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Bakitas appointed to endowed chair in nursing

by Jim Bakken

February 13, 2013
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Bakitas is recognized as an authority on oncology and palliative care nursing.

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees named Marie Bakitas, DNSc, APRN, FAAN, the next holder of the Marie L. O’Koren Endowed Chair in the School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) during its meeting Feb. 8, 2013.

Bakitas was recruited from Dartmouth University in December 2012 and is internationally known for her clinical expertise and scholarship. She is recognized as an authority on oncology and palliative care nursing.

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