Class of: 1983

Marie Bakitas

Marie Bakitas (SON’83) of Birmingham, Ala., is the Marie L. O’Koren Endowed Chair and Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. She has a secondary appointment in the university’s School of Medicine. Marie is internationally recognized for her contributions to the fields of oncology nursing and palliative care. Previously, she was an associate professor at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine and the Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

From the Winter-Spring 2014 issue.