Clinicians and Patient Advocacy: Real Patient-Centered Care

Patient Advocacy as the First Duty of a Clinician

My son Bill at the beginning and end of his time in the army

When I was in my clinical training decades ago, my mentors taught me that my first duty is to be a patient advocate. That means everything that I do professionally must be driven by what is best for the patients that I am responsible for. Now, we call that patient-centered care. Everyone still …