Take the Pharm Free Pledge! I love this. PLoS Medicine this month includes this article on efforts by the American Medical Student Association to get medical students to commit to practicing medicine responsibly. I'll take the pledge.

Box 1. The AMSA PharmFree Pledge

I am committed to the practice of medicine in the best interests of patients and to the pursuit of education that is based on the best available evidence, rather than on advertising or promotion.

I, therefore, pledge to accept no money, gifts, or hospitality from the pharmaceutical industry; to seek unbiased sources of information and not rely on information disseminated by drug companies; and to avoid conflicts of interest in my medical education and practice.

This is really exciting. I was worried I would have to do this all by myself and be the usual obnoxious contrarian jerk on the wards, but now I've got company. Go AMSA! And check out their clean sources of medical information