California, home to the largest public university system in the United States, is currently a battleground in a struggle over how to police perceived conflicts of interest at its medical schools. The university's campuses are trying to derail a proposal from its central administration that would clamp down on common drug-industry practices, such as the sponsorship of free lunches for medical students and the granting of general purpose, unrestricted' money to some faculty members (see page 394).
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