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Harvard Medical School assistant professor Paul M. Copeland routinely gives about a dozen industry-sponsored talks each year, earning anywhere from $1,250 to $2,000 per gig.
Copeland, who heads the endocrinology division at Partners Healthcare-affiliate North Shore Medical Center, says he isn’t in it for the money.
Under the revised policy, Partners employees face a host of restrictions, including bans on speaking at industry-sponsored events and receiving stock options from pharmaceutical companies. Outside pay for senior officials sitting on boards of drug or medical device-making companies has been capped as well.
For example, continuing medical education talks sponsored by drug companies, Copeland argues, provide doctors with the latest information on treatments and address patient care issues.
As Grassley charged other prominent physicians across the nation with similar allegations, many medical institutions looked to revamp existing policies in the face of national scrutiny.