The APGO Educational Modules on Responsible Engagement with Industry is an update to the 2014 APGO Interactions with Industry modules. These modules were developed to support APGO’s Industry Relations Policy, which was adopted by the APGO Board of Directors in 2012.

Medical students and residents are the intended learners for the modules, which can be completed over time on a self-paced schedule or used in small or large group settings with faculty facilitation. Each module includes didactic material, a discussion guide with case studies and key points, and quiz questions to support achievement of the module’s intended learning outcomes.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the modules in this program, learners will be able to:

• Understand the function of for-profit companies and their contributions to clinical care, research, and education.
• Define the phases involved in drug and device development and discovery in the United States.
• Recognize and define situations where conflicts of interest may occur in physician-industry relationships.
• Identify organizational policies and other professional resources to navigate questions around physician-industry relationships.

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Members of the APGO Corporate Liaison Council, Board of Directors, Development Committee, and staff collaborated in several meetings in 2022-2023 to review and update the learning resources for each module.

Contributing Faculty: Lee Learman, MD, PhD, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dean, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Nagaraj Gabbur, MD, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD, Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology & Health Systems and Implementation Science, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

Contributing Authors: Akua Afriyie-Gray, MD, University of Texas Dell Medical School, Maria Paula Arias, MD, UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine, Corinne Audette, PhD, CNM, CooperSurgical, Patricia Carney, MD, Organon, Kevin Collins, MD, Organon, John Dalrymple, MD, Harvard, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Neda Etazadi-Amoli, MD, University of Nevada, Reno, Elise Everett, MD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, David Forstein, DO, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Scott Graziano, MD, MS, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA, University of Michigan, B. Star Hampton, MD, Brown University Alpert Medical School, Nancy Hueppchen, MD, MSc, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Nadine Katz, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Elizabeth Kupferer, PhD, WHNP-BC, AbbVie, Andrea Kho, MSc, AbbVie, Angie Lee, MD, Bayer, Carol Major, MD, University of California, Irvine, Helen Kang Morgan, MD, University of Michigan, Michael Moxley, MD, Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Archana Pradhan, MD, MPH, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Anthony Shanks, MD, Indiana University, Laurie Tickle, PhD, Bayer, Sarah Wagner, MD, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.

Contributing Editors: Molly Georgakis, CAE, APGO, Caitlin Harrington, Jespersen and Associates, Heather Houston, Jespersen and Associates, Kate Mewhiney, APGO, Marianne Poe, APGO.