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'''Bobbie Berkowitz''' is an American professor of nursing and dean emeritus of the School of Nursing at Columbia University. She is best known for her contributions improving public health nursing and health systems with a focus on health disparity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nursing.columbia.edu/bobbie-berkowitz-named-school-nursings-new-dean |title=Bobbie Berkowitz Named School of Nursing's New Dean |date=2010 |website=Columbia University |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/ivydiversity |title=The Look of Leadership in the Ivy League |last=Myers |first=Justin |date=2013-06-09 |website=The Chronicle of Higher Education |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://son.rochester.edu/newsroom/2017/commencement-speaker.html |title=UR School of Nursing Commencement Speaker Announced |date=2017 |website=University of Rochester |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://president.columbia.edu/berkowitz-leaving |title=Bobbie Berkowitz, Dean of the School of Nursing, to Step Down Aug. 31 |last=Bollinger |first=Lee |date=2018-01-25 |website=Columbia University |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>
Berkowitz earned her BS (1972) in nursing and her MS (1981) in nursing at University of Washington, and she earned her doctorate in 1990 from Case Western Reserve University.
Prior to joining Columbia University as Senior Vice President and Dean of Nursing in 2010, Berkowitz was a professor at University of Washington and Deputy Secretary of the Washington State Department of Health.
At Columbia University, Berkowitz was instrumental in the creation of a new facility to house the School of Nursing,<ref>{{cite news |date=2013-10-25 |title=Columbia nursing students wil get their tuition's worth from this state-of-the-art building |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2013/10/24/columbia-university-nursing-school-to.html |work=New York Business Journal |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> that included the signature "Building the Future Gala" in honor of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the School.<ref>{{cite press release |date=2017-10-18 |title=Columbia Nursing "Building the Future" Gala Celebrates 125 Years of Nursing Excellence |url=https://newswise.com/articles/columbia-nursing-building-the-future-gala-celebrates-125-years-of-nursing-excellence |location=New York |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>
As part of her efforts to strengthen healthcare systems, Berkowitz spoke against recommendations by the American Academy of Family Physicians and advocated for the role of the advanced practice registered nurse sharing, "There's a lot of research that nurse practitioners provide as good care if not better care than physicians in some cases."<ref>{{cite news |last=Pittman |first=David |date=2012-09-19 |title=Independent NPs Must Go, AAFP Says |url=https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/34843 |work=MEDPAGE Today |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> And in 2016, Columbia University opened a nurse practitioner primary care facility in Washington Heights, Manhattan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Krisel |first=Brendan |date=2016-09-16 |title=Columbia Opens Nurse-led Medical Facility in Washington Heights |url=https://patch.com/new-york/washington-heights-inwood/columbia-opens-nurse-led-medical-facility-washington-heights |work=Washington Heights Patch |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>
In 2001, Berkowitz was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine. From 2014 to 2016, Berkowitz served as President of the American Academy of Nursing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nursing.columbia.edu/dean-columbia-nursing-named-president-elect-american-academy-nursing |title=Dean of Columbia Nursing Named President-Elect of The American Academy of Nursing |date=2012 |website=Columbia University |access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>
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