Selling a Medical School's Name:Ethical and Practical Dilemmas

摘要

THERE IS AN INCREASING TREND IN THE UNITED STATES to attribute names to medical schools in addition to that of the host university. For example, a recent news report stated the following:Pressed to find new sources of cash, the University of Minnesota Medical School leaders are interested in selling the school's name in return for a big-time donation-as much as Dollars 150 million. . . . Would the University sell the medical school name to a drug company in return for a big donation? Would Minne-sotans object to removing "Minnesota" from the school's name in exchange for cash? It is not clear