Table 2 Methodology for assigning letter grades to medical schools’ COI policies
From: The updated AMSA scorecard of conflict-of-interest policies: a survey of U.S. medical schools
Letter grade | Description | Percentage score | Corresponding raw score |
|---|---|---|---|
A | For a school to achieve this grade, at least half (7 of 14) of its COI policies were rated as excellent. | ≥ 85 % | ≥ 35 |
B | Up to 6 COI policies were excellent. | ≥ 72 %. | 28–34 |
C | Up to half of policies were poor or absent. | ≥ 56 % | 20–27 |
I | More than half of policies were poor or absent. | ≤ 54 % | ≤ 19 |