title: The design and implementation of a multidisciplinary prostate cancer clinic.
abstract: The authors describe how a "traditional" clinical center and research organization was transformed into a multidisciplinary clinic for patients with prostate cancer. How and why the clinic was designed and implemented, as well as benefits to patients, staff, and research initiatives, are detailed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Prostate Disease Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Jane L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hudak
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: McLeod
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Brassell
authors.forename: Dean A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gant
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaar
authors.forename: Ronald P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hudak
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: Mary D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: McGarvey
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Tulin
authors.forename: Raziya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dozier
mesh_terms: D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004219:District of Columbia; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*