The way forward: an interview with Carol Lindeman. Interview by Cheryl Slagle King.

Across the country, in both the public and private sectors, the innumerable virtues of advanced practice nurses are being appropriately heralded. In this article, Cheryl King, associated editor of Advanced Practice Nursing Quarterly, interviews Carol A. Lindeman, Dean and Professor of the School of Nursing at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. Over the past several decades, Dr. Lindeman has been at the forefront of promoting opportunities for advanced practice nursing in the political, legislative, and academic arenas.