Survey of Medical Schools Is Critical of Perks


	Survey of Medical Schools Is Critical of Perks

tabsey

6-4-2008 5:52 AM

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greed, controls, medicine

tabsey says:

Part of the learning process for doctors is to find which companies they can trust

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6-4-2008 9:38 AM

Socratoad

A more strenuous course in ethics would not go amiss.

6-4-2008 10:12 AM

aklimento

Fraudulent technic becoming more sophisticated everywhere when clients aren't properly aware.

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