According to Ashley L. Sumrall, MD, there’s not a great deal of difference between a practicing oncologist and a physician advocate.
“As healthcare providers, we spend a lot of time advocating for our patients,” Sumrall, a neuro-oncologist and clinical assistant professor at Levine Cancer Institute at Atrium Health, said during an education session at ASCO Annual Meeting. “Policy change allows us to extend our impact beyond the exam room, affecting the lives of many more people. This broad and durable impact makes policy advocacy a vital part of our work.”
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