Kudos to the Association of American Medical Colleges for pushing to stem the influence of drug and medical device makers on college campuses. In a set of recommendations released this week, the association called for an end to the industry practice of offering gifts, travel and other perks to students and staff at the nation’s 129 medical colleges. I blogged earlier about the American Medical Students Association campaign to kick drug and device makers off campus but this latest announcement may give the movement enough momentum to bring about true reform. Gardiner Harris’ story, “Ban urged on gifts at medical schools,” in the NYT notes that critics were surprised at the far-reaching proposal considering that some leading industry officials had sat on the task force that wrote the proposed ban.

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