As a Special Advisor to the National Academy of Medicine, Laura Adams provides leadership on science and technology. After experiencing how easy it is to make medical errors as a young nurse, she realized that patients are intensely vulnerable. She works to make patient-centricity the North Star of all innovations and design. Her advice? Immerse yourself in the reality of the patient experience in patients’ stories.
- Patient Voice
Episode 7: Laura Adams, Night Shift Nurse & Breast Cancer Survivor
Laura Adams, Special Advisor at the National Academy of Medicine, champions patient-first innovation, shaped by early nursing lessons on error, and urges leaders to immerse in patients’ stories.


