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Washington Monthly › Vol. 35 Nbr. 1, January 2003
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Tilting at windmills: Rummy's doomed reform Saddam the sissy Woodward the protector Broadway's bad review the Jameson's of toxic waste.
FOR YEARS THIS COLUMN HAS delighted in exposing one flaw of continuing medical education programs. Many of them are merely fronts for a vacation, with far more time spent on the ski slope, golf course, tennis court, and beach than in the classroom. Another problem with these courses is that they are often sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry. The downside of this practice, writes The Wall Street Journal's Scott Hensley: "The courses tilt toward promoting the corporate sponsors' drugs." Continuing medical education was originally conducted by medical societies and medical schools. Now, however, 60 percent of the cost of the programs, $729 million out of $1.18 billion, is paid by industry.
A TEST OF THEIR GOOD FAITH now confronts Republican congressional leaders. Will they repeal, as they promised Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) they would, the three special-interest provisions that mysteriously crept into the homeland security bill at the last min...See the full content of this document
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