Barbara_A._Given

Barbara A. Given

Barbara A. Given

American oncologist

Barbara A. Given is an American oncologist.

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Early life and education

Given completed both her BSN and MSN at Ohio State University before enrolling at Michigan State University for her Ph.D.[1]

Career

Upon completing her formal education, Given with her husband Bill joined the faculty at Michigan State University (MSU) in 1966.[2] During her early years at MSU, she created the Caregiver Burden Instrument, an instrument that has been translated into Dutch, German, Japanese, Chinese, Tai, Spanish, and Hebrew.[1] Following the 2000–01 academic year, Given was appointed to the rank of University Distinguished Professor.[3] She was later the recipient of two awards; the International Sigma Theta Tau Elizabeth McWilliams Miller Award and Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Pathfinder Distinguished Researcher Award.[4]

In 2015, Given was elected Chair of the Sparrow Health System and Sparrow Hospital Board after serving as Vice Chair from 2012 to 2014.[5] She was later inducted as a Fellow in the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.[6]

References

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    "Given, Barbara". cancer.msu.edu. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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    "Pioneering with Intention". givingto.msu.edu. April 21, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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    "10 MSU faculty designated 'Distinguished Professor'". msutoday.msu.edu. June 22, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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    "MSU NURSING PROF EARNS ACCOLADES". msutoday.msu.edu. November 9, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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    "Barbara Given elected Chair of Sparrow Health System and Hospital Board, first Nurse to serve". sparrow.org. 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
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    "Given to be Named Fellow by American Psychosocial Oncology Society". research.msu.edu. 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

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