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Barbara Bates, MD — internal medicine, education (teaching)

Courtesy Joan E. Lynaugh, PhD

Dr. Barbara Bates (1928–2002) further developed the role of the nurse practitioner and wrote a guide to patient history-taking that has become the standard text for health practitioners and medical students. Her book, Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, first published in 1974, has been published in several revised editions and includes a 12-part video supplement, A Visual Guide to Physical Examination.

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