Abstract
Parallel to the time that the nurse practitioner (NP) role evolved, pharmaceutical companies recognized the need for more scientific relationships among the academia-based physicians and researchers. The role of the medical science liaison (MSL) was first established by UpJohn in 1967, yet has grown, much like the NP role, to meet the dynamic marketplace changes in health care. To meet the true definition of being a “scientific peer,” backgrounds have become increasingly broad to include clinicians with a PhD, DNP, or physician assistant. The term “clinical practice liaison” (CPL) is used in this article, understanding that the CPL role is the same as the MSL, except that the engagement provider type is almost exclusively NPs and PAs. The CPL is not a sales representative. Rather, the CPL is a field-based professional who is strictly focused on balanced scientific and clinical exchanges.
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