title: The role of the medical science liaison in industry.
abstract: Health care vendors (ie, industry) can be credited with developing products and medications that improve perioperative clinician and patient safety. The role of the medical science liaison in industry is to provide education about these products and facilitate research partnerships between clinicians and industry that can result in new products and innovations.
authors.affiliation: Baxter Healthcare International, Deerfield, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Donna L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards