Stiles Renée A
Center for Clinical Improvement, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2002 Fall;27(4):76-9. doi: 10.1097/00004010-200210000-00009.
The author relates her personal journey toward understanding her role as an academic and as a practitioner. She ponders what, exactly, is the nature of her role and her conclusion is: "For me, the answer is that I am first and foremost an advocate, and the roots of my advocacy run deep."