A new ranking of medical schools has concluded that the influence of pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers is extensive on the majority of campuses. The rankings, released by the American Medical Student Association, failed more than one-third of schools and found that nearly one in five were working on changes to their conflict of interest policies. Earlier this year, the Association of American Medical Colleges proposed a ban of perks for medical school students. Gardiner Harris, The New York Times 06/03/2008

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