Table 2 MBE knowledge questions

Estimate the percentage of academic physicians that have a financial relationship with industry? …

5 – 15%

7.5%

11.8%

15 – 25%

34.4%

41.6%

25 – 50%

32.2%

28.9%

> 50%

14.1%

10.8%

17.6**

I don’t know

7.7%

6.8%

As noted in the AAMC and IOM documents on conflicts of interest in medicine, social science data suggests that

 “Self-serving bias is difficult to manage through disclosure alone”.

49.2%

58.9%

26.2**

 “Disclosure of conflicts of interest is sufficient to protect patients’ interests”.

5.9%

10.5%

 “Most physicians will not disclose their conflicts of interest even when required”.

6.7%

6.1%

 “Physicians with antisocial personalities harm patients when they have conflicts of interest”.

0.7%

0.5%

I don’t know

37.6%

23.9%

What percentage of the marketing budget of pharmaceutical companies is spent on free drug samples? …

10%

12.3%

15.8%

25%

26.9%

32.9%

50%

19.7%

24.7%

23.3**

75%

5.9%

3.2%

I don’t know

35.2%

23.4%

The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 allows academic medical centers that receive government research funding to:

 “Collaborate with private industry in medical research”.

10.4%

18.7%

 “Retain the copyright on all scientific publications produced by faculty”.

4.1%

6.1%

 “Patent discoveries made with government research funding”.

10.7%

14.5%

27.2**

 “Bill for faculty salaries at a rate equal to the highest government employee salary”.

0.3%

0.8%

I don’t know

74.6%

60.0%