During those early years, necessity forced Tucker to take on all types of odd jobs. As a result, Tucker was doing everything from reading protocols for studies and translating them into layman s terms, to working in medical records, to picking up the laundry. Through time, Tucker gained experience and was appointed clinic coordinator. As coordinator of the clinic, Tucker recognizes that the engine that drives its operation is the hard work and dedication of the clinic s nurses and staff. We ve got a wonderful staff here, and they are what makes this place work.
Every engine has to have some oil put in it every once in a while.
So I run around making sure everybody is oiled real well. With all this responsibility, Tucker remains cool and collected, an attribute she credits to the experience of raising three daughters. But through it all, her No. 1 concern is ensuring that the volunteers participating in the clinic s studies are treated with care and respect. I am the volunteers advocate. I want them to be here for as little time as possible and for us to accomplish the most we can for them.