Sen. Grassley Goes After Medical Schools To Reveal Pharma Ties Policies

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has struck again, today sending a letter to 23 medical schools and asking them to reveal policies on conflicts of interest and requirements for disclosure of financial relationships between faculty and Big Pharma. The 23 schools had previously not responded to a similar request from the American Medical Student Association.

"'There's a lot of skepticism about financial relationships between doctors and drug companies,' Grassley said in a statement. 'Disclosure of those ties would help to build confidence that there's nothing to hide.'"

Schools on the list include Tulane University School of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Howard University College of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine - New Orleans, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of the New York Institute of Technology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

It ought to be fun to see what kinds of responses the Senator gets.