Dr. Judith Baggs Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., is a nationally recognized researcher in the field of interprofessional collaboration and collaborative end-of-life decision making in the intensive care unit setting. She demonstrated that collaboration between nurses and physicians in the ICU benefited both patients and clinicians.
Baggs earned both her Master's degree (1984) and her Ph.D. (1990) from the University of Rochester School of Nursing. She also began her research on collaboration between nurses and physicians and its effect on ICU patient outcomes there. She later shifted to an interest in palliative care, studying ICU end-of-life decision-making from the perspective of patients, family, nurses, physicians, and other members of the interprofessional team.
Baggs worked at the University of Rochester Medical Center for 12 years, initially as a Medical Intensive Care Unit staff nurse. For the next 15 years she worked in the School of Nursing, eventually as Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Dr. Baggs then moved to Oregon, working at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing as Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Director of the Ph.D. program. She semi-retired in 2018, but continues to be active professionally, assisting OHSU nursing faculty and editing the
This collection includes numerous peer-reviewed papers, email correspondence, original research instruments, collaborative papers, and awards. The collection shows Baggs's job applications, career transitions, and work on numerous faculty boards. There is collaborative correspondence between Baggs and former students, highlighting mentorship development and programming. Research documentation shows process-long information on how Baggs conducted large-scale research projects; from the grant application stage, to the development of survey instruments, to the analyzing of survey results, and finally to the writing and presentation of the research paper.
Noted material is restricted until 2063 due to privacy concerns.
Noted material is restricted until 2063 due to privacy concerns.
Judith Gedney Baggs Papers, Collection number 2013-010, Historical Collections & Archives, Oregon Health & Science University