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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Drug Money In Medical Education: A Global Bioethics Concern
Gregory Luke LARKINa
aEmergency Medicine & Public HealthDirector of Academic Development, Medical Director, Violence Intervention and Prevention CenterParkland Memorial Hospital, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
Beyond the opium fields of Afghanistan or the coca plants of the Columbian highlands, there is a more subtle form of drug trafficking that emanates from corporate boardrooms and finds its way to hospitals, clinics, and university campuses around the globe. This well-financed cartel is not doing anything illegal, but it is grossly affecting the way healthcare is financed and how medical students and even established physicians are educated. Industry influences the medical marketplace through a variety of strategies, but the most alarming is the direct targeting of the hearts and minds of young physicians.Keywords: Medical ethics, drug addictionTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2005, 13:149-154
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