Table 1 Survey given to both medical students and medical school teaching faculty

Question 1 It is acceptable for healthcare professionals to receive gifts or food from pharmaceutical or medical device companies

Question 2 It is acceptable for medical students to receive gifts or food from pharmaceutical or medical device companies

Question 3 If I accept gift or food from pharmaceutical or medical device company representatives, I will be more likely to prescribe, use, or recommend those company’s products now or in the future

Question 4 Healthcare professionals who accept gifts or food from pharmaceutical or medical device company representatives will be more likely to prescribe, use, or recommend those company’s products

Question 5 Pharmaceutical and medical device company representatives should be prohibited from meeting with healthcare professionals

Question 6 Pharmaceutical and medical device company representatives should be prohibited from meeting with medical students

Question 7 Medical schools should require educators to disclose to learners any monies received from pharmaceutical or medical device companies for speaking, consulting, travel, or research

Question 8 Medical educators who disclose their potential conflicts of interest are less likely to present biased material than those who do not disclose

Question 9 Healthcare providers should disclose to patients any monies received from pharmaceutical or medical device companies for speaking, consulting, travel, or research, if it is related to a product or device that will be used in that patient’s care

Question 10 Healthcare providers should disclose to patients any monies received from pharmaceutical or medical device companies for speaking, consulting, travel, or research, regardless of the reason for that patient’s visit