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At a program at that shall remain unnamed, the incoming class recently received an email from the primary care faculty. To summarize, it demanded all incoming students purchase their stethoscope and medical equipment needed for doctoring classes from a specific private company, for a specific, rather high price. The email also specified that failing to purchase their equipment from that company (and sending the receipts to the primary care department to prove it) may have their 'professionalism' grade lowered in the class because the use of equipment purchased anywhere else would lead the students to be 'unprepared' and thus 'unprofessional'. It was a rather strange email especially that the same new equipment can be purchased from any number of suppliers, so clearly meant to force students to purchase the equipment from the faculty's vendor of choice and threatening non-complying students with academic sanctions.
I am curious, how common of a practice is this at other medical schools? Any other schools where this is happening?
I am curious, how common of a practice is this at other medical schools? Any other schools where this is happening?