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The Ethics Of Pharmaceutical Industry Relationships With Medical Students, Wendy Rogers, Peter R. Mansfield, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, Jon N. Jureidini
The Ethics Of Pharmaceutical Industry Relationships With Medical Students, Wendy Rogers, Peter R. Mansfield, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, Jon N. Jureidini
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
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Little research has been done on the extent of the relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and medical students, and the effect on students of receiving gifts.
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Potential harms to patients are documented elsewhere; we focus on potential harms to students.
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Students who receive gifts may believe that they are receiving something for nothing, contributing to a sense of entitlement that is not in the best interests of their moral development as doctors.
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Alternatively, students may be subject to recognised or unrecognised reciprocal obligations that potentially influence their decision making.
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Medical educators have a duty of care to protect students from …