Bristol-Myers Squibb maintains a strict policy of not exercising any influence or control over the content or materials of any Independent Medical Education (IME) Program funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb. All Bristol-Myers Squibb sponsored programming must be primarily dedicated to promoting objective and balanced scientific education related to disease state and treatment options. Bristol-Myers Squibb does not support conferences or programs which are very similar to those that have previously taken place. Please note:

• Medical education grants may not be used to fund the recipient’s operational expenses.
• Meals must be open to all attendees, modest in costs, and clearly subordinate to the amount of time spent on educational activities.
• Enduring materials include printed, recorded or computer-based materials.
  • Grant requests may include funds for the purchase, reproduction, and/or distribution of enduring materials, but only if the request is submitted before the content of the enduring material is developed.
    • If the grant funds the entire cost of the development of enduring materials for an educational program, the grant recipient may not charge participants for those materials.
    • If the grant partially funds the development of enduring materials, an appropriate reduction in the cost of the materials must be made.
• Bristol-Myers Squibb also maintains strict policies governing the manner in which enduring materials supported by a Bristol-Myers Squibb grant are distributed to healthcare professionals. Such policies allow for the dissemination of enduring materials only to recipients who have specifically requested the Enduring Materials.

Eligible recipients for accredited medical education grants include:

• hospitals
• community health centers
• academic medical centers
• medical universities
• professional associations
• patient advocacy groups
• managed care organizations
• accredited medical education companies
• physician group practices
• pharmacies

other similar entities

• hospitals
• healthcare Facilities
• academic medical centers
• medical universities
• medical associations
• patient advocacy groups

*Attendance at a non-accredited program must be open to all healthcare professionals in the broader community. The program content for non-accredited programs must be similar to the type of content for which continuing professional education credits are granted or must otherwise be scientific in nature.

Open RFP for symposia at national scientific meetings have specific deadlines based on the submission dates determined by the scientific meeting organizers. Please consult the RFP posting for these deadlines.

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