Washington, DC
"Passion to Make a Difference"
Marie Bakitas, left, meets with colleagues about her next research study.
Marie Bakitas, DNSc, APRN, has a passion to make a difference that has led her from a fruitful career as a clinical nurse specialist to earning a doctorate degree to receiving a prestigious national award for her research in palliative care. The 2010 Brilliant Future New Investigator Award was given to her by the Council for Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) by her peers and mentors in the field of nursing science—a distinction that left her "honored and humbled."
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The Brilliant Future New Investigator Award recognizes the contributions of scientists early in their research careers who show extraordinary potential to develop sustained programs of research certain to have significant impact on the science and practice of nursing and health care. The Council, an entity of the American Academy of Nursing, supports the development, conduct, and utilization of nursing science, disseminates research findings, and facilitates education for nurse scientists.
At Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Marie co-founded and has been the nursing leader of a research team focused on developing novel palliative care interventions to improve the quality of life and quality of care for cancer patients living in rural areas. Her recently completed study of a nurse-led telephone-based intervention, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, was recognized for having the "highest potential for impact on the field of hospice and palliative medicine" at the 2010 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Nursing Annual Assembly.
