Barbara Bates (American physician)
Barbara Bates, MD, MA (1928 – December 18, 2002) was an American physician, author and historian. She authored a leading medical textbook on physical examination. Bates was on the faculty at several U.S. medical schools, and she was on both the medical and nursing school faculties at the University of Pennsylvania. She helped to develop the role of the nurse practitioner in American healthcare and she wrote a thorough account on the history of tuberculosis in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Barbara Bates | |
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| Born | 1928 |
| Died | December 18, 2002 (aged 74) |
| Education | Smith College Cornell University |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Field | Internal medicine |
| Institutions | University of Kentucky University of Missouri-Kansas City University of Rochester University of Pennsylvania |
| Sub-specialties | Writing |
| Research | Role of the nurse practitioner |
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