalism |
| Number of participants | 15 |
| Participant hours involved | 30 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | 0 |
| Project funding | |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | Announced simultaneously with "Confessions of a Former Pharm Rep." Emails & flyers to schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy. |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
4 |
| Lessons/suggestions | This was a very informal discussion, with no planned structure. Given this, it's difficult to know all the participants' expectations and to carry the flow of the discussion while addressing everyone's questions. Some of this might have been avoided if it was prefaced with a specific topic, like simply the issue of free gifts, excluding the subjects of industry-sponsored research and educational programs. |
| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS | |
| Comments | These discussions get exhausting and sometimes unproductive. |
